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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 39

People Storm Holiday Trains

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 6

GOSFORD, Tuesday.--Trains on the central coast during the holidays have been jammed with passengers, luggage, camping gear, prams and…

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 17

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Fierce Storm Hits Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

A violent ten-minute storm with lightning, a 70-m.p.h. wind, large hailstones and heavy rain caused severe damage in North Shore suburbs shortly before 6 o'clock last night…

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Storm Damage at Naremburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

A sharp storm lasting only for a few minutes, caused damage at Naremburn last night. Roofs of houses were blown off, and many windows broken. Firemen covering the unroofed house with canvas salvage sheets…

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 17

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 17

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

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Just Jake Storm Brewing

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Storm Lifted the Roof Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

BAREFOOTED, and with a raincoat about her shoulders, Noela Keegan, 274 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, mops up water that flooded the living room of her home when the roof blew off during last night's storm…

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Storm Lifted the Roof Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

BAREFOOTED, and with a raincoat about her shoulders, Noela Keegan, 274 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, mops up water that Hooded the living room of her home when the roof blew off during last night's storm…

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Storm Lifted the Roof Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

BAREFOOTED, and with a raincoat about her shoulders, Noela Keegan, 274 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, mops up water that flooded the living room of her home when the roof blew off during last night's storm…

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Storm Lifted the Roof Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

BAREFOOTED, and with a raincoat about her shoulders, Noela Keegan, 274 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, mops up water that flooded the living room of her home when the roof blew off during last night's storm…

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Town Goes Red After Dust-storm

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Red dust a quarter of an inch thick covers everything in…

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Rains Over Most of State Further Falls Likely Morning Deluge Drenches Crowd

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

FAIRLY general rain has fallen over the greater part of the State in the past 24 hours and farther rain is expected…

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Rains Over Most of State Further Falls Likely Morning Deluge Drenches Crowd

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

FAIRLY general rain has fallen over the greater part of the State in the past 24 hours and further rain is expected…

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Rains Over Most of State Further Falls Likely Morning Deluge Drenches Crowd

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

FAIRLY general rain has fallen over the greater part of the Stale in the past 24 hoars and further rain is expected…

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Rains Over Most of State Further Falls Likely Morning Deluge Drenches Crowd

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 13

FAIRLY general rain has fallen over the greater part of the State in the past 24 hours and further rain is expected…

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Wide Damage by 59 m.p.h. GALE Houses Unroofed, Hundreds Of Windows Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

Roofs were ripped from houses, windows smashed and trees uprooted by a tropical northeasterly gale which hit Sydney at 6 p.m. yesterday…

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£5 Storm Damage

The Biz · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

S. Watson, of 198 Humphries Road, St. John's Park, notified Cabra-Vale Council that stormwater recently had caused damage on his property to the…

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