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Floods & storms, 1950

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Flooding fear at Maitland

The Sun · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

MAITLAND, Saturday.--Fear that the whole of the stone facing along the bank of the Hunter River…

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Cathedral floodlit for Auriol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, lighted by four searchlights, was one of the London landmarks which were illuminated for the State visit of the French President. M. Vincent Auriol. British visit ends, page 3…

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Flood Threat on Nsw Rivers City Sport In Doubt

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

As rain and dull skies this morning jeopardised Sydney sporting fixtures, northern areas of the State faced flood threats…

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Flooding Fears In North N.S.W.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Flooding of the Tweed and Richmond Rivers is likely within the next two days as a result of fhe severe tropical cyclone which is expected to strike the Queensland coast 350…

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Girl Killed, Homes Razed by Cyclone

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 48

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A girl was killed by a falling tree at Camilla during the cyclone which struck the Queensland coast today. She was Evelyn Bahr, who…

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Cyclone wipes out town; woman killed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat. -- A cyclone today destroyed the town of Carmila (population 400), in central coastal Queensland. Eighteen - year - old…

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How A Storm Is Born

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 1

Weather forecasting is a science, but it's an art too, as you'll see if you read this account of the short but violent life of a Sydney storm. SYDNEY newspapers carried…

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Tree Strikes Family Gale wrecks town: kills fleeing girl BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 1

A TREE, uprooted by a 100 mph cyclone, struck a family as it fled from its home in the tiny cane town of Carmilla today…

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Havoc In Queensland Cyclone Flattens Town and Kills Fleeing Girl Few Buildings Stand Big Loss to Cane Growers

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A girl was killed and the small township of Carmila almost flattened when a cyclone swept across the…

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Danger Of Floods

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 1

At Mackay a hangar collapsed on three Tiger Moth planes and caused £700 damage…

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Four Hurt in Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

MACKAY, Monday. -- Wilmar Bahr (67), father of Evelyn Bahr, who was killed by a…

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Four Hurt in Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

MACKAY, Monday. -- Wilmar Bahr (67), father of Evelyn Bahr, who was kilted by a…

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More Rain Forecast Effects Of Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

A Weather Bureau official said last night rain would continue over New South Wales for the next two days…

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Sufferers Recount Grim Story Of Cyclone Ordeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—After their 8½ hour cyclone ordeal yesterday, 400 Carmila people gathered about the ruins of their homes to-day and set about the task of rebuilding their…

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Cyclone Likely to Miss N.s.w

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

A Weather Bureau spokesman said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed dircion and was now moving norh-ws of Cloncurry…

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Cyclone Likely to Miss N.s.w

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

A Weather Bureau spokesman said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed dircion and was now moving norh-ws of Cloncurry…

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Q'ld. Cyclone Will Miss Most Of NSW

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 10

A Weather Bureau spokesman said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed direction and was now moving north-west of Cloncurry…

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Q'ld.Cyclone Witt Miss Most Of NSW

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 10

A Weather Bureau spokesman said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed direction and was now moving…

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Q'ld. Cyclone Will Miss Most Of State

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 10

A Weather Bureau spokesman said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed direction and was now moving…

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Q'ld. Cyclone Will Miss MostOfState

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 10

A Weather Bureau spokesmen said today that the cyclone which ravaged parts of Queensland in the weekend had changed direction and was now moving…

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