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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

1,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 61

Aid to Flood Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 3

The State flood relief committee yesterday considered claims for damage from residents of towns which suffered…

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EDITORIAL (The opinions expressed in this Journal are not necessarily those of the Master Builders’ Association, unless otherwise stated.) Countering the Floods

Construction · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 1

The floods on the North Coast of New South Wales have passed, leaving the usual trail of devastation in their wake. Like any other nine days’ wonder the rest of the State may now feel…

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£4000 Flood Aid Requests

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 9

The Flood Relief Committee, at its first meeting yesterday, received applications from people at Lismore and Grafton…

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Gales Delay Many Ships

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Mountainous seas whipped up by 70-miles-an-hour gales have delayed all…

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Storms Delay Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Seventy-mile-an-hour gales broke up shipping schedules along the entire southern coast…

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N. Coast Banana Industry's Loss; Storm Damage

The Land · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 15

BANANA consignments from the North Coast up until Christmas would be about 130,000 cases less than expected before the recent…

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Flood Protection; Dams on Coastal Rivers Want[?]

The Land · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

The Central Executive of the Pr[?] mary Producers' Union at a meetin[?] last week decided to ask the Fe[?] eral and State Governments to he[?]…

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Flood Stock Losses

The Land · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 8

Stock losses as a result of floods in the Lismore district were heavy, but not so serious as was first thought, according to Inspector…

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Farm "Island" For Flood Periods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 5

To the Editor "Farmer and Settler." [?].—In reference to those dreadful floods, and stock losses. Have those river country farmers ever thought of…

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Last Minute News Flood After Quake

The Sun · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 16

Tokio.--Floods now threaten [?] City, which was almost totally destroyed in Monsay's earthquake. River…

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Floods Follow Earthquake

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 3

TOKYO, July 2 (A.A.P.Reuter). — Floods threaten Fukui, capital of Central Honshu, Japan, which was…

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Road Level Down After Flooding

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

LISMORE Saturday.--A section of the main street at Coraki has sunk nearly six inches since the floods and is…

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Road Level Down After Flooding

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

LISMORE Saturday.--A section of the main street at Coraki has sunk nearly six inches since the floods and is…

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Road Level Down After Flooding

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

LISMORE Saturday.--A section of the main street at Coraki has sunk nearly six inches since the floods and is…

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Road Level Down After Flooding

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

LISMORE Saturday.--A section of the main street at Coraki has sunk nearly six inches since the floods and is…

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Road Level Down After Flooding

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

LISMORE Saturday.--A section of the main street at Coraki has sunk nearly six inches since the floods and is…

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Lackaboy was upset by floods

The Sun · Sunday 4 July 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY sprinter Lackaboy finished last in the Doomben Ten Thousand yesterday but…

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Huge Gales Stop Ships

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Strong westerly gales and huge seas have forced many ships to heave-to in…

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Five Ships in Fierce Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Reports of "mighty winds and phenomenal seas" were flashed to the Weather Bureau to-night…

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Coastal Storms Small Ships Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 1

The Weather Bureau last night forecast gales and storms in Sydney and the South Coast of New…

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