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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

243 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 13

Storm Rips Roofs Off Buildings Inch of Rain in Savage Downpour

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 4

A savage storm, which struck Gundagai prior to 7 p.m. yesterday, ripped sheets of Iron from two town buildings in Otway Street, and lifted a side verandah from one building and deposited it thirty yards away…

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Hurricane Force Wind in Junee Damage Caused to Sub-terminal Wheat Silo Other Incidents Reported From Storm

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

A hurricane force wind, es-timated to be travelling at 70 miles per hour, struck, Junee last night, causing…

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May Losses in Heavy Rain. Product Deteriorates In Paddock

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

Farmers in the Junee district have suffered rather severe hay losses in the rain of this week…

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Many Evacuated From Homes in Vic. Flood Areas

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Wednesday — Police, troops, and the R.A.A.F. are standing by today for the mass evacuation of people cut…

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How to Avoid Flood Discomforts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

Floods from the river, and rain, are Wagga hazards. TOP: Although Mr…

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Cattle Drowned in Victorian Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: As the rain eased over the flood districts of Victoria this morning, farmers in the…

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Heavy Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

There was heavy but variable rain throughout the district on Sunday and Monday, with…

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£650 Storm Damage at Narrandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

The extremely heavy rainfall at Narrandera in the past fortnight caused about £650 worth of damage to roads and…

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Floods kill 23 in Morocco

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 3

MARRAKESH, Thursday: Twenty-three people have been drowned in floods in Southern Morocco where…

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Gales batter Britain

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Fri.: A panic among the animals when a circus "big atop" was ripped open at Leeds marked another…

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Storms Washed Out Sporting Fixtures

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 6

Heavy rain and wind storms caused the postponement or cancellation of many district sporting events. A race meeting at Hay was postponed until Wednesday, and a meeting at Canberra was abandoned after the running of the first race, when…

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Violent Storms Over Wide Area

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

Violent storms which swept over the Riverina on Saturday caused severe damage to homes and crops. At North…

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Wintry storm batters Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

Wagga had its share of the State - wide stormy conditions over the week-end…

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Crops, Trees Damaged by Storm and Hail in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

Severe electrical storms, accompanied by heavy rain, cyclonic winds, and hail, swept through most of the Riverina and Southern parts of the State on Saturday. Most locol damage was caused at North Wagga, where trees were…

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Back to Wintry Conditions Widespread Rains and Gales

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

Back to winter conditions were experienced in Leeton at the weekend after a sultry Friday, when the mercury in…

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Junior Teams Are Keen. Started Game After Saturday's Storm

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 6

Although there was a late start in the junior cricket competition game between High School and Methodists…

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Furious Gales Hit Britain Dramatic Rescue of Ship's Only Survivor

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday—A break in Britain's sto[?]y weather yesterday enabled rescue workers and coastguard services to…

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Stormwater Drainage Will Be Costly Plans for Relieving Town Flooding

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 2

It would cost council, approximately £15,500 to carry out the three main drainage works to alleviate town flooding, said the civil engineer, Mr. D. Stewart, at last night's meeting of the…

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Melbourne Races Abandoned After Big Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday: A torrential down-pour in Melbourne today caused the race meeting at Flemington tomorrow to be abandoned, and washed out play in the tennis…

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Sporting fixtures cancelled after heavy rain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 8

Rain on Saturday caused the cancellation and postponement of many sporting fixtures in the Riverina. Race meeting at Griffith and Queanbeyan were cancelled…

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