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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 183

Floodwater Rushes Into Narrandera

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 9

The main body of flood waiters coming down the Murrumbidgee River arrived at Narrandera this morning and 70 homes are already submerged…

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Flood Sweeps Into Narrandera; 70 Houses Submersed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 4

The main body of flood waters coming down the Murrumbidgee Sliver arrived at Narrandera this morning and 70 homes are already submerged. However, the business section of the town is still dry. Levee…

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Floodwater Rashes Into Narramdera

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 9

The main body of flood waters coming down the Murrumbidgee River arrived at Narrandera this morning and. 70 homes are already submerged…

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Floodwater Rushes into Narrandera

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 9

The main body of flood waters coming down the Murrumbidgee River arrived at Narrandera this morning anc 70 homes are already submerged…

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Stop Press Marrande[?] Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 32

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The main body of flood [?] morning down the [?] has arrived at Narrandera and 70 houees…

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Floodwater Rushes Into Narrandera

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 9

The main body of flood waters coming down the Murrumbidgee River arrived at Narrandera this morning and 70 homes are already subm[?]ged…

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70 Houses Flooded in Narrandera

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

The main body of flood waters coming down the Murrumbidgee River arrived Narrandera this…

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Chifley on European Storm Centre Red Army Could Walk to Calais Tory Somersault on Indonesia

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 9

The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Chifley) last week replied bluntly to Government speeches on international affairs…

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Floods Again For Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Flood warnings for north-eastern Victoria, east Gippsland, and the Goulburn Valley…

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Town Will Go To Races On Eve Of Flood Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

The town of Hay, having done what it can to meet the floodwaters rolling nearer down the…

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Federal Aid To Flood Area

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced to-night that the…

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Back home in Wagga after the floods

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

All women and children have been evacuated from danger areas in Darlington Point, the small Murrumbdigee town, which expects the full force of the flood this afternoon. Early today most of the town's male population…

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Floods Delay Work on Australian Film

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

Floods in the Burragorang Valley have delayed photographing of the first scenes of the Australian film "Prelude." "Prelude" will tell the…

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Flood wave rolls toward river town Earth Bank Thrown Up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

DARLINGTON POINT, Tues.--A three-feet-high bank of earth thrown up in the last two days and nights is all that lies between the centre of this…

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Federal Subsidy for Flood Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues. -- The Commonwealth would subsidise New South Wales Government flood relief payments, the…

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Floods Surge on 2 TOWNS Banks, Levees Being Built

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 6

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levels to protect them against floodwaters…

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Floods Surging Down on Hay, Darlington Point

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levees to protect them against floodwaters surging towards them down the Murrumbidgee…

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Floods Surging Down on Hay, Darlington Point

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hoy have worked feverishly building up bonks and levees to protect them against floodwaters surging towards them down the Murrumbidgee…

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Floods Surging Down on Hay, Darlington Point

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levees to protect them against floodwaters surging towards them down the Murrumbidgee…

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Floods Surging Down on Hay, Darlington Point

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

WAGGA, Wednesdays.--Resident's of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levees to protect them against floodwaters surging towards them down the Murrumbidgee…

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