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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

259 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 13

Gundagai Escaped Tuesday Night’s Storm But Torrential Fall of Rain at Iilabo

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 7

Gundagai escaped the severe storms which brought torrential rain to neighbouring centres on Tuesday night. Whilst rain poured down at Illabo, only ten points were recorded in this district. Eastern Riverina was struck by…

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Storms

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Severe electrical storms with variable heavy rain passed over the district and other portions of the State on Tuesday afternoon…

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Terrific Gales Lash Western U.s

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

CHICAGO, Monday (A .A.P.): Westerly gales up to 80 miles an hour whipped the western plains early today from the…

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Powers May Condemn Hungary Before U.N.O. Human Rights Committee Flooded with Protests

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.): The Western Powers may place charges against Hungary before the United Nations on the ground that Hungary has consistently violated its peace treaty requirements for human rights…

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Record Flood Feared in U.s.a

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

The United States is preparing for the worst flood in its history. Engineers believe it may not come for 10 weeks, but they are sure it…

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Heavy Damage in Violent Sydney Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A violent electrical storm, accompanied by torrential rain. caused widespread damage in Sydney…

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Freak Storm Hits W, Wyalong; Much Damage

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 4

WEST WYALONG. Friday: West Wyalong last night experienced one of the worst hailstorms in the memory of many…

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Freak Storm at West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

West Wyalong on Thursday night experienced, one of its worst hailstorms. The hall piled up in streets…

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The Cyclone Moving Down Queensland

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday— "The cyclone, moving quickly down Queensland, is unlikely to cause serious damage," the…

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A House Goes in a Gale Hail and Wind Cost Farmers Thousands Widespread Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

All that on Ungarie farmer had left after a week-end gale and hall storm was his refrigerator and his car. The house…

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Qld. Flood Danger Passes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE. Thursday: All danger of serious flooding; in Queensland has now passed. Announcing this today, the…

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Home Disappears in Freak Storm at Ungarie

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

WEST WYALONG, Sunday: A freak cyclonic storm, accompanied by the biggest hall seen for more than 50 years, caused great damage in the Ungarie and West Wyalong districts…

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Ungarie House Goes in Gale Hail and Wind Cost Thousands

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

All that an Unmade farmer had left after last week’s gale and his car. The house was swept away; furniture smashed to match…

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Warning of Storm off N.S.W. Coast

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Weather Bureau tonight issued a storm warning to shipping off the New South Wales coast…

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Heavy Rain Interrupts Sydney Gallops

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday — Heavy rain interrupted gallops on most Sydney tracks this morning. At Randwick, horses were not…

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Storm Rains Extend

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

The storm rains to which reference wm made last week show signs of extending—in fact, many districts in the north have…

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District News Darlington Point Rain Storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

District registrations varied from 60 to 100 points as a result of the heavy storm which passed over the town on Sunday evening last. While…

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Home Disappears in Freak Storm at Ungarie

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

A Freak cyclonic storm, accompanied by the biggest had seen for more than 50 years, caused great damage in the Ungarie and West Wyalong…

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Yanco Gutters Overflowing After Heavy Rain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Every time it rains heavily at Yanco the gutters on both sides of Main Avenue overflow and the water backs up on to the roadway, said Cr. H…

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Cyclone Moving South-easterly

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday —Although some rivers have risen ten feet, there is no danger yet of serious floodings on the Far…

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