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Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 85

Damage in Q. Flood

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Damage to farm property, roads and bridges in the main areas affected by last week-end's flood was…

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Stations to Warn of North Coast Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 24

A CHAIN of flood-warning stations, is to be established on the North Coast of N.S.W. The State Minister for…

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Hospital Site Don't Flood Albermen Indignant at Faltry Propaganda

The Biz · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 6

Ald, Cliff Green hotly condemned the articles that appeared in recent issues of two neighbouring weekly papers stating that the land for the proposed…

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Many Die In Freak U.S. Gales

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday.--Tornados and freakish storms across the nation have resulted in at least 25 deaths, injuries to…

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Many Die In Freak U.S. Gales

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday.--Tornados and freakish storms across the nation have resulted in at least 25 deaths, injuries to…

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Heat And Storms Vary State's Weather: Lightning Kills Youth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

Severe inland heat, broken temporarily in some northern areas by electrical storms, continues to cause discomfort and anxiety over large sections of the State…

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Flood Warning Stations On Northern Rivers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

THE N.S.W. Minister for Conservation (Mr. G. Weir) stated yesterday that, In co-operation with the commonwealth Meteorologist. The…

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Dong flood's Impressive Batting Against Grade Team

The St George Call · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

Displaying most impressive form Doug Flood, the capable Arncliffe batsman, was untroubled in scoring 62 runs for St. George Association…

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Centuries by Norm Attwool and Russel Smith Tipping and Flood Miss by a Few Runs. Bob Gilbert and Norm Osborne Again Bat Prominently.BOB Ansley's Hat-trick..r. Woodford (4-4) Routed the Undefeated B5 Leaders

The St George Call · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

Norm Attwool, who was playing his second game this season brilliant century for Brighton Juniors against Kogarah Bay In the Al grade of the St. George Cricket Association last Saturday. It was his first match since the "opening game of the. competition last September. Attwool scored…

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Martial Law Near ln Palestine; Storm Over Evacuation

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

JERUSALEM, Saturday.--Jewish Agency circles have received unofficial information that martial law will be clamped down in Jewish areas of Palestine at noon tomorrow…

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Flood Warning Stations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

The Minister for Conservation. Mr. Weir, has announced that, in cooperation with the Commonwealth Meteorologist, the Water Conservation…

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Royal Family sails in snow storm LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 9

[?]MS VANGUARD with the Royal Family on board left Portsmouth for South Africa at 7.21 am…

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28 die as storms sweep America Tornadoes h[?] States; snow [?] paralyses cit[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sat. -- Twenty-eight [?] have died in snowstorms and t[?] sweeping parts of North America. A blizzard has paralysed southern…

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Freak Deluge Halts Traffic

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

Heavy rain which fell on a few North Shore suburbs for nearly half an hour, beginning at 8 am…

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Ship Wrecked in Storm

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--The entire crew of 35 were rescued when the 4700-ton Irish steamer. Irish Glane, ran aground during…

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Gale Ripped King's Flag To Tatters

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 11

LONDON, Monday.--So fierce . was the Bay of Biscay gale that struck H.M.S. Vanguard, which is. taking the Royal family to…

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Royal Family In Gale On British Battleship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.--The British battleship Vanguard, which is faking the Royal Family fo South Africa, struck a gale in the Bay of Biscay early today. Big waves broke over the ship's…

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King's Flag Ripped to Tatters in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.--So fierce was the Bay of Biscay gale that struck H.M.S. Vanguard, which is taking the Royal family to South Africa, that the Royal Standard was ripped to tatters. THE B.B.C. correspondent in the…

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King's Flag Ripped to Tatters in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.--So fierce was the Bay of Biscay gab that struck H.M.S. Vanguard, which is taking the Royal family to South Africa, that the Royal Standard was ripped to tatters. THE B.B.C. correspondent in the…

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Dakota Crashes, Kills 15 Hits Hill In Heavy Storm, One Survivor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.--Fifteen people were killed yesterday when a French DC3 (Dakota) airliner crashed in the Cintra Hills, 13 miles from Lisbon (Portugal)…

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