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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

202 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 11

Trapped by Floods Party Reaches Safety

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Three men, including a doctor, who had been trapped in flood. waters between the Beulah and…

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No Fear of Murrumbidgee Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

There is no immediate danger of the Murrumbidgee river reaching flood level between Burrinjuck and Wagga, said Mr…

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'Bidgee Flood Fears Discounted No Immediate Danger, Says Official

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

There is no immediate danger of the Murrumbidgee River reaching flood-level between Burrinjuck and Wagga, said Mr. L. M. Boyton, a member of the…

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Predictions Of 'Bidgee Floods "Absurd" Drop in River at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

Instead of flooding, as predicted from Canberra, the Murrumbidgee River had dropped four inches at Wagga by yesterday morning. The level was 3ft. 5ins. on Monday, and 3ft. lin. yesterday…

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Floods Keep delegates From C.W.A. Talks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Floods prevented 14 delegates from attending the C.W.A. annual conference being held this week…

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Heavy Rain at Grong Grong Narandera Road Damaged

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

Visitors to Grong Grong sports on Monday afternoon were disappointed that rain spoiled the fixture. Before they left Narandera dull weather…

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Big Floods in Eastern Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Severe floods are threatening towns and farms in Gippsland, following heavy rain last nigh…

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Talks on Flood Prevention at Wagga Next Week

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

Proposed works to prevent the possible flooding of Wagga City from Lake Albert waters will be considered at a conference in Wagga next Tuesday. The proposed works are outlined in a report…

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Flood Prevention Talks

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Plans to prevent the occasional flooding of the outskirts of Wagga by overflow from Lake Albert will be discussed at Wagga…

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Flood Prevention in Wagga Suggestion That Lake Albert be Made Reservoir Alternate Proposals at Conference

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

Discussion at the flood prevention conference in Wagga yesterday centred round the possibility of making Lake Albert a reservoir to check the flow of floodwater from the nearby area toward Wagga…

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Cricket Heavy Rain Stops Lancashire Game

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: With the outfield and pitch waterlogged from continuous rain, there was no play In the first-day of the…

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Three Fishing Boats Wrecked in S.A. Gale

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday: Three shark fishing boats, the Ebor, Jennifer and La Paloma, were wreaked in an 80-m,p.h. gale…

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West Wyalong's Easy Win Maher Cup Ground Flooded

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 4

WEST WYALONG, Monday: Wyalong on Saturday retained the, Maher, Cup by 24 points to 5 against Cowra…

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Devastating Floods in U.s.a

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Floods devastating vast sections of the north-west Pacific areas of the United States and British…

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Vandals Flood Maher Cup Ground

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 6

WEST WYALONG, Sunday: Wyalong today retained the Maner Cup by 24 points to 5 against Cowra…

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Wall of Water Wrecks U.s. City; Any Drowned Floods Devastate Big Areas in North-western America

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.): Hundreds are believed, to have lost their lives amid wrecked buildings and swirling floodwaters when a huge wall of water struck the city of vanport (Oregon)…

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Huge Flood Damages in U.S.A. Mass Evacuation in Progress

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday: Semi-official estimates of flood damages in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montara, and…

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N. American Floods State of Emergency in British Columbia

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A state of emergency was declared in British Columbia last night to "combat the…

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£23-Million Damage in U.S. Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday: Semi-official estimates of the flood damage in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana…

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N.s.w. Hail - Storms Cost £2,000,000

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

A record total of £2,000,000 [?]ail insurance was recently paid to N.S.W. farmers by Australian tariff companies. The payments were…

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