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Floods & storms, 1948

1,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 61

Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Terror In Townships

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which, swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Telephone Lines Down

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Telephone Lines Down

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Telephone Lines Down

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Terror In Townships

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Freak Storms Leave Wide Trail of Destruction Telephone Lines Down

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at thousands of pounds was caused in freak storms which swept through southern New South Wales and northern Victoria…

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Storms, Torrential Rains Cause Widespread Damage In South N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

Violent winds and torrential rain caused widespread damage in southern parts of New South Wales yesterday. Many houses were unroofed, families were flooded out of their homes, and power blackouts occurred…

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Floods in U.s. Kill 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (A. A. P.).—Floods in eight States at the week-end killed 14 persons and left thousands…

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Thunderstorms Forecast Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 5

The Weather Bureau last night forecast a warm and sultry morning today, with thunderstorms this afternoon…

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Falklands, Cradle Of Storms Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

WHATEVER may be the motives of Argentina and Chile in claiming the Falkland Islands and their…

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Olympic Storm: Marshall Bars Agreement

The Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 16

Biggest flare-up in Australian amateur sport for years is threatened by an edict that Olympic swimmers must not be advised in London by any other coach except the official appointee, Forbes Carlile…

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Polar Ship In Violent Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A violent Antarctic storm is battering the Polar exploration ship Wyatt Earp…

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Girl Dies In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heaviest rains for years in the Bathurst district resulted in the death…

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Girl Dies In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heaviest rains for years in the Bathurst district resulted in the death…

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Girl Dies In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heaviest rains for years in the Bathurst district resulted in the death…

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Girl Dies In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heaviest rains for years in the Bathurst district resulted in the death…

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Girl Dies In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heaviest rains for years in the Bathurst district resulted in the death…

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Storms Expected

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SCATTERED thunderstorms. which are likely in the metropolitan area later today and tomorrow, would not ease…

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Storms Expected

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SCATTERED thunderstorms, which are likely in the metropolitan area later today and tomorrow, would not ease…

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Storms Expected

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SCATTERED thunderstorms, which are likely in the metropolitan area later today and tomorrow, would not ease…

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