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Floods & storms, 1948

1,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 61

Yacht Rangi Weathers Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 6

The New Zealand yacht Rangi has weathered a gale and is now making four knots under headsails on the return trip to…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

LEDUC (Alberta), Wednesday.-- "An uncontrollable gusher, pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

EDUC (Alberta), Wednesday.-- An uncontrollable gusher at Atlantic No. 3 well is pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, and has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

LEDUC (Alberto), Wednesday. -- An uncontrollable gusher, pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

LEDUC (Alberta), Wednesday.-- An uncontrollable gusher, pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

LEDUC (Alberta), Wednesday.-- An uncontrollable gusher, pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Oil Flood Brings Riches to Farmers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 7

LEDUC (Alberta), Wednesday.-- An uncontrollable gusher at Atlantic No. 3 well is pouring out thousands of barrels of crude oil daily, and has brought sudden fortune to the Rebus family, part of whose farm has been flooded…

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Ferry Engineroom Is Flooded Lifebelts Worn By Passengers Hurried Trip for Safety

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

BELIEVING that the ferry on which they were travelling, the Emerald Star, was sinking, passengers donned lifejackets as the ferry made a hurried…

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EDITORIAL Sabbath Storm In A Teacup

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

PRINCESS ELIZABETH and her husband have raised a Sabbatarian storm…

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Warnings of Storms Weather Man's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

People who went out to open sea in small boats should carry a wireless receiving set in case storm…

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Fatal Domestic Storm Charge Of Murder "Boy Acted to Save Mother"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- "This boy does not deserve censure; perhaps he merits praise," said Mr. M. J. Ash- kanasy, K.C., in the Criminal Court…

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Gale-force Westerlies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

Westerly winds reached gale force in some southern areas yesterday. The Weather Bureau forecasts…

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Patients' bad night in gale

The Sun · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

Plunged into darkness when electricity wires collapsed, 100 patients of Bodington--…

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Heavy Rain Cancels Mentone

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- After a cloudburst in the Mentone district resulting in a fall on the course of 40…

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Heavy Rain Cancels Mentone

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- After a cloudburst in the Mentone district resulting in a fall on the course of 40…

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Heavy Rain Cancels Mentone

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- After a cloudburst in the Mentone district resulting in a fall on the course of 40…

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Heavy Rain Cancelled Mentone Race Meeting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--After a cloudburst in the Mentone district resulting in a fall on the course of 40 points, the race meeting which was to have been held at Mentone today by the V.T. and R.A. was abandoned. THE decision not to race…

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Heavy Rain Canceller Mentone Race Meeting

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--After a cloudburst in the Mentone district resulting in a fall on the course of 40 points, the race meeting which was to have been held at Mentone today by the V.T. and R.A. was abandoned. THE decision not to race…

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Flood Ruins Fruit in Tasmania

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

HOBART, Friday.—The worst flood for 50 years has caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds and…

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Grazier feared lost in Tasmanian floods

The Sun · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 2

HOBART, Saturday. -- Well-known grazier of Judbury, Mr. W. Wallis, is feared drowned in flood waters which have covered hundreds of acres of his property…

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