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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 85

Plan To Check Divorce Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Mar. 28 (A.A.P.).— The Lord Chancellor, Baron Jowitt, announced in the House of Lords last night that the Government was…

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Flood Victims London

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1947 · page 2

Members of the Royal family are sending cash donations to the Flood Relief Fund. The King's cheque is for £1000,…

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Floods delay traffic in 2 States

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1947 · page 2

FLOODS in Northern Queensland and South Australia have isolated townships and held up…

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Man Drowned in Flood Rainstorm Sweeps Riverina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

A man was drowned, crops were lashed to the ground, and the township of Uranquinty flooded when torrential rain swept over the Riverina district during" the…

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Gloucester Visits Flooded Regions

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Representing the King, the Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by the- Duchess, made a tour of the flooded Fen…

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Thames In Full Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 5

FLOOD WATERS from the Thames Row through Windsor High Street. At one point the Thames reached more than…

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Creek Floods, Man Drowned

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 8

WAGGA, Monday.--When his wagonette overturned while he was attempting to cross the flooded Crooked Creek at Rowan, a few miles from Wagga, on Saturday night…

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Thames In Full Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 5

FLOOD WATERS from the Thames flow through Windsor High Street. At one point the Thames reached more than…

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Gloucester Visits Flooded Regions

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Representing the King, the Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by the Duchess, made a tour of the flooded Pen…

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Creek Floods, Man Drowned

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 8

WAGGA, Monday.--When his wagonette overturned while he was attempting to cross the flooded Crooked Creek at Rowan, a few miles from Wagga, on Saturday night…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Far North Coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

HEAVY falls of rain were reported from the far North Coast yesterday. Maximum fall was at Tweed Heads…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Far North Coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

HEAVY falls of rain were reported from the far North Coast yesterday. Maximum fall was at Tweed Heads…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Far North Coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

HEAVY falls of rain were reported from the far North Coast yesterday. Maximum fall was at Tweed Heads,…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Far North Coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

HEAVY falls of rain were reported from the far North Coast yesterday. Maximum fall was at Tweed Heads,…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Far North Coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

HEAVY falls of rain were reported from the far North Coast yesterday. Maximum fall was at Tweed Heads,…

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Barque Makes Port After Terrific Gale

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

CAPETOWN, Tuesday.--Battered, leaking, and with not a shred fo her canvas left, the 3000-ton, four-masted Finnish barque Passat limped into harbor at Table Bay recently after…

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Fund For British Flood Victims Now £21,606

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

By last evening £21,606/10/- had been subscribed to the appeal by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Society for funds to assist flood relief in Britain…

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Flood Fear In Queensland: Train Delays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.— Torrential rain has fallen in south Queensland to-day and to-night, while heavy falls in…

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British Flood Relief Fund Reaches £21,606

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 3

Subscriptions to the New South Wales Red Cross British Flood Relief Appeal total £21,606/10/…

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Help For British Flood Victims

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 2

A group of farmers at Finley (near Tocumwal on the southern border) are trucking 120 choice…

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