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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 183

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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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which moved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks."' which proved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which proved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which proved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which moved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which proved…

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Flood Aids

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 18

IN view of recent floods in certain parts of New South Wales, it would be a good idea if Army "ducks," which proved…

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Six Die in Storms

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday. -- At least six persons died in storms and sleet which swept the north-eastern States yesterday…

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Six Die in Storms

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday. -- At least six persons died in storms and sleet which swept the north-eastern States yesterday…

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Six Die in Storms

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday.-- At least six persons died in storms and sleet which swept the north-eastern States yesterday…

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Six Die in Storms

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday.- - At least six persons died in storms and sleet which swept the north-eastern States yesterday…

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Six Die in Storms

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

NEW YORK, Friday. -- At least six persons died in storms and sleet which swept the north-eastern States yesterday…

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Storm made money fly

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- freak storm today turned & Victorian pair oared championship at Lake…

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Freak Storm on Vic. Lake

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

BALLARAT, Saturday. -- In one of the most freakish storms seen at, Ballarat, a cyclonic wind, accompanied by a cloud burst, wrought havoc in a 15-minute blow at Lake…

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Freak Storm on Vic. Lake

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

BALLARAT, Saturday. -- In one of the most freakish storms seen at Ballarat, a cyclonic wind, accompanied by a cloud burst, wrought havoc in a 15-minute blow at Lake…

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Storm, flood warnings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 4

The Weather Bureau at 11 o'clock last night issued storm and flood warnings for northern New South…

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Orcades battered by Biscay gales

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--A 60-miles-an-hour gale battered the liner Orcades for 18 hours in the Bay of Biscay on Saturday, and 22 passengers were injured…

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Cyclone Causes 2 Drownings, Stock Losses

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 10

A woman and a boy have been drowned, stock lost, crops damaged, and road and rail traffic disorganised, following cyclonic rains in north-east N.S.W. and south-east…

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Cyclone Causes 2 Drownings, Stock Losses

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 10

A woman and a boy have been drowned, stock lost, crops damaged, and road and rail traffic disorganised, following cyclonic rains in north-east N.S.W. and south-east…

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