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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

1,433 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 72

Damage by Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

With the passing of unsettled weather yesterday, to-day is expected to be fine and mild in Sydney, with a few early scattered…

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Buildings Fall in Spanish Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 3

MADRID, April 24 (A.A.P.).— Flood waters from the Seguara River have inundated the cities of Alqueria and Santa Cruz, where 80 per cent,…

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Homes for Flood Victims

The Propeller · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

Seven families of the Narrabeen Lakes flood victims were moved to the Herne Bay Naval Camp area, near Peakhurst, and provided with homes supplied by the…

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Freak Storm Lashes State; Does Great Damage To Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 2

MUCH damage was done by a freak thunderstorm that lashed southern coastal and inland districts of New South…

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EYL’s Aid To Flood Victims

Tribune · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 3

MEMBERS of the Brookvale branch of the Eureka of the Eureka Youth League worked through the Easter holidays providing food, dry…

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Patrick Fans Flood Hotel With Wishes

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 21

VICTOR PATRICK, Australia's dual fight champion, has as many fans as a film star…

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Patrick Fans Flood Hotel With Wishes

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 21

VICTOR PATRICK, Australia's dual fight champion, has as many fans as a film star…

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Patrick Fans Flood Hotel With Wishes

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 21

VICTOR PATRICK, Australia's dual fight champion, has as many fans as a film star…

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Patrick Fans Flood Hotel With Wishes

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 21

VICTOR PATRICK, Australia's dual fight champion, has as many fans as a film star…

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Patrick Fans Flood Hotel With Wishes

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 21

VICTOR PATRICK, Australia's dual fight champion, has as many fans as a film star…

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Man Drowned In Storm Drain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 5

The body of a returned soldier was found in a stormwater channel at Bankstown last night…

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Dutch Shir Goes Down in Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

LONDON, April 28 (A.A.P.).— The 272-ton Dutch motor ship Thea[?] capsized when entering Bridlington Harbour in a northerly…

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Drought and Flood Affect Milk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

Drought and flood had combined to restrict milk production for the big cities this season, said the secretary of the Milk Zone…

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Flooded Out in Recent Storms

Tribune · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 7

TENANTS of this Ada Street, Erskineville, home were flooded out in recent heavy rains. City health authorities have ordered the owner to repair the house within a fortnight.— Tribune Photo…

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Heavy Rain Cuts Off Their Supplies Councillor Advocates Raising of Road

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 11

Residents in the Lower Portland area have their mail and bread and meat supplies cut off for days every time heavy rain falls in the area,…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 14

WHEN people like the unfortunate tent dwellers at Narrabeen are flooded out of their quarters, and their "dwellings" ruined in cyclone…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 14

WHEN people like the unfortunate tent dwellers at Narrabeen are flooded out of their quarters, and their "dwellings" ruined in cyclone…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 14

WHEN people like the unfortunate tent dwellers at Narrabeen are flooded out of their quarters, and their "dwellings" ruined in cyclone…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 14

WHEN people like the unfortunate tent dwellers at Narrabeen are flooded out of their quarters, and their "dwellings" ruined in cyclone…

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Pen Points From the People Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 14

WHEN people like the unfortunate tent dwellers at Narrabeen are flooded out of their quarters, and their "dwellings" ruined in cyclone…

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