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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 85

Jeep Stranded in Queensland Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Flood damage has been caused to many Brisbane suburbs and towns north of Brisbane by the cyclone which has been moving down the north coast of Queensland for a week. Stranded motorists pushing a jeep through a 100-yard stretch of water five miles from Southport. Hundreds of Brisbane residents had to wade from their homes yesterday morning, and Brisbane's rainfall of 504 points in 24 hours to…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. With the exception light showers…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. With the exception of light showers…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. With the exception of light showers…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. with the exception of light showers…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. With the exception of light showers…

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Gale and Storm Conditions Abating Northern Rivers Flood Danger Passes Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

GALE and storm conditions, which have swept New South Wales during the week, are now clearing up. With the exception of light showers…

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Floods, Gales in N.S.W. and Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

DEAD sheep in the trucking yard at Narrabri, north-west N.S.W., on Thursday. They were shorn a week previously, and died from exposure during a 6-inch fall of rain this week. ON THURSDAY families were evacuated from low-lying areas of Ipswich (Q.),…

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Gales Hit N.z. North Island

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday. -- The North Island was hit last evening by snowstorms and gales, accompanied by a sudden drop…

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Gales Hit N.z. North Island

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday.-- The North Island was hit last evening by snowstorms and gales, accompanied by a sudden drop…

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Gales Hit N.z. North Island

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday. -- The North Island was hit last evening by snowstorms and gales, accompanied by a sudden drop…

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Gales Hit N.z. North Island

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday. -- The North Island was hit last evening by snowstorms and gales, accompanied by a sudden drop…

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Gales Hit N.z. North Island

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Saturday. -- The North Island was hit last evening by snowstorms and gales, accompanied by a sudden dron…

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Yachting Gale Reduces Race Entries

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 12

Small fields, due to damage incurred during the week's bad weather, were a feature of events held by Royal Sydney Yacht…

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Yachting Gale Reduces Race Entries

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 12

Small fields, due to damage incurred during the week's bad weather,were a feature of events held by Royal Sydney Yacht…

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Yachting Gale Reduces Race Entries

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 12

Small fields, due to damage incurred during the week's bad weather, were a feature of events held by Royal Sydney Yacht Squad…

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Boat Ashore During Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 6

WHEN ITS MOORING LINES snapped in yesterday's high wind, this motor cruiser drifted from its buoy in Neutral…

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Boat Ashore During Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

WHEN ITS MOORING LINES snapped in yesterday's high wind, this motor cruiser drifted from its buoy in Neutral…

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Boat Ashore During Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

WHEN ITS MOORING LINES snapped in yesterday's high wind, this motor cruiser drifted from its buoy in Neutral…

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Flood Fears in Northern Districts Gale's Force Along Coast Subsiding Huge Falls in Country Areas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

MORE heavy rain in the North-west and North Coast districts, with danger of flooding, is expected by the Weather Bureau…

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