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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 183

Storm Comes To Rescue Of Three Leading Grade Cricket Teams

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 March 1950 · page 10

First grade cricket leaders. Manly and Randwick both were saved from defeat yesterday afternoon by a storm, which broke over Sydney soon after…

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Tragedy During Storm Lightning Strikes Surfers: One Killed, Five Hurt Swimmers Panicked Rescues Made at Cronulla

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 March 1950 · page 1

Chain lightning during a sudden electric storm yesterday afternoon killed a surfer in the water at Cronulla and injured five other persons…

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Little Sport-- Any port in a storm

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 31

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M.P.s' New Guest-room Damaged By Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday. Walls and ceiling of a new room built in Parliament House for Members of…

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Rain Floods Many Open-cuts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

Heavy rain flooded 11 State open-cut collieries yesterday, causing a loss of 3,705 tons. Ten of these mines are in the…

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Floods Threaten, But Nothing Is Done

Tribune · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 7

LISMORE.— Flood season is on again and local residents are anxiously watching the river. Record floods in 1945 and 1948…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North Queensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North Queensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 18

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 18

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North ueensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 18

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North ueensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Floodwater Partly Fills Lithgow Pit

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Huon underground colliery was partly flooded when water from the Huon open-cut burst…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North Queensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Severe Floods in Q'ld

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--North Queensland is floodbound in record floods which have…

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Health Scheme Storm May Overshadow Steel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Wed.--The storm over the uncurbed extravagance of the Health Minister (Mr. Aneurin Bevan) may subsequently dwarf the Commons' fight over steel nationalisation…

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Two Drowned In Queensland Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 15

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Two men were drowned in Queensland floods to-day. One was an Albanian, the other an Italian. Azem Spaho, 44, an…

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