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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Southern Floods Forecast

Northern Star · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Weather Bureau to-night forecast floods on the South Coast…

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Sydney Anzac March Disbanded Thousands Continue In Heavy Rain

Northern Star · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—For the first time since its inception the Anzac Day march in Sydney today was disbanded because of heavy rain, which fell about an hour and a quarter, after the march had started…

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Flood Peak Passed in U.s

Northern Star · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 1

KANSAS CITY, Friday (AAP). — The peak of the floods has passed Kansas City…

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South Coast Flood Danger Passes

Northern Star · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Coast has passed with the All roads on the far South Coast where flooding was…

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Mississippi Flood Near Big City

Northern Star · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 5

CLINTON (Iowa), Sunday (AAP).—A record Mississippi River flood crest yesterday was bearing down…

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Salt Lake City Floods in Homes

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 5

SALT LAKE CITY, Friday (AAP).—More than 2000 residents evacuated 400 homes in Salt Lake City last…

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Floodlight May Win Today

Northern Star · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 8

Floodlight, which is trained on the track, is tipped to win his first Lismore race in the Carlton Park Handicap (7f.) this afternoon. Floodlight, a former…

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Flood-rains

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

TOKYO. Monday (AAP). —Flood rains in Japan's southernmost islands, Kyushu, during the past two…

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Heavy Rain at Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.—Murwillumbah had received almost an inch of rain up to 7 p.m. tonight,…

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Flood Survey Engineer in Mid-richmond

Northern Star · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 4

CORAKI, Sunday. — The recently appointed Public Works Department Flood Mitigation survey engineer…

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Marooned by Flood Waters

Northern Star · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Flood waters have marooned more than 130 people in and around Coles Bay, in Eastern…

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Insurance Plan For Fire, Storm Damage To Bananas

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 8

Richmond district banana growers will be able to insure banana plantations against bushfire, storm and hail damage. The Richmond District…

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Flood Mitigation To Aid Mid-River Development

Northern Star · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 3

The Food and Production Conference decided to ask the Minister for Conservation and Irrigation to have proposals for flood mitigation, irrigation, electrification and navigation on the…

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60 mph Gale Heavy Rain Inriverina

Northern Star · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 60 m.p.h. gale which swept the Riverina early tonight blacked out the district,…

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Lachlan Flood Is Worst On Record Scenes of Feverish Activity at Forbes

Northern Star · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Surging floodwaters of the swollen Lachlan River threaten to plunge riverside towns into the worst flood in history. Police at Forbes think the town will be flooded worse than in the…

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Flood Danger Still Acute at Forbes Further Rain Forecast

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The flood danger from the swollen Lachlan River at Forbes is still acute, although towns further upstream reported drops in the river level tonight. The danger of flooding to towns on the Murrumbidgee River appears to have eased…

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Forbes Isolated By Floodwaters River Still Rising

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Scores of families were forced to flee their homes at Forbes as surging floodwaters from the Lachlan River isolated the town tonight. Many homes in low lying areas of the town…

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Gale Lashes Vic. Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Heavy rain, and bleak, gale force winds which have lashed the State for more than a week, intensified today, bringing the worst seas on the Victorian coast for more than a quarter of a century and causing the continued closing of aerodromes, particularly in the…

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U.s. Troops Storm P.o.w. Camp

Northern Star · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 5

TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).— American, troops, using flamethrowers and tear gas, stormed into…

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Flood Danger Passing

Northern Star · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —Floodwaters from the Lachlan River at Forbes are now dropping and…

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