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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 183

Floods cut off two towns Damage From Swollen Rivers Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 7

Heavy rains yesterday isolated two townships in northern New South Wales and brought danger of river floods…

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Albion Park Flooded

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 9

The race meeting set down for Albion Park today was declared off late this morning. It has not been decided when…

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Albion Park Flooded

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 9

The race meeting set down for Albion Park today was declared off late this morning. It has not been decided when…

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Albion Park Flooded

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 9

The race meeting set down for Albion Park today was declared off late this morning. It has not been decided when…

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Albion Park Flooded

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 9

The race meeting set down for Albion Park today was declared off late this morning. It has not been decided when…

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Albion Park Flooded

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 9

The race meeting set down for Albion Park today was declared off late this morning. It has not been decided when…

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Heavy rain has turned north-west into "a sea of mud"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 February 1950 · page 3

The Weather Bureau last night issued flood and gale warnings for the north coast of New South Wales. Coastal rivers as far south as the Manning…

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Flood Dangers Less In North

Truth · Sunday 19 February 1950 · page 2

NORTH COAST police said last night that there was no immediate flood danger in areas where flood warnings had been…

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Flood warning on coast

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1950 · page 2

FOOD warnings have been issued to 11 Hunter Valley and North Coast towns…

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Three injured In Strait Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday. --The 141-ton auxiliary schooner Mileeta and her crew of seven reached…

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Three Injured In Strait Gale

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The 141-ton auxiliary schooner Mileeta and her crew of seven reached…

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80-Miles Flood Trip in Plane Belly Tank

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sun.--Two men today arrived at Longreach, Central Queensland, after an 80-miles trip down the flooded Thomson River in an aeroplane belly tank…

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Crossed floods to aid birth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 5

Seven people risked their lives in flooded creeks yesterday to bring aid…

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Floods Still Block Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

Roads leading from Hay, in the south-west of N.S.W., to Deniliquin and Balranald are still…

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Town cut off by flood waters

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

Floods have isolated residents of Booroorban, about 30 miles from Hay…

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Township Isolated By Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

A vast sea of floodwater between Hay arid Deniliquin has isolated the township of Booroorban…

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Town Cut Off By Big Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 9

A vast sea of flood- water between Hay and Deniliquin has isolated the township of Booroor…

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Township Isolated By Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

A vast sea of floodwater between Hay and Deniliquin has isolated the township of Booroorban…

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Rows, Floods in Mines Cost Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 10

Coal output improved today on the last two days' tonnages, but with seven mines idle through disputes and two open…

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Rows, Floods in Mines Cost Coal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 10

Coal output improved today on the last two days' tonnages, but with seven mines idle through disputes and two open…

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