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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

506 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 26

Wagga floods

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

SIR—I was very Interested in the article on past floods by Erie Irvin. I remember so many…

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Flood exceeds 1950 level Anxiety at Whitton and Darlington Point Leeton-narrandera Road Closed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

The flooded Murrumbidgee river reached its peak between Narrandera and Whitton about 3 p.m. on Sunday and observations made by officers of the W.C. & I.C., at Black Flat…

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Member Active on Flood Relief

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

Although removed from the flooded area of his electorate, the member for Murrumbidgee, the Hon. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A…

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A.p.p.u. Will Assist Flood Victims

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1
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SYDNEY, Wednesday — The annual conference of the N.S.W. division of the Australian Primary producers' Union decided…

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Soccer Floods Postpone Match

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

The match against Kapooka, scheduled to be played here last week-end had to be postponed as many members of the Army…

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Floods and Bush Fire! Nature Goes Mad

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday The levee around the small town of Darlington Point early today was…

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Town Council Flood Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

His Worship the Mayor, Ald F. R. Dickson, has opened a local fund for receipt of donations for the relief of flood victims…

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Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily to endorse the views of our correspondents) Flood control (To the Editor "The Dally Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

SIR.—The leading article of your paper to-day is of compelling interest—as was the recent big picture in it…

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Notes for women Flood reflections . . . The mystery ship . . . Festival of Music . . . Wonderland . . . Stop Press Flood reflections

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

Now that the flood waters are receding, (we hope, for ever), it seems hard to believe that so much has taken place…

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Ormonde delayed by storm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday : After a six-hour battle against a fierce storm which struck the vessel off Wilson's…

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“Cobweb” Storms at Forbes and Bathurst

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 15

Last week Bathurst had a “cobweb” storm. On Wednesday morning Forbes early worlers stopped to look and…

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Political Storm Sequel to Korean Bombing Raid Britain Will Ask America to Be Consumed in Future

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday—Britain's Foreign Secretary Mr. Anthony Eden will tell his American ain wants to be consulted in future in any…

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Flood Relief Scheme Meeting of Committee at Narrandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Council, Chambers yesterday morning under the chairmanship of the Mayor (Aid.W. G. Armstrong), and was…

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Flood Subsiding Danger Now Over in the Narrandera District

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

The flood is now subsiding without having caused any casualties, although a large amount of damage has been caused to fencing, hay stacks,…

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Darlington Point Flood Recedng River Reaches Record Height of 24ft. 4in

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

The river reached its peak at Darlington Point on Tuesday night, when the reading was 24ft. 4in. — a little higher than the 1950 record. Much preparation before-hand re-sulted in the levee bank which sur-rounds the town keeping 'he water from flooding it…

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Merger of Flood Appeals Shire and Town Council Combine!

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

The flood relief appeals which were begun separately by the Jindalee Shire and the Municipal Council were this…

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Fairbairn Flies Plane to Forbes Flood Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

The Member for Farrer (Mr. D. Fairbairn, M.H.R.) landed his Auster Aiglet plane on a 400 yard strip marked out by sheets on a flooded property near Forbes on Monday evening last…

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Man dives into flood in rescue

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

ALBURY, Wednesday: An unknown man dived into icy floodwaters at Wodonga last night and rescued the driver…

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Plunder And Theft After 1852 Flood

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 4

“WHEN the water subsided a number of men on the road to the diggings, and others, commenced appropriating all the property that came in their way. In fact they made themselves bark canoes and searched about for plunder…

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