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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 85

Gale Upsets Air Services

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

Winds up to 70 m.p.h. struck airliners flying from Sydney to Melbourne today, throwing air services slightly off schedule…

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Mississippi Bursts Levees: Flood Hits Towns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 9 (A.A.P.). —The Mississippi broke through the levees at Quincy, Illinois, late yesterday, but the river is already…

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Thousands Homeless in Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless and 25,000 acres of crops are under water…

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Disaster in U.S. FLOODS Twenty Dead, 20,000 Homeless Crops Suffer Huge Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 16

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless, and 25,000 acres of crops are under water, following the disastrous Mississippi floods…

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Disaster in U.S. FLOODS Twenty Dead, 20,000 Homeless Crops Suffer Huge Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 16

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless, and 25,000 acres of crops are under water, following the disastrous Mississippi floods…

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Disaster in U.S. FLOODS Twenty Dead, 20,000 Homeless Crops Suffer Huge Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 16

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost 20,000 people are homeless, and 25,000 acres of crops are under water, following the disastrous Mississippi floods…

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Disaster in U.S. FLOODS Twenty Dead, 20,000 Homeless Crops Suffer Huge Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 16

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless, and 25,000 acres of crops are under water, following the disastrous Mississippi floods…

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Thousands Homeless in Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless and 25,000 acres of crops are under water,…

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Disaster in U.S. FLOODS Twenty Dead, 20,000 Homeless Crops Suffer Huge Damage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 16

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday.--Twenty lives have been lost, 20,000 people are homeless, and 25,000 acres of crops are under water, following the disastrous Mississippi floods…

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Million Acres Flooded in U.s

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 19

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- A million acres were flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers yesterday when 25 levees burst, forcing…

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Million Acres Flooded in U.s

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- A million acres were flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers yesterday when 25 levees burst, forcing…

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Million Acres Flooded in U.s

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 19

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- A million acres were flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers yesterday when 25 levees burst, forcing…

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Stop Press Million Acres Flooded

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 32

ST. LOUIS, Wednesday.-- A million acres were flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers today, bursting 25 levees and…

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Million Acres Flooded in U.s

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- A million acres were -flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers yesterday when 25 levees burst, forcing…

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Million Acres Flooded in U.s

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.-- A million acres were flooded by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers yesterday when 25 levees burst, forcing…

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Havoc By Gale In Wollongong

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

A gale which swept through Wollongong and terrified residents early yesterday morning caused damage estimated at…

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Havoc By Gale InWollongong

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

A gale which swept through Wollongong and terrified residents early yesterday morning caused damage estimated at…

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Gale Over Tasman Planes, Ships Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 3

Strong south-westerly winds, reaching gale force yesterday affected plane and shipping schedules, and brought cold…

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Gale Forces Ship to Run for Shelter

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

Huge seas and an 80 m.p.h. gale in Bass Strait caused the Dutch steamer Jjibesar (10,836 tons) to roll 35…

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Gale Forces Ship to Run for Shelter

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

Huge seas and an 80 m.p.h. gale in Bass Strait caused the Dutch steamer Pjibesar (10,836 tons) to roll 35…

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