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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 85

U.S. Hits at Wallace Sedition Allegations Storm Over Criticisms

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday.--A threat to charge Mr. Henry Wallace with sedition was made yesterday. This follows criticism of American…

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U.S. Hits at Wallace Sedition Allegations Storm Over Criticisms

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday.--A threat to charge Mr. Henry Wallace with sedition was made yesterday. This follows of American…

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U.S. Hits at Wallace Sedition Allegations Storm Over Criticisms

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday.--A threat to charge Mr. Henry Wallace with sedition was made yesterday. This follows criticism of American…

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Electrical Storm Hit Liverpool

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 1

A terrific electrical storm in the Liverpool district this morning terrified residents, and caused widespread damage…

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Electrical Storm Hit Liverpool

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 1

A terrific electrical storm in the Liverpool district this morning terrified residents, and caused widespread damage…

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Suburbs Lashed by Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 3

A fierce electrical storm early this morning caused widespread damage in several parts of Sydney…

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Suburbs Lashed by Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 3

A fierce electrical storm early this morning caused widespread, damage in several parts of Sydney…

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Stop Press Storm Delays Trains

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 32

A fierce electrical storm brought down overhead electric train power cables near Cabramatta station shortly before 6.30 a.m. today…

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Stop Press Storm Delays Trains

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 32

A fierce electrical storm brought down overhead electric train power cables near Cabramatia station shortly before 6.30 a.m. today,…

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Fierce Storm Lashes Sydney Extensive Property Damage Lightning Hits Power Cables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 4

A FIERCE electrical storm early this morning caused widespread damage in several parts of Sydney. Train traffic at Carramar and Strathfield was…

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Fierce Storm Lashes Sydney Extensive Property Damage Lightning Hits Power Cables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 4

A FIERCE electrical storm early this morning caused widespread damage in several parts of Sydney. Train traffic at Carramar and Strathfietd was…

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Fierce Storm Lashes Sydney Extensive Property Damage Lightning Hits Power Cables

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 4

A FIERCE electrical storm early this morning caused widespread damage in several parts of Sydney. Train traffic at Carramar and Strathfield was…

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"Ashamed" Of Response To Flood Appeal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 1

Parramatta Red Cross secretary (Mrs. V. Menzies), said to-day that Parramatta people should be ashamed of their poor response to the appeal…

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Flood Relief Appeal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 4

Wentworthville Red Cross will hold a novelty and euchre afternoon in the School of-Arts on Wednesday, April 16…

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British Flood Relief Fund Now £46,129

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

Contributions to the New South Wales Red Cross Society British Flood Relief Appeal last night reached £46,129/15/7…

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Indian Device to Control Floods in Dams

Construction · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

An invention which is claimed to be an advance on American and other devices for flood control in dams has been developed by Mr. Ganesh Lyer. It is described in the “Indian Trade Bulletin” as a…

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Air-sown Wheat Tests in Britain. Novelty and Ingenuity Help Flood-Stricken Areas to Catch up With Their Farming Time-tables

Construction · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 4

Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now being made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the more serious delays in farming operations caused by the calamitous weather of…

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Storm Damage at Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 4

The terrific storm on Wednesday morning caused a complete failure in the electricity supply in Fairfield. The current was off from 6 a.m. [?] 10 a.m…

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Ship Adrift: Gale Blows Wall Down

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 5

A timber-laden steamer broke from its Harbor anchorage, and the side wall of a house was blown down in a fierce southerly gale, with local whirlwind effects, which lashed Sydney early today…

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Storm Havoc On Land, Sea

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 3

Shipping was affected and property damaged when Sydney was lashed by a cyclonic storm and winds of near-gale force early this morning. SOUTH-EASTERLY winds reached a…

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