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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

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Vic. Town Menaced by Flooding

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Rivers are still falling in northeast Victoria, but the danger of flooding at Shepparton, in the…

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Wagga Flood Relief Donations Now £219

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga and District MacLeay River Flood Relief Appeal Committee, held last night, it was decided to close the appeal on Novem-ber 30…

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Heavy Rain Butt Crop Will Be Alright

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Heavy rain yesterday and last night will not affect the State's wheat crop, an Agricultural…

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Storms Hit Crops; Southern Rivers Rising

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Crops almost ready for harvesting have been flattened under a severe storm which began this morning and quickly spread throughout New South Wales…

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Flood Warnings Threat to Gunnedah

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Flood Warnings have been issued to residents of low-lying areas near Gunnedah because of the danger…

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Flood Laps Front Door

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

Water was lapping the front door of Mr. J. G. Gay's home in Hilda Street, Balwyn, Melbourne when he came home…

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Storm in French Assembly Over Polish Arrests

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Friday (A.A.P.): The Rightist half of the French National Assembly stalked angrily out of the Chamber yesterday…

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Terrific Storm Sweeps North-West Pacific

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

SEATTLE (Washington), Monday — one of the worst storms in Pacific north-west history swept the inland yesterday…

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Storm Batters Small Boats on Sydney Harbor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A heavy storm, which broke over the Blue Mountains this afternoon and spread to the metropolitan area about 6 p.m., caused havoc on Sydney Harbor and drenched thousands in the city…

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Terrific Storm on American Coast Ten Dead, Millions of Dollars Damage Done

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

(A.A.P.) SEATTLE, (Washington State): One of the worst storms in the history of the Pacific north-west swept inland…

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Thunder Storm Hits Parts of Gundagai District Ninew-two Points In Twenty Minutes at “Snowball”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH STRUCK PARTS OF THE GUNDAGAI DISTRICT ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR AT “SNOWBALL”, ABOUT SEVEN MILES FROM THE TOWNSHIP. THE “BIG BEN” CREEK…

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Mother Swims Flood to Reach Sick Son

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

Near Moree a mother swam across two flooded creeks to reach her five-year-old son, who is ill…

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Floods Cause Ham Prices to Soar Shopkeepers Charging Double Fixed Price

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Supplies of Christmas hams and bacon will be the moat acute tor twenty years, according to storekeepers…

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Storm Havoc in Italy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 1

ROME, Mon.: Damage estimated at hundreds or thousands of pounds has been caused by rainstorms during the past ten…

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Storm Damages Cherries at Young and Orange

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 9

The Fruit Inspector for the Young District (Mr Cornell) said that 50 per cent of the advanced Florence cherries in orchards at Young were…

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War Insurance and Flood Relief. Council Favours Bigger Government Hand-out

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council does not agree with the suggestion by the Taree Council that the war damage insurance fund be used…

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£255 Donated at Wagga for Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 2

Cash donations to the Wagga and District Macleay River Flood Relief Appeal now total, £225/16/…

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Howling Gale in North Germany Brings Death and Destruction

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday — Winds of over 70 miles per hour brought death and destruction to Northern Germany yesterday…

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Hundreds Homeless After Fierce Storm Shocking Weather Hits at North Germany

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 1

(A.A.P.) LONDON: Eight people were killed and hundreds of others made homeless in a gale which lashed North Germany…

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