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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 85

Tokio Flooded When River Bank Collapses

The Sun · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 1

TOKIO, Saturday. -- Floodwaters early today broke the banks of the Naka River (main stream flowing through Tokio) unleashing a surge of water into the north-eastern section…

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Floods Menace 500,000 in Tokio

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 2

TOKIO, Friday.--River floods in Tokio menace 500,000 people in northwestern suburbs. The River Naka has broken through…

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7000 Drowned in Japanese Flood Typhoon Aftermath Near Tokio U.S. Paratroops Almost Trapped

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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7000 Dead in Floods Sequel To Jap Typhoon U.S. Troops Dodge Trap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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7000 Drowned in Japanese Flood Typhoon Aftermath Near Tokio U.S. Paratroops Almost Trapped

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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7000 Dead in Floods Sequel To Jap Typhoon U.S. Troops Dodge Trap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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7000 Drowned in Japanese Flood Typhoon Aftermath Near Tokio U.S. Paratroops Almost Trapped

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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7000 Drowned in Japanese Flood Typhoon Aftermath Near Tokio U.S. Paratroops Almost Trapped

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday.--Occupation officials estimate that 7000 deaths have been caused by floods following the typhoon which struck an…

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Marooned On Train Roof By Jap Flood Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 3

TOKYO, Sept. 19.—Stranded aboard a train marooned in floodwaters, 350 Allied nationals, ineluding women and children,…

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2000 Japs die in Tokio flood TOKIO

The Sun · Sunday 21 September 1947 · page 1

AT least 2000 Japanese have died as a result of floods on the main island of Honshu…

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River floods Tokio homes

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 September 1947 · page 12

TOKIO, Sat. -- The Naka River burst its banks at 3.20 a.m. today, flooding a huge area in Tokio's north-western…

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U.S. Troops In Action To Save Flooded Japanese

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 2

With a terrific roar, the embankments protecting Greater Tokyo from flood waters broke last Saturday morning, and a torrent up to 15 feet deep turned 20 per cent, of the suburbs into a lake…

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Quarter Of Tokyo Flooded When Levees Burst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 3

TOKYO, Sept. 21 (A.A.P.Reuter).—Although the levees along the swollen Naka River, in Tokyo, on Friday night were…

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Floods in India Kill 2000

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Sunday.--Two thousand people have been drowned in floods from northern India's two largest rivers, Ganges…

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Flooded Area Visited by Jap Emperor

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 September 1947 · page 6

TOKIO, Monday. -- Scores or Japanese marooned on rooftops by flood waters, which have inundated the Kanto Plain,…

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Storm Threat in Florida

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (A.A.P.).—New weather disturbances are developing off southern Florida…

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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