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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

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Tumut Shire Without Electricity for Eight Hours Tree Across Main At Bombowlee Heavy Wind Storm On Monday Night

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

At the height of the heavy wind storm on Monday night last a large tree was blown down and fell across the three-phase…

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Americans Storm Into Red Strongpoint Allies in Bitter Battle Against Korean Weather

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

SOUTH KOREA, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter): American troops today stormed into Pyongchang, one of the main Communist strongpoints on the…

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How the Recent Deluge of Rain Affected Urana

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 8

Gave everyone an abundant supply of rain water. Changed the topic of conpersation from that of undermining…

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"Sorry, Shameful Story" Storm in U.k. Over Royal Navy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): It was a "sorry and shameful story" that, for the first time in history, the Royal Navy was being .put under foreign command, the "Daily Express' today declared in an…

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Swept by Cyclone Scene of Desolation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

When a cyclone struck a station property called "Milong" in the Young district last week, it cut a swathe three miles wide blowing down trees…

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Jeep Survives Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 1

CASABLANCA. Friday The Australian, Ben Carlin, who with his American wife crossed the Atlantic in an amphibious jeep…

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Canal Suggested To Stop Floods

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

Alderman George Holmes believes he knows the answer to Wagga's flood problem. He told the city council on Friday night he thought the Murrumbidgee should be diverted into…

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Broom Millet Shortage Aggravated By Richmond, Hunter Rivers Floods

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

The present acute shortage in New Smith Wales of fibre for making brooms has been aggregated by the recent floods on the…

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Plane and Boats Search for Missing Couple After Gale at Jervis Bay

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — A plane and two boats are searching Jervis Bay for a Sydney woman journalist and her…

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Broom Millet Shortage Aggravated by Richmond, Hunter River Flood

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

The present acute shortage in N.S.W. of fibre for making brooms has been aggravated by the recent floods on the…

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Storm Lashes Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: For the second time this year Victoria is in the grip of a devastaing storm…

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Blizzards and Gales Hit Country Centres Bad Night at Coraki

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Blizzards on the Alps and hailstorms and gale force winds in country centres gave the State its stormieest night this year. AT Coraki, in the north,…

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Members Open the Golf Season. Course Still in Need of Heavy Rain

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 3

The fact that 24 members lined up yesterday for the first competition of the 1951 golf season indicates that the locals are keen…

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Australians Use Cold Steel in Korean Action Troops Storm Towering Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, (A.A.P. Reuter) Tuesday.—Australian troops, with fixed bayonets, swung into action again on the central front yesterday to storm another of the towering hills north of the Parallel, and which…

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Bayonets Used in Fierce Attack Over Parallel Australians Storm and Capture Hill

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Australian troops with fixed bayonets swung into action again on the central front yesterday to storm another of the…

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Allies Capture Reservoir and Prevent Flood

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Allied [?]es today captured the vital Hwachon Reservoir as pushed [?]ey forward at all points along the Korean [?]ont…

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Flood Destroys Mine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.- Reuter): The largest anthracite mine in New Zealand has been wiped out by recent South…

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Labor Rebels Raise Storm in Commons

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): In the biggest rebellion since Labor took office, Labor backbenchers early this morning…

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The Lull Before the Storm?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Once again reports from the Korean battle front indicate that the Communist Chinese forces have more or less withdrawn from active fighting, and are playing a sporadic defence role. Whether this indicates a…

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Tarcutta Hit by Freak Storm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 1

A FREAK storm which hit the town of Tarcutta yesterday afternoon lasted no more than ten minutes, but in that time…

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