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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 17

A.L.P. Leader's Statement Causes Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The State A.L.P. Executive is to discuss a statement by the Federal President (Mr. Ferguson, M.L.C.),…

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New Flood Fear In Kansas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6. A.A.P.—President Truman, worried over new flood threats in Kansas and Missouri, plans to motor…

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Scout Cross Award For Flood Rescue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 1

The Cubmaster of 1st Raymond Terrace pack (Mr. Alan Bennetts) yesterday received the Gilt Cross of the Boy Scouts' Association for…

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Emblems By Floodlight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 3

Preparation on flora, emblems for the official opening of the Floral Festival to-day went on under flood lights in Civic Park last night. Mrs. R. Cooksey prepares the university group exhibit…

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Flood "Menace" At Broadmeadow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 5

Flooding at the corner of Young-street and Chatham-road, Broadmeadow, and surrounding district was a menace, Ald. Quinlan said…

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Flood Mitigation Plan's Progress

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 3

Preliminary organisation for the construction of the Warkworth Dam, near Singleton, was under way, including the…

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Floods In S. States

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE — Widespread heavy rains crossed southern Australia early today and brought death, loss and traffic…

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Sydney Deluge; Floods to South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cloudburst over Sydney late this afternoon caused servers floodings and disrupted peak-hour traffic. Heavy rain in southern New South Wales…

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Big Traffic Hold-up In Flood Area

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—More than 500 trucks and cars were held up for 12 hours to-day after floodwater caused a bridge to collapse…

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Lachlan River Flooded

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 3

COWRA: The Lachlan River flooded hundreds of s[?]res of low-lying country around…

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Formosa Storm Kills 100

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

TAIPEH (Formosa), Fri. (A.A.P.).—A fierce tropical typhoon howled across Formosa and the…

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Thunderstorms Likely Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1951 · page 1

The week-end weather is expected to be cloudy and fair. Mr. R. W. Parker of Merewether, said today's generally…

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Floods Divert Cycling Race

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1951 · page 8

FORBES: Floods compelled a big alteration to today's course for the Jubilee Tour of the West cycle race…

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Flood Threatens Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Rising River Murray floods have caused shacks near Renmark to be evacuated and are threatening houses on…

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Southerly Gale In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 3

A strong southerly gale which reached 40 miles an hour in gusts replaced the north-westerly in Newcastle early this…

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Randwick Deluge 2½ Inches Rain In 45 Minutes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: An hour before the first race at Randwick today a heavy storm broke over the…

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Man Dies In Storm Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man was fatally injured in a road accident at the height of a severe storm…

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Gale Damage In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 1

High winds in Sydney yesterday damaged buildings and grounded several small craft in the harbour. Sixty-mile-an-hour gusts were…

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Italian Flood Areas Get Emergency Aid

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 October 1951 · page 6

ROME, Sat. (A.A.P.). — The Italian Government has set aside £1.150,000 in emergency aid for the many parts of the…

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Hundred Killed By Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

ROME, Mon. (A.A.P.) — More than 100 people have died in the worst storm in the central…

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