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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Coota. Aid To Wagga Flood Fund

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

Among the donations received yesterday for the Wagga Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal was one of £5/15/ from the…

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Coupons not wanted Flood distress cases

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 8

Distress cases from the present floods will not be asked to provide coupons for tea or butter where they have…

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Flood Relief Committee Deputation Meets Government Representative

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

On Sunday last Mr. G. Bate, M.H.R., Liberal Member, representative of the Federal Government on the Flood Relief…

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Main Road cut to release flood between Yanco-Narrandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

On Thursday morning of last week, following the meeting of the Flood Relief Committee on the Tuesday night, the Shire…

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Flood Waters Receding at Hay

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

With the flood waters now receding and the necessity for patrols on the embankments temporarily past, Hay can be said to have…

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Application for Flood Damage Relief Mr. Sheahan's Efforts To Secure Wire Netting, Etc

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands Mr. W. F. Sheahan has sent the following [?] to Mr. Keith Butter General Manager Broken Hill Pty. Ltd…

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Crop Losses in Recent Floods Maize and Millet Crops Not Extensively Damaged

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 4

Maize crop in the Gundagai have been severely area have been severely danaged by floods and will or redueed in area by 50 per cent. In the…

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Forgo Subsidy and to Grant Subsidy Minister's Request to Get Netting for Flood Area

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham) intends to ask the Commonwealth Government to forego customs duty on…

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Sympathy Expressed for Flood Victims. Wantabadgry C.W.A. Sends Donations

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

The first meeting of the Wantabadgery branch of the Country Women Association for the year was held in the Macdonald…

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Wagga Flood Relief

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 5

As advertised in last issue, the Presbyterian Church, through the Presbytery of Wagga, has opened a fund for the assistance of…

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Condobolin Has Worst Flood Ever

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Graziers in the Condobolin-Euabalong district are fighting the biggest floods in history and the worst…

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Flood Damage "Throws Mitchell Shire Road Plans Out of Gear"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

Damage caused to Mitchell Shire roads and bridges by the recent heavy rain and floods is expected to throw the council's programme "completely out of noon."…

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£4,000 Flood Damage in Illabo Shire Estimate Prepared for M.H.R. Representations

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 7

The first estimate prepared by the Illabo Shire Council is that the recent flood caused £4,000 worth of damage to Council roads…

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Mrs. Isabella Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

As reported last week, the death occurred on 28th March, of Mrs. Isabella Flood, of Ganmain, at the age of 70 years and 6 months…

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How Hay Beat the Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

Swirling Murrumbidgee flood waters roared at 20 knots through the south-west town of Hay last week— but nobody got wet. Hay instead had…

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Lift Wire Duty Move to Assist Flood Victims

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

Farmers who have lost fencing and iron posts in the floods should be helped by the lifting of customs duty on imported wire and posts, and the…

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Flood Damage in Illabo Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

The first estimate prepared by the Illabo Shire, Council is that the recent flood caused £4000 worth of damage to council…

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Presbyterians' Aid for Wagga Flood Fund

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 8

The Rev. E. Johnson, as Clerk of the Wagga Presbytery, has announced that approximately £100 had been donated to the Wagga…

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Work of Wagga Ambulance During Flood

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Wagga Ambulance Committee, last week, it was disclosed that over 250 cases were treated at…

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Exciting adventure in flood waters Yanco Residents' Escape

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

Four residents of Yanco had a thrilling adventure and narrow escape from disaster on Sunday afternoon, when they set…

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