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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

169 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 9

Gales kill five

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

STOCKHOLM, Mon: Five people died and scores were injured in a gale which swept Sweden at the weekend…

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Gale, Duststorm, Sudden 26 Degree Temp. Drop Unpleasant day at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

A sudden duststorm, accompanied by a 56 m.p.h. wind hit Wagga and surrounding centres yesterday afternoon…

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Storm in Riverina today

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 3

A cool front is expected to pass over Riverina late this afternoon, affording residents relief from the…

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Flood-lighting the Court House

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 4

An estimate for floodlighting the Gundagai Court House was presented to this week’s meeting of the Shire Council…

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£5,200 Flood Damage Grant For Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Cahill, has advised Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A.. that he is prepared to…

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Storm Lashes W.a. Wheat Belt

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

PERTH, Tuesday: Record damage was caused by two disastrous hailstorms which ravaged the Western…

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Storm over A.B.C. "no Santa Claus" story

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: General manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Mr. Charles Moses) said today nothing could be done about "Kindergarten of the Air" script which told thousands of Melbourne children that "there is no Father Christmas"…

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Violent Storms

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wed: Fierce electrical storms gave many centres in draught-stricken Southeast Queensland their…

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Ald. Flood Again Mayor of Hay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

For the tenth time since first entering the Hay Municipal Council, Ald. J. P. Flood has been elected Mayor. Ald. flood has been a…

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