Houses Collapse In Baghdad Flood
BAGHDAD, May 19. A.A.P.—Nearly 1000 houses and 16 factories in the Karradh district, seven miles south of Baghdad, collapsed…
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Floods & storms, 1950
987 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 50
Freak Storms Cause Deaths In England
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.): Freak storms and whirlwinds caused two deaths, widespread damage and floods in central and south-east England yesterday A tornado swept the little…
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TOKYO, May 21. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A sudden south-westerly wind, accompanied by rain, hit Kagoshima Prefecture to-day. It sank one ship…
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MONTREAL, May 21. A.A.P.—Fifty-five thousand weary flood fighters heard their first good news for a fortnight yesterday when they…
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The clouds had been gathering. At half past nine, the storm broke. My brother and I ran inside as fast as we could…
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AT THE Royal Empire Society Empire Day celebrations.— Group Captain Garing, Major-General J. E. S. Stevens, Captain Fountain and the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan). SOME of the cadets from Newcastle high schools who took…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Complain Of Flooded Road
Complaining to Lower Hunter Shire Council today that Raworth-rd, was still impassable owing to flood water, the Raworth Progress Association said that farmers were doubtful whether it was worth while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Gates at Hexham
Repairs to the floodgates on culverts at Hexham were not the responsibility of the Main Roads Department, the…
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SYDNEY: Battered by a storm off the N.S.W. coast and with a staysail carried away, the cutter…
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MELBOURNE: Melbourne and most parts of Victoria were lashed last night by a fierce, freak storm. Coastal ships were battered by mountainous seas and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Offered £935 For Road Flood Repairs
An offer of £935 for the repair of flood-damaged roads has been made to Maitland City Council by the Minister for Local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britons Storm Pumps For "Freed" Petrol
LONDON, May 28. A.A.P.—Britons stormed petrol pumps yesterday—the first day off ration for more than 10 years…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Forbes is again threatened with serious flooding as the Lachlan River continues to rise at an alarming rate…
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WINNIPEG, May 28. A.A.P.—A strato-cruiser, carrying nine tons of relief supplies from Britain to Winnipeg's flood victims, landed…
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WELLINGTON, May 28. A.A.P.-Reuter.—With the storm abated, flood water is receding throughout Canterbury and Westland…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Flood-waters of the Lachlan River spread half a mile wide over market gardens, washed away fences and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Water Enters Six Forbes Homes
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Flood water has entered six homes at Forbes from the flooded Lachlan River. Forbes, with a population…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move To Floodlight Wallsend Memorial
A request by Wallsend sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League for permanent flood-lighting of the local memorial was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage To Water Channel
Considerable damage had been caused to the Winding Creek stormwater channel at its lower end by the recent…
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NEW YORK, June 4. A.A.P—A freak downpour of 13 inches of rain in fewer than nine hours early yesterday flooded Galveston (Texas),…
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