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Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 85

Flood Threat In North-East Vic

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Floods threaten all lowlands in north-east Victoria, where several rivers have overflowed their banks…

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Rain, Snow Cause Floods in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Melting snow on the highlands, and heavy rain, have swelled rivers in north-eastern Victoria, but serious…

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Vic. Homes Menaced by Flood

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Two hundred and fifty aborigines have been evacuated from their camp on the banks of the…

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Rain, Snow Cause Floods in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Melting snow on the highlands, and heavy rain,have swelled rivers in north-eastern Victoria, but serious…

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Rain, Snow Cause Floods in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Melting snow on the highlands, and heavy rain, have swelled rivers in north-eastern Victoria, but serious…

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Floods Menace Homes in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Two hundred and fifty aborigines have been evacuated from their camp on the banks of the Goulburn River, in…

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Vic. Homes Menaced by Flood

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Two hundred and fifty aborigines have been evacuated from their camp on the banks of the…

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Rain, Snow Cause Floods in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Melting snow on the highlands, and heavy rain, have swelled rivers in north-eastern Victoria, but serious…

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Storm Overtakes Distance Bikers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 12

Slippery roads caused by a Heavy rainstorm which over took competitors in the 52 miles Speedwell bike race today, caused many falls, but none of the riders was injured. THE cyclists had not gone far on…

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Storm Overtakes Distance Bikers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 12

Slippery roads caused by a heavy rainstorm which overtook competitors in the 52 miles Speedwell bike race today, caused many falls, but none of the riders was injured. THE cvclists had not gone far on…

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Flood Of New Radio Licences

The Sun · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 3

After the Postmaster-General's Department opened its blitz on non-licensed radio users on May 15 last, 165,000 new licences were…

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Narrow Escape When 'Plane Hits Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Milton Reynolds and his pilot, Captain Odom, had a narrow escape when Reynolds' Bombshell plane ran into…

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Narrow Escape When 'Plane Hits Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Milton Reynolds and his pilot. Captain Odom, had a narrow escape when Reynolds' Bombshell plane ran into…

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Narrow Escape When 'Plane Hits Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Milton Reynolds and his pilot, Captain Odom, had a narrow escape when Reynolds' Bombshell plane ran into…

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Indians Eat Weeds in Flooded Bengal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Monday (A.A.P.).--Floods which devastated the Chittagong district of Eastern Bengal affected nearly 1,000,000 people, said the Prime Minister of Eastern Pakistan (Kawaja Nazimuddin)…

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Stop Press Phone: M2406 Heavy Floods in Burma

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 32

LONDON, Wednesday.--Heavy flood in the Central Burma plains submerged nearly 100 villages and severely damaged paddy crops and…

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Floods Destroy Rice

The Sun · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 1

RANGOON, Friday.--Floods in Arakan Province wiped out 40.000 acres of rice.--AAP…

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Executive 9 a.m. Truths Weekend Short Storms

Truth · Sunday 31 August 1947 · page 52

HE turned over on the hard prison bed and looked at his watch. It said 3.15 and the execution was set for 9 a.m. Five and three-quarter hours to go; five and three-quarter hours of this damnable waiting. He wondered about…

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Floods End Rioting in Punjab Districts

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Monday. --Torrential rain and flooding of large areas of the Punjab have temporarily ended communal rioting in some districts. THE flood damage is expected to…

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Floods Halt Rioting In Punjab Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 9

NEW DELHI, Monday. --Torrential rain and flooding of large areas of the Punjab have ended communal rioting in some districts. THE flood damage is expected to…

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