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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

777 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 39

To the Editor Relief for Flood Victims

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 2

Sir,-- The Tumbarumba branch of the Country Women's Association has been notified by the Riverina Group secretary to launch…

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Flood Victims' Appeal Extends to Other States

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday : The mayors of two capital cities have supported the scheme by the Lord Mayor (Ald. E. C…

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Flood of Recruits for War Service Many Want to Join Up With Yanks

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Reeruitims offices for the three services in Sydney and Melbourne have received hundreds of offers for…

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Tenandra Low Level Bridge in Danger If Further Flood Happened in Area

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

FEARS ARE HELD THAT IF A FURTHER FLOOD OCCURRED THE LOW LEVEL BRIDGE AT TENANDRA MIGHT BE WASHED AWAY, IT WAS STATED AT THE ILLABO SHIRE MEETING THIS MORNING…

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Sydney Experiences Worst Blackout Breakdown and Floods Hare Their Effects

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: One of the worst electricity blackouts on record disrupted industry and inconvenienced householders to-day…

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Flood Bound Rail Men Sent to Junee for Work

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 6

A number of railwayman from the flood affected areas on the north coast have arrived in Junee for duty at the locomotive…

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Floods New Threaten North and North-west Further Rain Is Forecast

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — The northern half of N.S.W. and South Queensland are threatened with Floods. The rivers in Southern and Central Queensland and the Barwan, Mclntryre, and Gwydir rivers…

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Money Most Urgent Need of Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Money was the most urgent need of flood victims, the N.S.W. Director of Social Services (Mr. Rath) said…

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Heavy Rain in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

Heavy rain fell Intermittently throughout yesterday over most of the Riverina. In most areas the rain began…

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Fear of Floods Revived Heavy Rain on North Coast

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday - The fear of floods on the North Coast has been revived as a result of heavy rain. Many roads in the north have been made impassable by the floodings…

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Greenvale C.W.A. OVER £37 Distributed to Flood Relief, Etc

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

The Greenvale Branch of the C.W.A. held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 5th With Mrs. Jones senior…

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Disposal of £120,000 Flood Relief

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The State-Commonwealth Flood Relief Committee sat all day today discussing ways and means of…

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Flood Relief Appeal LOcal Committee Forward

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

There was a very large attendance at the public meeting, held in the Council Chambers last night, and…

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Flood Insurance

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

Mr. E. L. Woods' provocative litter to this paper on flood insurance touches a subject that is of the utmost importance to residents of this and scores of other cities and towns in the State…

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Floods Isolate Towns, but Worst Believed Over

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Rain is easing in most of New South Wales, and major or widespread flooding is not now expected on coastal streams. Flood conditions will continue at places along…

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Rages Proposed for Relief of Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. J. Geraghty, M.L.A. for North Sydney, today suggested to the secretary of the A.J.C. (Mr. W…

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M.i.a. Farmers' Target to Help Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 6

A minimum target of £2 percent has been set by the M.I.A. warning community in the drive to raise finance for the Flood…

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Cyclone Hits Italy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

ROME, Wednesday: Three people were reported dead and a score seriously injured yesterday when a cyclone swept the…

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A-Feudin’ A-Fussin’ But Not Yet A-Fightin’ Storm Clouds Gather Over Cooba Creek “Been Going on for Over Forty Years” Says Councillor

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A FAMILY FUED, WHICH DATED BACK 40 YEARS, WAS DISCUSSED AT THIS WEEK’S MEETING OF THE GUNDAGAI SHIRE COUNCIL. The row is over a public gate at…

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Liberal Party and Mitigation of Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

CULCAIRN, Wednesday: The Liberal Party will consider plans for flood mitigation at a meeting of its Federal Rural Committee…

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