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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

1,433 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 72

Marooned Town Safe Police Boat On Spot Floods Receding in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Although flooded and marooned since the weekend, no loss of life has occurred at the little township of Home Hill, on the banks of the Burdekin River, the Police Commissioner (Mr. Carroll)…

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Marooned Town Safe Police Boat On Spot Floods Receding in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Although flooded and marooned since the weekend, no loss of life has occurred lot the little township of Home Hill, on the banks of the Burdekin River, the Police Commissioner (Mr. Carroll)…

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Flooded Town Silent No News Since Sunday Launches Trying to Reach Spot

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Nothing official has been heard from the little township of Home Hill, on the banks of the Burdekin River, since flood waters swept down on it at the weekend, but unconfirmed reports from…

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Haven in Trees North Flood Dramas Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Remarkable escapes in the record North Queensland floods, including stories of families seeking…

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Cardinals' Plane Caught In Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

ROME, Thursday.--A plane carrying Cardinals Gilroy, Griffin and MacGuigan was forced back to Rome by a storm near Marseilles…

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Cardinals' Plane Caught In Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

ROME, Thursday.--A plane carrying Cardinals Gilroy, Griffin and MacGuigan was forced back to Rome by a storm near Marseilles…

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Four Days' Gale Tossed A.i.f. Men

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

A gale which lasted four clays made conditions uncomfortable for 533 AIF. who arrived in Sydney today on the 4000-ton ship…

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Queensland Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

Sir.—Record floods causing inestimable damage in north Queensland naturally stress the need to implement the Bradfield scheme, which aims to divert…

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Floods Now Receding Home Hill Safe From a Special Re[?]ter. BRISBANE, Wednesday.—No

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

loss of life in the big floods is reported from Home Hill, and the food position for the time being in satisfactory…

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Stop-press Thunderstorms Tonight

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

Late forecast issued by the Weather Bureau states thunderstorms expected in Sydney tonight…

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Flood Area Epidemics Feared Ra.a.f. Doctors To Fly North With Anti-Typhoid Serum

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Medical authorities in flood-ravaged Townsville, Ayr, and Home Hill fear outbreaks of typhoid and pneumonia…

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Flood Relief Fund

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

POLICE searching for the body of a man in the Rood waters at Townsville two days ago. In all, 'eight people have lost…

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Queensland Flood Scene

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE railway yards, inundated with water during the disastrous Queensland Roods…

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Scene of Big Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE railway yards, inundated with water' during the disastrous Queensland floods…

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Flood Relief Fund Help for Q'land Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. -- With a donation of £1000, the City Council today opened a fund for the relief of…

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Scene of Big Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE railway yards, inundated with water during the disastrous Queensland floods…

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Flood Relief Fund Help for Q'land Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. -- With a donation of £1000, the City Council today opened a fund for the relief of…

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Scene of Big Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE railway yards, inundated with water during the disastrous Queensland floods…

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Queensland Flood Scene

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE railway yards, inundated with water during the disastrous Queensland floods…

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Flood Relief Fund Help for Q'land Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday. -- With a donation of £1000, I the City Council today opened a. fund for the relief of dis-…

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