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Floods & storms, 1952

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Galvanised Wire Netting For Flood Repair Purposes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 3

The Secretary of the Narrandera Flood Relief Committee (Mr. W. H. Bowry) has received the following, letter from the Secretary of the…

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Flood Damage On Main Roads

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

The Department has advised Tumut Shire Council that it is not likely that a special grant for the repair of flod damage can be…

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Heavy Fencing Losses Flood Havoc at Ganmurra From a “Review” Correspondent Wagga’s Moanings

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

After weeks of rain and floods, the swirling waters of the Murrumbidgee have now receded…

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Storm Havoc

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

SEDALIA (Missouri), Fri. (AAP): A tornado centering its fury on the Missouri State Fair grounds, struck the…

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C'wealth Will Give £30,000 to Flood Relief

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today informed the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Cahill) that the…

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Homes in Flood Danger Areas

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The president of the Local Government Association (Alderman J. Bales) today urged fresh…

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Gales, Heavy Rain Lash Wagga and Riverina Levante's tent blown down

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

The huge canvas theatre of the Levante road show, pitched in Bolton Park, was blown down yesterday afternoon during a short but…

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Floods and More Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

"The unfortunate people, whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have bur sympathy," said Ald. J…

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Cremation of Girl Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday (AAP): Australian friends of two Melbourne girls drowned in the Lyn Valley floods eight days…

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Toll of Flood on Homes and Public Roads

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

"The unfortunate people whose homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy," said…

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Severe Wind-storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 6

A severe wind-storm last week-end is reported to have done a fair amount of damage. At Wagga it blew down a large marquee owned…

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Floods and more Floods

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 2

" The unfortunate people whoso homes have once again been devastated by flood must have our sympathy," paid Alderman J. Bales…

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Flood Toll

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 2

MANILA, Wednesday: Toll in Manila's two-day flood on Monday and Tuesday now stands at eight known killed,…

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Flood "Treasure"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 7

LONDON, Wed.: Firemen being through tons of silt rubble have recovered by thousands of pounds in…

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Ex-servicemen's Flood Grants Wagga probe on

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 2

A representative of the Repatriation Department, Sydney, will arrive in Wagga on…

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People Who Build in Flood Areas Are Asking for Trouble

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 2

As long as men continue to build their houses and their industries on the natural courses of floodwaters…

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North Wagga Views Differ Over Flood Prevention

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

Many diversified views on methods of flood prevention and the suggestion to abandon North Wagga were expressed at last night's meeting of the North Wagga Progress Association…

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Bus driver's threat to stop run On Account of Flood Conditions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday a letter was received from C. Taylor, bus proprietor,…

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Straying Stock Forced on Roads by Floods

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

A letter was received from the Road Safety Council at the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday night…

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Snowy Engineer a Wagga Flood Meeting Tonight

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 2

A Snowy River Scheme engineer will attend ton[?] public meeting at St. John's Hall, Wagga, when [?] prevention measures will be discussed. Wagga's Mayor (Ald. W. F…

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