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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 183

Floods May Drive More From Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

WAGGA, Fri.--Rising floodwaters may drive from 500 to 1000 more people from their homes before morning. The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga has been steady…

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Wagga Flood Crisis Passes Huge Damage; No Lives Lost

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

WAGGA, Saturday.--The Murrumbidgee dropped slightly during the night, and police say the danger period has passed, although it will be some time before the stricken city can assess the damage…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday, to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The floodwaters are now receding. (See story, Page 2.)…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The flood-waters are now receding. (See Story, Page 2.)…

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Migrant Lost Life In Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A New Australian was fatally injured while trying to start his car after…

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Migrant Lost Life In Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A New Australian was fatally injured while trying to start his car after…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The floodwaters are now receding. (See Story, Page 2.)…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The flood-waters are now receding. (See Story, Page 2.)…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The floodwaters are now receding. (See Story, Page 2.)…

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Migrant Lost Life In Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A New Australian was fatally injured while trying to start his car after…

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Flood Scenes at Wagga

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

Semi-trailer tries to reverse in several feet of water in Tarcutta St., Wagga, yesterday to save furniture from one of the flooded homes. The floodwaters are now receding. (See Story, Page 2.)…

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Migrant Lost Life In Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A New Australian was fatally injured while trying to start his car after…

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Migrant Lost Life In Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--A New Australian was fatally injured while trying to start his car after…

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Wagga Flood Rescue

Truth · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 1

WAGGA, Saturday.—An official inspection party which included the Deputy Mayor of…

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Judge Caught in Floods

Truth · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 2

Sidelights on the Wagga flood. At left, it's one-man wading power for Mr. Bill Fallon, as he transfers goods…

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Flood Crisis Is Passing At Wagga; Narrandera Next Down-river Homes Are Evacuated From Our Special Reporters

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 3

Flooded Wagga yesterday passed its crisis—but the piled up waters of the Murrumbidgee are sweeping steadily westward on Narrandera (population 4,200), Darlington…

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Flooded, But Golf to Go on

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Saturday.— The Royal Canberra Golf Club will hold its Easter tournament, although the course has been…

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Pillaging in flood district WAGGA

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 1

Police will press for the heaviest gaol penalties for pillagers of flood-damaged houses…

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[People Living in Homes Knee-deep in Water] Evacuees weep at flood loss WAGGA

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 2

HALF of Wagga is under water, and hundreds of people are living in their flooded homes, eating with water lapping around their knees…

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Stockmen Break Through Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 March 1950 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sat. -- Eight stockmen who had been marooned for three weeks by floods on the 5000 square miles…

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