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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

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Tumut River in Flood

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 2

The Tumut River has been in flood and on Wednesday the waters reached the highest flood level for several years. A flood warning was…

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Murray Flood Expected to Recede To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1946 · page 2

Indications at Albury last night were that the flood crisis would be past by this morning. The rising of the water had slackened, and in…

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Thousands Visit Hume Dam Albury Floods Subsiding

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 1

A record crowd of sightseers thronged the Hume Weir yesterday to see a huge volume of water thundering over the spillway…

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Flooded Murray Breaks Its Banks

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 1

This picture shows part of the floods in the Albury district, where the Murray, at its highest level for 12 years, has broken its banks. The area, shown is a farmhouse between Albury and Wodonga…

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Thousands See Hume Dam Sight Albury Floods Subsiding

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 1

A record crowd of sightseers thronged the Hume Weir yesterday to see a huge volume of water thundering over the spillway…

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Albury's Record Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

A record crowd of sightseers throng the Hume weir on Sunday to see a huge volume volume of water thundering over the spillway. The Peak of the…

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Flood Recedes at Albury Murrumbidgee Lower

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

That the danger of flood is definitely past on the Murrumbidgee is confirmed by the steady fall in the level of the water at Gundagai…

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Gale Sweeps Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Acting State Meteorologist (Mr. Newman) said that the wind which swept through Sydney to-day reached a…

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Heavy Flood Toll in Turkey

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Wednesday: Three [?]dred persons are feared dead, 400 injured, and thousands rendered homeless by floods following torrential…

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Thunderstorm and Rain in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 July 1946 · page 2

Although no rain was registered in Wagga for the 24 hours up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning, showery weather set in during the day…

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Referee Fisher (Junee) Storm Centre of Angry Scene Tumut Players and Supporters Resent His Decisions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 8

Well-known Junee referee, L. Fisher, was the storm centre of an angry scene at the conclusion of the Junee-Tumut match, played…

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Heavy Death Roll In Turkish Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Wednesday: Three hundred people are feared to be dead, 500 injured and thousands rendered homeless, by floods…

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Tumut River Again in Flood 11ft 9in. At Brungle, and Still Rising

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 4

Brungle residents will be isolated for a Hay or two as a result of the Tumut River again breaking its banks, and flooding all low…

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Big Landslide Blocks Hume Highway Tarcutta Creek In Flood

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

Hundreds of tons of rock and earth crashed on to the Hume, Highway beyond Tarcutta on Wednesday afternoon, completely blocking the roadway…

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Ship Battles with Gale to Bring Coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Friday: The collier Ocean Pride, which battled through gales in Baas Strait to bring badly needed coal to South Australia, may…

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Tennessee Voters Storm Gaol; Many Casualties

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 1

NASHVILLE (Tennessee). Friday: Two men have been reported killed and at least 23 wounded in a gun fight involving a…

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Flying-boats Make Survey of Murray Floods

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Catalina flying-boats on Monday covered an area of 200 square miles along the flooded…

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Serious Floods Feared When Snow Thaws Low-lying Areas Warned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Serious floods when the vast snowfield in the Alps district begins to thaw are feared by Divisional…

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Taking the Mails Heavy Snow And Flooded Creeks Kiandra Mailman's Experiences

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 2

The winter of 1946 will be long remembered in the Kiandra and Adaminaby districts, particularly by those whose duties required them to keep open…

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Murray High; But Flood Danger Remote

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Although the Murray River is running high, food danger is remote, it was stated to-day…

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