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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

1,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 61

Lightning Strikes Tram In Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 1

When a severe southerly thunderstorm broke over Sydney and suburbs…

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Gale Delays Motorship

The Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 5

Heavy seas are running off the north coast of NSW. Captain of the British motorship Shansi, with 100…

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News in Brief Cyclone Expected

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.--A cyclone is vancing across the Tasman…

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Seer Forecasts Q'land Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--An Indian seer, who correctly forecast the Aurora Australis, seen last night, predicted today that a cyclone would strike northern Queensland…

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Radio Link Disrupted By Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 9

A magnetic storm in the upper atmosphere has disrupted radio…

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39 Killed, 300 Hurt in Gales

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

CHICAGO, Saturday.-- Tornadoes which cut across four mid-Western States yesterday flattened…

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Cyclone Hits Java

Truth · Sunday 21 March 1948 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—A Batavia message says that 1600 were rendered homeless and 240 houses were destroyed in a 60…

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Colossal Damage By Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.-- A 90 m.p.h. gale caused damage estimated at £3,750,000 (sterling) at the…

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Colossal Damage By Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday.-- A 90 m.p.h. gale caused damage estimated at £3,750,000 (sterling) at the…

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Colossal Damage By Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.-- A 90 m.p.h. gale caused damage estimated at £3,750,000 (sterling) at the…

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Colossal Damage By Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.-- A 90 m.p.h. gale caused damage estimated at £3,750,000 (sterling) at the…

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Heavy Coastal Rain, Warning of Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 4

HEAVY rain fell on the North Coast during the weekend and the Weather Bureau has issued a flood warning…

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Gale Smashes 63 Aircraft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 21 (A.A.P.).—A tornado struck Tinker airfield, near Oklahoma City, last night, and…

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Steamer Battling Qld. Gale

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--With the superstructure badly damaged, and a leaking engineroom, the…

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Steamer Battling Qld. Gale

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--With the superstructure badly damaged, and a leaking engineroom, the…

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Steamer Battling Qld. Gale

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--With the superstructure badly damaged, and a leaking engineroom, the…

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Distressed Launch in Cyclone's Path

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--With several feet of water in her engine-room, an 80ft. launch is in difficulties in heavy seas near Eraser Island, off Maryborough…

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Big Loss in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Cyclonic winds and heavy seas are battering the Queensland coast from…

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Big Loss in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Cyclonic winds and heavy seas are battering the Queensland coast from…

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Big Loss in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Cyclonic winds and heavy seas are battering the Queensland coast from…

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