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Floods & storms, 1948

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Speedboats in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 8

Starting in a south-west gale, fourteen speedboats. provided spectators with plenty of thrills,' at the St…

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Speedboats in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 10

Starting in a south-west gale, fourteen speedboats provided spectators with plenty of thrills at the St…

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Speedboats in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 8

Starting in a south-west gale, fourteen speedboats provided spectators with plenty of thrills at the St…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Speedboats in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 10

Starting in a south-west gale, fourteen speedboats provided spectators with plenty of thrills at the St…

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Speed Boats in Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 8

Starting in a south-west gale, fourteen speedboats provided spectators with plenty of thrills, at the St…

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Yacht Race Blow Terrific Gales, Says Skipper

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 8

The fir$t boat to finish in the Montagu Island yacht race was Archie Robertson's Mavis which entered the Heads at 7.31. and was followed by Josephine a half hour later in company with the…

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Yacht Race Blow Terrific Gales, Says Skipper

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 8

The first boat to finish in the Montagu Island yacht race was Archie Robertson's Mavis which entered the Heads at' 1.31 and was followed by Josephine a half, hour later in company with the…

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Labor's Big 6=Hour Day Rally Magnificent Display of Solidarity Despite Heavy Rain

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 1

Notwithstanding terrific showers and biting south-westerly winds, nearly 100,000 people crowded Sydney streets on Monday to witness the Six-Hour Day March from the Town Hall to the Showground, where the customary sports meeting was held. The Official Party at the head of the procession included…

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Flooding of Northern Rivers; Committee Will Investigate

The Land · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 15

FLOOD prevention on the Richmond and Tweed Rivers will be investigated by a committee approved by the Acting Premier, Mr…

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Ministers Name Officers For Flood Mitigation Survey

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 5

FLOOD mitigation on the Richmond And Tweed Rivers would be investigated shortly by committed approved by the Acting…

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Flood Menace Must Be Kept In Mind To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler"!

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 5

Sir.—Although we are not having a flood now, we have not forgotten the last one and the matter must not be forgotten, either, What prompted…

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Editorial Two Questions and a Flood of Words

The Sun · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

From the storm of words which now surrounds Mr. Fadden's use of "secret" documents in Parliament, two issues of outstanding importance to every Australian emerge…

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Warm Day, Storms Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 5

The Weather Bureau expects warm weather today, with possible thunderstorms, and a…

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Storm Causes Racing Chaos

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

A cloudburst over Randwick racecourse during a thunderstorm early this afternoon soaked thousands of patrons and held up racing…

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Storm Causes Racing Chaos

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

A cloudburst over Randwick racecourse during a thunderstorm early this afternoon soaked thousands of patrons and held up racing…

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Storm Causes Racing Chaos

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

A cloudburst over Randwick racecourse during a thunderstorm early this afternoon soaked thousands of patrons and held up racing…

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4 Men Missing In Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Four men are missing in a small boat, and a woman was seriously…

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4 Believed Lost In Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Four men are missing in a small boat, and a woman was seriously injured as the result of a gale which struck Adelaide yesterday afternoon…

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Shipping Warned Of Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 5

The Weather Bureau last night issued a storm warning to all shipping…

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Rain And Gale For Sydney; Ships Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 1

The Weather Bureau late last night issued a gale warning to all ships on the N.S.W. coast…

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