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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

1,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 61

Flood of Inquiries for Car

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 3

The announcement yesterday by General Motors Holden's Ltd. that their new Australian car, the…

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Flood of Inquiries for Car

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 3

The announcement yesterday by General Motors Holden's Ltd. that their new Australian car, the…

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Gale hits Darwin

The Sun · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 1

DARWIN, Wednesday. -- Darwin airport and flying boat base have been closed by winds now reaching gale…

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Pets Suffer From Tick Menace At Storm Channel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 5

Cats and dogs have been bitten so many times "by ticks near the storm water channel between Sorrell and Elizabeth Streets, that they have become immune to the effects of tick bite, according to a resident of the area.. The resident, Mrs. E. Douglas,…

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Destruction In Darwin Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Wed.--A cyclone which struck Darwin today destroyed buildings, roofs and trees and delayed oversea and other aircraft…

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Extensive Damage in Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Thursday.--Extensive damage was done in Darwin and outlying areas, houses were…

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Extensive Damage in Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Thursday. -- Extensive damage was done in Darwin and outlying areas, houses were…

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Deluge In City

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

Heavy rain which began to fall in the city after noon today is expected by the Weather Bureau to…

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Cyclone Moving S.w. of Darwin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 9

DARWIN, Thurs.--The cyclone which caused damage at Darwin yesterday has moved to a position about 100 miles…

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Gale Follows Fog In Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 3 (A.A.P.). —Ships which put to sea on Wednesday after being fogbound in British ports for a…

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Storm of Time Is Exciting Novel

Tribune · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 5

ELEANOR DARK’S new novel. Storm of Time, continues the story of the settlement of Sydney begun in The…

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Flood Of Fake Money In New York

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, December 3 (A.A.P.).—U.S. Treasury officials announced yesterday that counterfeiters were flooding…

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New York Flooded with Bogus Money

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.A.P.).--New York was being flooded with the greatest amount of counterfeit money in history, Federal Reserve Bank and Treasury agents warned…

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Flood of war movies from American studios HOLLYWOOD

The Sun · Sunday 5 December 1948 · page 35

SO far the recent World War has been hardly exploited by Hollywood for stories, but now comes the avalanche. Command Decision…

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Flood in Ulster

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The biggest flood for 20 years is covering the main street of Strabane, in the County of…

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Redbaiters Call Out Storm troops

Tribune · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—Use of a group of Caulfield RSL members to stage storm-troop style suppression of a proposed Communist Party meeting…

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Storm Hit Yacht Race

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 11

When the big yachts competing in the Ocean Yacht Race to Lion Island and back were off north Curl Curl at…

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Storm Hit Yacht Race

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 9

When the big yachts competing in the Ocean Yacht Race to Lion Island and back were off north Curl Curl at…

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Violent Storm Hits City: Power Blackouts

The Sun · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 1

Sweeping in from the north-west, a violent thunderstorm darkened Sydney and suburbs for 45 minutes, just before noon today…

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Lightning Strikes Three City Trams Damage In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 1

THREE trams were damaged in Sydney suburbs this morning when struck by lightning during a violent electrical storm which burst over the city shortly…

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