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Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 85

Two Men Drown in Floods Rivers Now Subsiding, N.S.W. Danger Passes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 5

Two men hove drowned in the south-east Queensland floods. The floods are beginning to subside and the Queensland Weather Bureau forecasts only light, scattered showers tomorrow in parts of…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Millions to N.S.W. From Rain Threat Of Serious Flood Passes Cut in Butter Now Unlikely

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 6

TORRENTIAL weekend rain along the north-east coast of N.S.W. will be worth millions of pounds to the State, agricultural experts believe…

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Heavy Rain Increases Flood Peril

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

Heavy rain last night in the Tweed Heads district is expected to swell the floods which have trapped…

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England Deep in Snow Frost And Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 27.—After a week-end of almost continuous snow and freezing winds, temperatures in England yesterday…

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Seamen's Chief In Gale On "Hoodoo" Ship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 5

After contending with a gale which lasted for most of the trip, the Government-owned "hoodoo" freighter Delamere "arrived in…

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Floods Subsiding; Heavy Damage Holiday-makers Stranded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

More heavy rain fell on the north coast of New South Wales early yesterday morning, but flood waters are subsiding quickly. Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been…

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Many Qld. Farmers Face Ruin Floods Wipe Out Crops, Interrupt Rail, Road Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.--Hundreds of farmers in the Logan Holme, Eagleby, Car brook, and Alberton districts of Queensland face ruin as the result of recent floods…

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Floods Cause Heavy Loss In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in crops, fencing and farm buildings. Roads have been badly scoured and railway lines twisted out of alignment…

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Stop Press Flood Buses Operate

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 24

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Buses transporting stranded holidaymakers back to Brisbane were able to operate late this afternoon. On…

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Farmers Lose Heavily by North Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

BRSBANE, Tuesday. -- Receding waters over the flooded areas of southeastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in…

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Floods Cause Heavy Loss In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in crops, fencing and farm buildings. Roads have been badly scoured and railway lines twisted out of alignment…

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Floods Cause Heavy Loss In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in crops, fencing and farm buildings. Roads have been badly scoured and railway lines twisted out of alignment…

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Farmers Lose Heavily by North Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

BRSBANE, Tuesday. -- Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in…

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Floods Cause Heavy Loss In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in crops, fencing and farm buildings. Roads have been badly scoured and railway lines twisted out of alignment…

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Floods Cause Heavy Loss In Queensland

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Receding waters over the flooded areas of south-eastern Queensland reveal heavy losses in crops, fencing and farm buildings. Roads have been badly scoured and railway lines twisted out of alignment…

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