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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Wagga Flood Control Body Appointed Request Soon to Govts. on Prevention

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

A body of 17 Wagga residents to be known as "The Wagga Flood Control Advisory Committee" will approach the Federal and State Governments for action in preventing floods in Wagga and to control the waters…

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Local Items Flood Control Committee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 2

The Wagga Flood Control Advisory Committee, which was formed at a public meeting on Wednesday night, will…

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Grant to Flood Committee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 2

The City Council last night voted the sum of £25 as petty cash to the newly-formed Wagga Flood Control…

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Town Clerk's Report on Wagga Floods: Recommendations to City Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 3

The Town Clerk (Mr. F. H. Burns) presented a very comprehensive report on flood control to last night's meeting of the City Council, and in doing so, made two recommendations. The recommendations were that the Council:—…

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Ninety Die As Storm Sinks Ship Belgrade Tragedy

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

BELGRADE, Wednesday—Ninety persons were drowned yesterday when a storm overturned a River Danube steamer…

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N.s.w. Flood Damage £350,000

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: This year's flood damage in N.S.W. had been estimated by councils at at least £350,000, the…

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No Flood Relief Funds

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 1

The Flood Relief Committee has advised Mr. Roberton M.H.R., who made representations on…

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Severe Thunderstorm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 4

Lockhart district experienced one of the most severe thunderstorms for years soon after midnight (15th). Half an inch of…

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Gales Lash Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues: Galeforce winds throughout the State today uprooted trees, ripped slats and tiles from…

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Culcairn storm cuts phones

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 3

All direct telephone and telegraph services between Sydney and Melbourne were, cut for more than two hours yesterday afternoon when a sudden windstorm at Culcairn flung a sheet of…

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Euroley C.W.A. Holds First Meeting Since Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 6

After a break of four months, the Euroley branch of the C.W.A. held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. F. Lane on Thursday, 10th September…

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No Flood Danger at Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

The [?] wagga is expected to rise to between 23 and 24 feet by the week-end the secretary of the Flood…

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’Bidgee Breaks Banks at Gundagai Following Flooding In Tumut River

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 4

Following substantial flooding in the Tumut River, the Murrumbidgee broke its banks at Gundagai last night. The river had reached a height of 23ft. 3in. this morning, and appeared to be stationany…

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Heavy Rain Causes Flood in Tumut River

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 2

With a fall of over two and a half inches. of rain during the four days ended 9 a.m. yesterday, the Tumut River has been in…

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Improved Pastures Unaffected by Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 8

"In spite of successive flooding, paddocks sown to improved pastures on a Dairy Production Grant demonstration farm in…

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Bidgee Will Go to 27 Feet at Weekend But No Flood Danger Unless More Rain Falls

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga is expected to rise to 26 or 27 feet by the week-end, but provided there is no more rain, there is no…

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Flood Damaged Shire Roads Shire Engineer's Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 4

The shire engineer (Mr. A. H. Buckham) presented the following report at the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday, 11th…

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Flood Damage in Tumut Shire £2,000 Granted For Relief

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Minister for Public Works, through Mr. W. F…

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Albury Flood Threat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 2

ALBURY, Sunday: The border district is expected tomorrow to have its worst flood since the…

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Another Flood Water Over Flat to-day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 2

To-day the flood water had partly inundated the flat south of the town, and was still rising. Much low lying country in the…

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