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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 104

Flood of Sewage in Commn. Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewnno MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Flood of Sewage in Commn.homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewage. MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Flood of Sewage in Commn. Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewage. MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Flood of Sewage in Commn. Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewage. MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Flood of Sewage in Commn. Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewage. MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Flood of Sewage in Commn. Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

Rain water, which forced out the cover of a manhole in MacArthur Ave., Strathfield, yesterday, flooded Housing Commission homes with sewage MR. ALBERT NELSON, a…

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Storm Damages New Tile Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

Torrential rains which flooded parts of the Blacktown district early this week resulted in damage to portion of the brickwork of the State Tile Works now under construction…

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Big Storm Damaged Tile Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 4

Torrential rains which flooded parts of the Blacktown district early this week resulted in damage…

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Big Storm Damaged Tile Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 4

Torrential rains which flooded parts of the Black- town district early this week resulted in damage…

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Big Storm Damaged Tile Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 4

Torrential rains which Hooded parts of the Black-town district early this week resulted in damage…

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Big Storm Damaged Tile Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 4

Torrential rains which flooded parts of the Blacktown district early this week resulted in damage…

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Vegetables hit by Floods: big price drop

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 5

Wide flood damage to vegetable crops caused a big drop in wholesale prices at the City Markets today. Rain-damaged vegetables…

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Wind and Rain Storm

The Propeller · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

This week's rain and wind storm caused much damage throughout the district. Many low-lying areas were flooded,…

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Savage storm hits West--tragedy fear

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

A terrific storm hit the western districts of NSW this afternoon and is headed towards Sydney. Fragmentary, unconfirmed…

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Boy Killed. 15 Hurt When Theatre Collapses Wall Down In Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

PARKES, Saturday. -- One boy was killed and about 15 others injured when the 40-ft. rear wall of the Broadly way Theatre crashed into a matinee…

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Children Buried As Wall of Theatre Collapses Big Toll In Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

PARKES, Saturday.--The bock wall of the' Broadway Theatre 'collapsed this afternoon, burying children under tons of bricks and…

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Cash Floods Loan Water Bd. Stops Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 6

Cash subscriptions to the Sydney Water Board 3¼ per cent, loan of £2,375,000 have had to be stopped because of…

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Room in Ruins After Storm

Truth · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 44

THIS SCENE OF CHAOS and destruction is the result of yesterday's freak storm. Roof rafters, tons of…

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Govt. to aid storm victims

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 1

Government assistance to storm-damage victims would be given in cooperation with local…

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Carr runs through gale to outclass McKenley

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 15

Running into driving rain and a gale, frail 20-year-old Sydney University medical student, Edwin Carr, won the Australian 440-yard championship in 48sec. at Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. He completely…

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