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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 39

Flood-Damaged Clothing Rushed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 4

LISMORE, Monday.--Lismore shops were rushed today when Rationing Commission officers permitted traders to sell a huge quantity of flood-damaged goods coupon-free…

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Floods, Drought Cause Butter Decline

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 15

WITH considerable flood damage over dairying areas, butter production continues to decline and arrivals in Sydney are irregular…

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Concert Queue Storms Shop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 5

More than 1000 angry women demonstrated outride Nicholson's Pty., Ltd., George Street, when booking for the Gracie…

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Port Kembla Breakwaters Damaged by Gales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 2

Damage to the breakwaters at Port Kembla will cost approximately £100,000 to repair. Waves washed away 500 feet at the end…

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Ship Stranded in Gale Refloated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 11

A British ship, which was blown on to a sandbank outside an Australian port during a gale last week has been refloated…

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Clothing For Flood Victims

The Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 8

To help sufferers who lost their homes and possessions in the recent floods at Lismore and…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 12

AFTER reading the terrible plight " of people flooded areas, particularly Lismore, one feels like helping a little, even second-hand clothing…

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Storm In Parliament Over Thornton's Trip

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 14

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The storm over the appointment of Mr. E. J Thornton to represent the Australian trade union movement at the Paris Trade Union Conference culminated last night in the House of Representatives in what was virtually a motion of censure on the Government…

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Homes Cut Off In W.A. Flood

The Sun · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Thursday.--Surging waters of the swan are carrying carcases of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry and causing serious…

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Australia-wide Drought Ends Curtain Of Rain Sweeps Continent Floodsfeared in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

THROUGHOUT Australia the drought has beeb broken be steady, soaking rains, and already in many areas stock and crops are responding…

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Flood Victims In Week Ate 10,000 Leaves

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

About 8000 homeless Lismore flood victims last week ate 10,000 leaves of bread, hundreds of tins of meat, milk and…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 12

"WHY not recompense flood victims with the huge profits made by the Government from war risk insurance--claims on which have been…

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Grease Car After Heavy Rain

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 9

THE chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. Filder) advises motorists to have their vehicles greated immediately fine weather comen…

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R.l. Storm Blows Over

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 16

Lieut. T. Maxwell, R.A.N., Port Recreational Officer, had no authority to make a statement oh the Navy's attitude to Rugby…

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Drought and Flood; Coastal Contrasts

The Land · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

THE striking contrasts to be met in the comparatively narrow coastal strip from the Hunter north to the Tweed were mentioned by speakers at this week's meeting of the P.P.U. executive. Mr. W. W. Blythe (Hastings River)…

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North Coast Flood Relief

The Land · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

GRAZIERS and farmers unaffected by the recent floods have offered relief country for the agistment of at least 5000 head of cattle from…

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Floods Mean Loss To Growers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 16

THE floods would have a very advorse effect in crops, with sequent losses to vegetable growersaid Mr. R. Tyacke, secretary of the…

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Big Flood Loss For Stud Breeder

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 7

It is not yet possible to compute accrusviley te loss of stock in the Lismore district floods. However some idea of the losses in the worst flood in…

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Flood Prevention Plans Must Not Be Allowed to Subside

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 7

ABOUT 2,000 homes were affected in the Lismore area. along during the recent devantating floods on the far North Coast. Incalculable damage was dono to primary industries, adding yet another chapter of misery and…

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State Gives £35,000 To Relieve Flood Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 4

The State Government has made available £35,000 to assist people who suffered loss in the recent floods on the north coast…

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