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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

777 stories in Riverina's papers · page 29 of 39

Despite Floods and the Stoppages Half Year's Coal Figures Set New Record

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: Coal production for toe first six months of this year Mas been a record, despite flooding and wet weather…

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Flood Relief

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

The Flood Relief campaign ends on Tuesday, August 8. You only have three more local unctions in which to assist…

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Food Position Still Serious in Flood Area; Two More Planes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The food position in Flooded Northwestern New South Wales is still desperate, but if the present fine conditions continue, the danger will soon diminish…

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Gundagai Flood Warning Assn. No Need For Wild Speculation Says Secretary(TO the Editor)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

Dear Sir— The possibility of the Murrumbidgee River rising to flood level is a matter of great concern to residents…

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Flood Insurance Urged by Country Party Leader

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

The establishment of a flood insurance scheme was advocated by the State Leader of the Country Party (Mr Bruxner)…

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Riverina Sheep Nuts for Flooded Areas Special Trans-Australia Airlines Freighters Fly from Narrandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

On Monday morning last Riverina Sheep Nuts Pty. Ltd., in co-operation with leading wool firms and Trans Australian Airlines arranged for…

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Local Fodder Airlift for Flood Areas

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

When an Avro Anson larided at Cootamundra on Wednesday, on the way to Tamworth for the fodder air lift, opportunity was…

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Riverina Towns Aid Flood Victims with Donations of Fodder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) said yesterday that there had been a most gratifying response to the appeal he made last week for donations of fodder to help dairy-farmers in…

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Soccer Competition Game on Sunday Big Plan for Sports to Help Flood Victims

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

Fast spectacular football can be expected at the Willow Park carnival next Sunday. Owing to the Riverina…

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June Helps Victims of Floods. Many Lists Oat But Total Is Going Up

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 7

The latest lists available tor publication bring the total of the Flood Victims Belief appeal in June to fifteen shillings short of…

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Grandson's Vain Attempt to Save Grandfather Tragedy In Flooded Creek

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

A ten year old grandson made a gallant attempt to save his grandfather from drowning when the sulky in which they were…

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Ganmain Flood Relief Appeal Successful Dance

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

The dance at Ganmain last Saturday night in aid of the Flood Rellef Appeal proved most successful. The Revellers’ Orchestra…

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Cold May Kill Last Surviving Sheep in N.w. Plight of Flooded Towns Worsens

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Cold weather, forecast tonight by the State Weather Bureau, is likely to kill most of the sheep which escaped death from drowning,…

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City Council Move on Flood Control

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

The Wagga City Council wants the Murrumbidgee River "snagged" between Gundagai and Narrandera to aid in flood prevention. THE council considered the…

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Quiet Before Storm on Vital Korea Line Both Sides Probe Positions on River

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

TOKYO, Sun. (A.A.P.-Reuter : The uneasy silence over the 125-mile Korean battleline today was broken only by short and sharp local actions…

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Floods Threatening New Towns

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Flood-waters, on the move downstream alone the Barwon and Darling rivers, threaten new towns…

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Mobile Dental Clinic Beats Floods Flying Doctor Lends Helping Hand

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

When members of the Far West Scheme's mobile dental clinic became floodbound outback, during the past few weeks,…

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Population Fights Flood From Behind Levee People of Walgett in Tiny Area

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The huge flood airlift continued in the flooded Northwest today as residents of Walgett fought a desperate battle against rising floodwaters…

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Flood Victims' Relief Fund

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 4

Cr. W. K. Day, Lockhart Shire President, acknowledges the following additional donations to the Flood Victims' Relief Fund:…

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Sandbags Dropped Into Flood-bound Walgett in Desperate Effort to Save Town

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Five thousand more sandbags are being dropped into Walgett by plane today in a desperate effort to save the town from the threatening floodwaters of the Namoi river…

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