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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 183

Families Go Back to Flooded Homes Loss Over Wide Area

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

Hundreds of flood victims in Glen Davis, East Maitland and other areas began a pathetic trek back to their damaged homes today, when the flood…

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Grim Trek Back to Flooded Homes Trail Of Ruin Over Wide Area Of State

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

Hundreds of flood victims in Glen Davis, East Maitland and other areas began a pathetic trek back to their damaged homes today, when the flood…

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Flood Fears on South Coast Trail Of Ruin Over Wide Area Of State

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

Hundreds of flood victims in Glen Davis, East Maitland and other areas began a pathetic trek back to their damaged homes today, when the flood…

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Families Go Back to Flooded Homes Loss Over Wide Area

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

Hundreds of flood victims in Glen Davis, East Mainland and other areas began a pathetic trek back to their damaged homes today, when the flood…

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Storm Damage

The Biz · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 7

Thousands of workers had to disam[?]ark at Fairfield railway station and Travel to Cabramatta and Liverpool areas by bus on Tuesday afternoon,…

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Police Order Many From Flood Area

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 9

Police ordered dozens of people from their homes along the Hawkesbury River last night after 180 points of rain threatened further serious flooding…

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Flood Washouts Maroon Tourists Heavy Falls At Eden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Four buses with more than 100 Sydney tourists aboard have been stranded at Eden…

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Flood Washouts Maroon Tourists Heavy Falls At Eden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Four buses with more than 100 Sydney tourists aboard have been stranded at Eden…

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Flood Washouts Maroon Tourists Heavy Falls At Eden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Four buses with more than 100 Sydney tourists aboard have been stranded at Eden…

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Flood Washouts Maroon Tourists Heavy Falls At Eden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Four buses with more than 100 Sydney tourists aboard have been stranded at Eden…

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Flood Washouts Maroon Tourists Heavy Falls At Eden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 11

Four buses with more than 100 Sydney tourists aboard have been stranded a Eden…

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Floods, Crop Damage Follow Heavy Rain

The Land · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

HEAVY rain over a wide area of the eastern and central western parts of the State this week caused some serious flooding and heavy crop losses, particularly in coastal districts…

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Heavy Jan. Rain Causes Washing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 15

HEAVY rain during mid-January in the Illawarra district was responsible for some washing of cultivated and cropping paddocks,…

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Some Losses And Many Benefits From N.S.W. Rains More Floods In Hunter, But Season Assured Elsewhere

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

ALTHOUGH heavy rain this week has caused coal losses, flooded open cut mines and halted shale oil production at Glen Davis, the general effect of the downpour will be beneficial, except in the Hunter Valley. Rain started on Saturday and several inches fell over…

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Danger Past Floods Drop At Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

Floodwafers at Bega fell quickly yesterday and all danger is past. By 9 a.m. the Bega River…

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Flooding danger now over

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 9

Linesmen hare restored telephone links with South Coast and inland…

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Many die in storms LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1950 · page 48

WHOLE villages in Turkey have been buried under snow in the severest winter for 25…

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Sex and schnapps flooded a quiet German town TIME

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 February 1950 · page 32

needed it. Wherever GIs were stationed the story was the same: they had money, the Germans Prices soared, the black…

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"Flood horse" wins all way

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 February 1950 · page 19

NEWCASTLE, Sat.--Country Lane, winner of today's Maiden Juvenile Handicap (4½f.) was marooned in Maitland for five days during the flood last June. Trainer C. Munro had…

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Gales, Floods Sweep England

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Monday.-- Gales j raged along the English Channel yesterday while continued heavy rain caused inland…

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