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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 183

Saved From the Storm

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 6

JIM stood peering out at the teeming hail banging and bouncing as it struck the roof. Now and then he…

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Revellers caught in heavy storm

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 1

THOUSANDS of New Year revellers were drenched by heavy rain which stopped record open air celebrations in Sydney last night. Men and women, who a few minutes earlier…

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Children knocked down as revellers storm surf ball

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 3

Children and elderly people were knocked down when more than 4000 people stormed the Bondi Life Saving Surf Club in an attempt to "gatecrash" the lifesavers' New Year Ball. The crowd surged…

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Gales ruin wheat crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

A 40-miles-an-hour gale late yesterday afternoon flattened thousands of acres of wheat, and…

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Shops Flooded In 2 Molong Storms

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 10

MOLONG, Monday.--Two violent electric storms within 24 hours have disrupted telephone and electricity services in the town, damaged buildings and oat crops…

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Molong twice hit by storms

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 3

MOLONG, Monday. -- Two violent storms within 24 hours have disrupted services and done extensive…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Roofs Go In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A severe windstorm struck Thallon, 280 miles southwest of Brisbane,…

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Church Collapses in Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

PERTH, Tues.--A church and a store collapsed when a gale swept through Derby last night…

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Lindwall in doldrums as gale blows over Test scene

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 27

CAPETOWN, Wednesday.--A 40-mile-an-hour gale, which blew over Table Mountain on to Newlands yesterday, blew with it most of South Africa's chances in the second Test against Australia. But it couldn't blow…

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Floods Hamper Nut Scheme Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 3.—The British Government's East African ground nuts scheme, which has been suffering from…

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Cotton Tents to Withstand Cold, Gales

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 20

DAYTON (Ohio). -- A tent made of cotton fabric has been developed by the U.S. Air force at Dayton…

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Cotton Tents to Withstand Cold, Gales

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 20

DAYTON (Ohio). -- A tent made of cotton fabric has been developed by the U.S. Air Force at Dayton…

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Relief To Be Rushed to Flood Victims (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Cable Service)

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday, imergency action to help the distressed immigrants in Is[?] reception camps has been initiated by the Federation of Jewish Relief Organisations, following the urgent appe[?] from its representative in…

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