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Floods & storms, 1952

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Flood Control

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

A North Wagga resident, Mr. A. Burgman, advocated the acquisition of overseas advice if Wagga were to be made safe from the floods. He was…

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Fencing Saved from Floods An Easy Device

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 6

A Grong Grong farmer saved four miles of valuable fencing in the recent Murrumbidgee floods by use of a simple device…

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Floods and Rain Will Affect the Wool Clip

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 6

A big percentage of the N.S.W. wool clip this season will be adversely affected by floods, excessive rains and delayed shearing…

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'Bidgee Up at Wagga But No Flood Expected

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

Constant day-long rainfall was general throughout the Riverina yesterday, and caused the closing of the Wagga aerodrome at…

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Forbes Will Have to Be Shifted Floods in the Lachlan Can Never be Stopped

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 3

Can floods on the Lachian be absolutely controlled? Will the day ever come when floods on the Lachian will be a…

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Floods on Again Forbes Threatened

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Wellington, Canowindra, and Forbes are threatened by flood waters…

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Wagga's floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

The heavy rain yesterday and the sudden rist in the river which preceded it from rain at the weekend has brought fears of another flood into the minds of thousands of Wagga's citizens…

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Vic. flood fears rise

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday; Rain fell today and with the prediction of further heavy falls in the next 24 hours by the Weather Bureau, the flood danger has been renewed in rivers already…

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River Rises at Wagga. Bu[?] No Flood Danger

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

Constant day-long rainfall was general throughout the Rivernia yesterday and caused the dosing of the Wagga Aerodrome at nightfall. The Murrumbidgee River rose sharply…

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Lachlan and Macquarie Flood Warning

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Weather Bureau warned tonight of renewed flood danger in the headwaters of the…

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£10,000 to Restore Roads and Bridges Flood Damage In Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 3

RESTORATION of damaged roads and bridges in the Gundagai Shire caused by the recent floods will cost about £10,000. To meet this big bill application has been made by the local Council to the Department for financial assistance…

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Local Flood Relief Committee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

The Gundagai Flood Reli[?] ommittee held a meeting [?] Tuesday to delve into the [?] guests for relief and assistan[?]…

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Floods Hit Dubbo Many Homeless

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—More than 100 families have been forced from their homes in Dubbo by…

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Lachlan and Macquarie Flood Position Easier No Acute Danger at Forbes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Little or no further rain is expected on the headwaters of the Lachlan and Macquarie rivers, where…

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1200 homeless through floods

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

ABOUT 1200 people were driven from their homes between Aspendale and Carrum (Vic.) this week by swiftly-rising floodwaters. More than 3000 others spent a sleepless night as water threatened…

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Flood control

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

SIR.—As a resident of Worth Wagga I have read with increasing interest the views of Wagga citizens on…

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Lachlan, Macquarie floods have eased

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Little or no farther rain is expected on the headwaters of the Lachlan and…

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Flood Relief C'ttee Meets at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 3

The first meeting of the Wagga and District Flood Relief Committee was held yesterday. The committee was formed almost immediately after the…

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Narrandera to Form Flood Warning Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Narrandera P. and A. Association, Mr. T. L. Bull brought forward the matter of…

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Flood Damage In Tumut District Application For £14,000 Grant

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

Reporting to Monday's meeting of Tumut Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. G. C. Page) said an assessment was made of the…

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