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Floods & storms, 1946

1,433 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 72

FLOOD: Dramatic picture of burst pipeline near Port Augusta: a creek that changed course

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1946 · page 1

HaVOC Bursting the Morgan-Whyalia pipeline at Sandy Creek, near Port Augusta, SA, was just some…

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Cyclone Hits Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A cyclone in the outer suburbs of Melbourne early to-night rocked houses, ripped big sections out of…

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Terrific Cyclone Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--One man was killed and at least 18 people injured during a severe cyclone, followed by…

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Melbourne Hit By Cyclone; Streets Awash

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Deluged with pelting rain, Melbourne is suffering heaviest weather damage the city has known for years…

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Executions in Spain Cause Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 11

LONDON, Tuesday.--Feeling is running high, both in England and France, over the execution of 10 Republicans by the Franco Government. Last night a group of Parliamentary Labor Party members carried a resolution calling on the British Government to break off…

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Executions in Spain Cause Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 11

LONDON, Tuesday.--Feeling is running high, both in England and France, over the execution of 10 Republicans by the Franco Government. Last night a group of Parliamentary Labor Party members carried a resolution calling on the British Government to break off…

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Executions in Spain Cause Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 11

LONDON, Tuesday.--Feeling is running high, both in England and France, aver the execution of 10 Republicans by the Franco Government. Last night a group of Parliamentary Labor Party members carried a resolution calling on the British Government to break off…

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Executions in Spain Cause Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 11

LONDON, Tuesday.--Feeling is running high, both in England and France, over the execution of 10 Republicans by the Franco Government. Last night a group of Parliamentary Labor Party members carried a resolution calling on the British Government to break off…

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Lightning Strikes Men During 70 m.p.h. Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A man Was struck by lightning and a railway station wracked in a mile-an-hour storm today. Houses and other buildings…

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Southerly Storm Due to Reach Sydney Tonight

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

The strong southerly change, which was responsible for heavy rain in Melbourne, has extended to the Riverina country and should reach Sydney before tomorrow morning. Heavy falls were reported…

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Cyclone Lashes Wide Area in Victoria Heavy Loss: Two Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the sudden cyclonic storm which struck south-eastern Victoria yesterday, laying waste towns and outer Melbourne…

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Cyclone Lashes Wide Area in Victoria Heavy Loss: Two Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the sudden cyclonic storm which struck south-eastern Victoria, yesterday, laying waste towns and outer Melbourne…

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Cyclone Lashes Wide Area in Victoria Heavy Loss: Two Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the sudden cyclonic storm which struck south-eastern Victoria yesterday, laying waste towns and outer Melbourne…

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Cyclone Lashes Wide Area in Victoria Heavy Loss: Two Deaths

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the sudden cyclonic storm which struck south-eastern Victoria yesterday, laying waste towns and outer Melbourne…

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Thunderstorm On Way

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 10

The movement eastward of the southerly front located yesterday over the Bight brought general rain to the Riverina and over most of the…

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Wintry Gales Sweep England

The Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--Snow, sleet and gales are sweeping England from the Midlands to the English Channel…

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Floodwaters Threaten Melbourne Homes After Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

Torrential rains, following the cyclone which strock Melbourne late on Monday, caused extensive floodings in outer suburbs yesterday, Top left: This lad discarded shoes and socks to carry his friend along a flooded street in Kensington. Top right: A train passing…

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After Cyclone Hit Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

TRAVELLING at a low speed through deep floodwaters after yesterday's cyclone, this Melbourne train pulls into Windsor Station. On right: Men pump water from lines. DEER PARK RAILWAY STATION, wrecked in cyclone. Entire building on left lifted 4ft. in gale…

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Oval to Be Floodlit and Improved Night Cycle Racing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 6

Lidcombe Council has decided to floodlight and otherwise improve Lidcombe Oval with a view of instituting night…

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Melbourne Roads Impassable; Flooded Houses Evacuated

The Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

Melbourne's disastrous floods: Left--Sheet of water in the Merlynston district. Floods made roads impassable and marooned many people in their houses. Right--Tossed against a tree by the gale which struck Melbourne, this milk cart at North Williamstown is a crazy monument to damage in Victoria's capital…

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