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Floods & storms, 1949

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 104

Queensland Swamped In Huge Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 12

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.--Torrential rain has flooded the greater part of north Queensland from Cardwell to Cairns during the past 24 hours…

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Queensland Swamped In Huge Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 12

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.--Torrential rain has flooded the greater part of north Queensland from Cardwell to Cairns during the past 24 hours…

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Queensland Swamped In Huge Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 12

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.--torrential rain has flooded the greater part of north Queensland from Cardwell to Cairns during the past 24 hours…

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Queensland Swamped In Huge Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 12

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.--Torrential rain has flooded the greater part of north Queensland from Cardwell to Cairns during the past 24 hours…

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Farm Machines From Dollar Area; Trickle, Not Flood Fadden's Reply To Pollard

The Land · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A vigorous attack upon the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) over the Federal Government's assurance to the Australian Agricultural Council that despite the…

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Record 76th Show At Tamworth Flood-Lighting Turned On For Night Programme Herefords Win Supreme Honors

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

RECORDS in many sections, and an overall increased response in entries on last year marked the 76th annual show of the Tamworth Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Known as the "Royal of the North," the exhibition maintained its high reputation in a varied display which did full credit to this excellent agricultural and farming…

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Vast Plan to Stem Red Flood in Asia

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

BOSTON, Saturday.-- A billion-dollar-a-year "MacArthur Plan" to check the spread of Communism in Asia was advocated last night by Harold Stassen, leading Republican and former Governor of Minnesota. MR. STASSEN presented a…

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Vast Plan to Stem Red Flood in Asia

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

BOSTON, Saturday.-- A billion-dollar-a-year "MacArthur Plan" to check the spread of Communism in Asia was advocated last night by Harold Stassen, leading Republican and farmer Governor of Minnesota. MR. STASSEN presented a…

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Vast Plan to Stem Red Flood in Asia

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

BOSTON, Saturday.--A billion-dollar-a-year "MacArthur Plan" to check the spread of Communism in Asia was advocated last night by Harold Stassen, leading Republican and former Governor of Minnesota. MR. STASSEN presented a…

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Vast Plan to Stem Red Flood in Asia

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

BOSTON, Saturday.--A billion-dollar-a-year "MacArthur Plan" to check the spread of Communism in Asia was advocated last night by Harold Stassen, leading Republican and former Governor of Minnesota. MR. STASSEN presented a…

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Flying Food To Flood-bound Station Children

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 April 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday.— Graziers in flood-bound areas of south-west Queensland are chartering an aircraft to fly them…

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Flood-bound town 'dry' -- only water unrationed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 April 1949 · page 7

Thargomindah, flood-bound for a fortnight, is down to its last case of gin. Mr. M. E. Ward, licensee of the Southern…

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Quiet moment Storm clouds

The Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 13

The storm clouds which have hovered near have passed, and now the way is clear; the blow which seemed about to fall, has…

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Storm in U.n. Over New Pact Expected

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Tuesday.-- The United Nations took the signing of the Atlantic Pact by 12 Western Powers yesterday quietly, but there is every indication that a storm might break at the…

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Storm in U.n. Over New Pact Expected

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Tuesday.-- The United Nations took the signing of the Atlantic Pact by 12 Western Powers yesterday quietly, but there is every indication that a storm might break at the…

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Sun Motor News British style and custom-built car bodies are now flooding Hollywood

The Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 16

Evidence of the growing popularity of British cars in America is the latest report from Hollywood that foreign and custom-built cars are appearing everywhere. Almost as many British…

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Stanmore Centre of League Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 30

Western Suburbs Rugby League club is ignoring five-eighth Frank Stanmore's contract with Cess: nock and have picked Stanmore to play against Parramatta at Parramatta Oval on Saturday…

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Stanmore Centre of League Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 30

Western Suburbs Rugby League club is ignoring five-eighth Frank Stanmore's contract with Cess- nock and have picked Stanmore to play against Parramatta at Parramatta Oval on Saturday…

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Stanmore Centre of League Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 30

Western Suburbs Rugby League club is ignoring five-eighth Frank Stanmore's contract with Cessnock and have picked Stanmore to play against Parramatta at Parramatta Oval on Saturday…

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Stanmore Centre of League Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 30

Western Suburbs Rugby League club is ignoring five-eighth Frank Stanmore's contract with Cess- nock and have picked Stanmore to play against Parramatta at Parramatta Oval on Saturday…

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