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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 104

Far North Port Hit by Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- Historic Cooktown, last port in the north, has been badly damaged by a…

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Far North Port Hit by Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- Historic Cooktown, last port in the north, has been badly damaged by a…

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Far North Port Hit by Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- Historic Cooktown, last port in the north, has been badly damaged by a…

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Many Dams Broken By Heavy Rain During January

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

OWING to an abnormally wet January on the Central Coast, 13 dame in the Glossodia district (County of Cumberland) broke,…

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Cyclone Lashing Cooktown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE. Thursday.— Winds up to 90 miles an hour and torrential rain were still pounding the 600 residents of…

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Cyclone Havoc I Q'land

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday Not a line of news come out of the cycle area from Cooktown…

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Cyclone Havoc In Q'land

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Not a line of news has come out of the cyclone area from Cooktown to…

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Cyclone Havoc In Q'land

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Not a line of news has come out of the cyclone area from Cooktown to…

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Cyclone Havoc In Q'land

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Not a line of news has come out of the cyclone area from Cooktown to…

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Cyclone Havoc In Q'land

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE,. Friday. -- The Acting-Premier (Mr. Collins) said this afternoon he had received…

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Heavy Sheep Losses In U.S. Storms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 17

STORMS which have swept the, grent meat and wheat producing States of the wot of U.S.A. this winter have killed about 174,000 head…

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Storm Disrupts Trains Little Relief From Swelter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

A thunderstorm which struck Sydney, late yesterday afternoon disrupted electric train services carrying thousands of workers home, and damaged property and caused a…

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90-m.p.h. Storm Wrecks Town

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thurs.--A 90-miles-an-hour cyclone which struck Cooktown today damaged 90 of the 120 houses in the town…

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Cooktown Hit Severe Cyclone Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. — Cooktown was practically demolished by the cyclone which struck the town on Thursday…

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200-Yards Swim in Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri. -- Two fishermen swam 200 yards through, raging seas when their 35ft. launch was…

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Fires Begun by Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

A severe electrical storm late yesterday afternoon gave metropolitan fire brigades one of their busiest…

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Fires Begun by Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

A severe electrical storm late yesterday afternoon gave metropolitan fire brigades one of their busiest…

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Fires Begun by Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

A severe electrical storm late yesterday afternoon gave metropolitan fire brigades one of their busiest…

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Fires Begun by Storm

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

A severe electrical storm late yesterday afternoon gave metropolitan fire brigades one of their busiest…

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Western towns hit by storm

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

PARKES, Saturday.--A severe lectrical storm struck Bogan Gate yesterday afternoon and houses were…

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