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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

5 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Fierce Storm Sweeps Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

The fierce storm which caused widespread damage in the western half of the State on Saturday, January 15, was the worst…

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Severe Storm Strikes Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

When a severe storm swept the district on February 9, just on an inch of rain was recorded at Katoomba in 25…

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Aid for Flood Victims

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 6

Residents of the Blue Mountains are doing their share to assist those who have suffered as a result of the recent floods in…

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Flood Relief

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 4

At a recent meeting of Katoomba Quota Club, it was decided to forward the sum of £50 to the Quota Club at…

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Severe Storm

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 4

During the height of a storm which swept Blue Mountains towns last Sunday, streams ot cars returning to Sydney were…

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