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Floods & storms, 1948

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Victorian Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Floodwaters are rising rapidly in the East Gippsland district of Glengarry, where the…

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SECOND U.S. Town Menaced by Columbia Flood Desolation In Vanport

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The most destructive flood in the history of the north-western States of Washington, Oregon and Idaho is threatening the…

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Flood Fear in Victoria

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. --Floodwaters are rapidly rising in the East Gippsland district of Glengarry,…

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New Areas Face Flood Threat State Of Emergency Proclaimed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 1 (A.A.P.).— Floodwaters rolling down the swollen Columbia and Fraser Rivers now threaten new areas in north-west United States…

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Evacuation of Flooded U.s. Township

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

An serial picture of Vanport City, U.S.A., which was devastated by floodwaters on Sunday. Refugees at the lower left of the picture can be seen making their way down the dike to the main highway, where rescue vehicles await them. (Radio-picture.)…

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60,000 Homeless in Floods Areas To Be Evacuated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Floods in the four U.S. States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana have left at least 60,000 homeless and caused…

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This Flood Swept 300 To Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

TWO MEN, one of them carrying a child, struggling to safety through waist-deep water in the flooded U.S. town of Vanport, Oregon, on Sunday. Children were torn from their parents' arms and swirled to death by the floodwaters which roared through a burst dyke on the Columbia River. Unofficial deathroll is now 300.--Radiophoto…

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Gas Peril From Floods Huge Petrol Tanks Sag More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Gas Peril From Floods Huge Petrol Storage Tanks Sag More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Gas Peril From Floods Petrol Storage Tanks Sagging More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Gas Peril From Floods Huge Petrol Storage Tanks Sag More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Gas Peril From Floods Huge Petrol Storage Tanks Sag More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Gas Peril From Floods Petrol Storage Tanks Sagging More Dykes in Rivers Burst

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fears that huge petrol tanks might burst at any minute have added to the perils of rescue workers in the disastrous floods…

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Tasmanian Politics Storm Brewing On Transport

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —There would be startling developments in Tasmanian politics when Parliament resumed…

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90,000 Made Homeless By Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 2 (A.A.P.).—Ninety thousand persons are homeless in the flooded areas of north-west…

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New Crisis In U.S. Floods, Many Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The floods in Oregon reached a new crisis today when floodwaters sweeping down the Columbia River met the…

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Flooded Rivers Receding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

PORTLAND (Oregon), Thursday. -- The floods which have brought devastation to four States in…

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Flooded Rivers Receding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

PORTLAND (Oregon), Thursday. -- The floods which have brought devastation to four States in…

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Flooded Rivers Receding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

PORTLAND (Oregon), Thursday. -- The Roods which have brought devastation to four States in…

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Flooded Rivers Receding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

PORTLAND (Oregon), Thursday. -- The floods which have brought devastation to four States in…

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