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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 183

Station Hand Drowns in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 March 1950 · page 1

A boundary rider was drowned when flood water swept him from his horse…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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Gale Hits Pigeons

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--An easterly gale battered 4000 young pigeons released at Kilmore East for a 37-mile race…

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30 Hurt on Ship Gale Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Mar. 19 (A.A.P.). — Thirty passengers were injured when the 16,000ton liner Rangitiki battled…

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Big Flood in Victoria 500 Square Miles Under Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A disastrous flood has turned 500 square miles of rich Victorian orchards and pastures in the Goulburn Valley…

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Flood Fear in South East Further Rain To-day Is Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 3

Heavy and almost continuous rain over the south coast and south-east corner of New South Wales since Friday has caused fear of severe flooding in those areas…

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72 Rescued As Floods Rise in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Police rescued more than 72 people marooned by floods in north-eastern Victoria today. Forty-five of them had…

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Big Stock Loss In Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Victoria end south-east N.S.W. have suffered many thousands of pounds worth of damage from…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Big Stock Loss In Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Victoria and south-east N.S.W. have suffered many thousands of pounds worth of damage from…

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Heavy Losses In Vic. Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) is among scores of persons marooned by widespread floods in north and north-east Victoria and south and south-east N.S.W…

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Fleeing From Victorian Flood

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

Some families have been marooned and much stock and crops have been lost in the flooded Goulburn River Valley in Victoria. TOP: This family was taken by boat from their home at Dargalong, six miles from Murchison. LOWER LEFT: Rabbits in thousands were trapped. This one climbed to safety on a fencepost. LOWER RIGHT:…

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