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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

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Mississipi in Flood Town Threatened

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday —Six thousand people are in the path of floodwaters threatening the Port Allen area of Louisiana, near…

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Floodwaters Spread in S. Australia

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday: As flood waters spread over a vast area of the Far Northern regions of South Australia, an emergency…

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Heavy Rain in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Wagga last night. Light showers fell early in the afternoon but then ceased until about 5 p.m., when there…

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Heavy Rain Will Do Tremendous Good Flooding Threatened in Junee Last Night

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 8

Heavy rain, which threatened at one stage to reach flood proportions, fell in Junee last night, but in the aggregate did much more…

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Worst Floods Since 1927 Cyclone Sweep Cairns Main Streets a Torrent

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

CAIRNS (Q.), Wednesday: Cairns experienced its worst flooding today since the 1927 cyclone. There was a rushing torrent in some…

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Catholic and Anglican Clergy Work to Clear Wyalong Storm Debris

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4
Also in Daily Advertiser

A Catholic bishop, an Anglican Canon, and four Catholic priests were members of a working squad which yesterday helped clean up…

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Cairns Main Streets Flooded

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

Cairns experienced its worst flooding yesterday since the 1927 cyclone. There was a rushing torrent…

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Further Heavy Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

Further heavy rain fell throughout the district on Tuesday afternoon and evening. It was welcome except where previous fails…

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Storm Damage at West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

The Catholic Co-adjutor Bishop Young, and four priests, clad in overalls, helped to clear away the debris following the freak…

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Storm of Catcalls at Menzies' Talk

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A 60-minute storm of catcalls, boos, interjections, and a theme chant of "We want peace" from a…

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U.S. Well Rescue Floodings Intervene

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday — Water flooding a rescue tunnel yesterday delayed the efforts to rescue three-year-old Kathy…

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Cables in Brief Floods Destroy Villages

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 1

CASABLANCA, Monday: Six Arabs were drowned at Missour and damage estimated at £90,000 was caused in the desert…

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Flood of Migrant Labour Statement by the Minister for Immigration

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

The minister for immigration, Mr. Calwell, has announced a new arrangement for the employment of displaced person…

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Storm Looms Over Pacific War Reparations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday: Heated criticism by Russia and some of the other Pacific war Allies is expected to follow the blunt…

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Fort Worth Flooded Loss of Life and Heavy Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday — Three bodies have been recovered and 12 others are missing presumed drowned, following a…

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Disastrous Texan Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Three bodies have been recovered and 12 other persons are missing, presumed drowned, as…

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U.s. Storm Over Loss of Uranium

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.): The disappearance of a quarter of an ounce of Uranium 235 has raised a storm in…

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Heavy Rain at Hay; Races Off

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

HAY, Friday: Rainfall of up to an inch end a half over the last two days was reported from many parts of the Hay district…

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Burragorang Valley Floods Exit by Horseback

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Many of the 200 holidaymakers stranded at Burragorang Valley at the week-end managed to get away…

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