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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 183

Floods Surging Down on Hay, Darlington Point

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 11

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levees to protect them against floodwaters surging towards them down the Murrumbidgee…

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Floods Surge on 2 TOWNS Banks, Levees Being Built

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 6

WAGGA, Wednesday.--Residents of Darlington Point and Hay have worked feverishly building up banks and levels to protect them against floodwaters…

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Wagga Flooded Countryside Hampers Travel

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 5

His Lordship Bishop Henschke was prevented from attending the annual conference of the National Catholic Rural Movement by…

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Floods Threaten Small Township

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee River burst its banks at 11 o'clock last night and flooded the northern part…

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How the flood came to a Wagga home

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 27

THIS is the story of how a record flood came to the home of 40-year-old Pat Walsh and his family in Berry Street, Wagga. It is like the story of thousands…

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Last Minute News Wellington Floods

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 48

Sudden rise of Bell River at Wellington early today caused thousands of pounds loss of tomatoes and beans: washed…

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Nepean flood threatens Camden area

The Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 7

Flood waters racing down the Nepean fiver threaten to sever all roads in and oat of Camden by late this afternoon. Already 80 Chinese have…

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Flood squads work by flares Night Rush to Erect Embankment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 7

Squads at Hay, on the Murrumbidgee, worked by the light of flares and motor-car headlights last night to build walls against the oncoming…

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Township Destroyed By Flood

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 4

WAGGA, Thursday.--As of the Murrumbidgee surged into the small town of Point Darlington last…

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Nepean, Hawkesbury Rise Flood Menace to 4 Towns

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 13

The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are rising rabidly and several frowns, including Camden, Penrith, Richmond, and Windsor are in flood…

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Stop Press Camden Flood

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 32

At Camden the Nepean River is rising at the rate of a foot an hour and shortly after 2 p.m. the floodwaters were only 18 inches below…

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Township Destroyed By Flood

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 4

WAGGA, Thursday.--As of the Murrumbidgee surged into the small town of Point Darlington last…

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Nepean, Hawkesbury Rise Flood Menace to 4 Towns

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 13

The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are rising rapidly and several frowns, including Camden, Penrith, Richmond, and Windsor are in flood…

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Nepean, Hawkesbury Rise Flood Menace to 4 Towns

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 13

The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are rising rapidly and several towns, including Camden, Penrith, Richmond, and Windsor are in flood…

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Nepean, Hawkesbury Rise Flood Menace to 4 Towns

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 13

The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers care rising rapidly and several towns, including Camden, Penrith, Richmond, and Windsor are in flood…

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Boorowa Show Hit By Heavy Rain

The Land · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 11

THE heavy rain which had its climax in the flooding of the Murrumbidgee last week was also…

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Floods Follow Deluge Sudden New Peril

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Sudden torrential storms in central New South Wales early yesterday were followed by widespread floods, which have already…

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Big Damage in New Floods Sudden deluge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Torrential rain early yesterday morning submerged the Portland district and caused the worst flooding at Bathurst…

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Burrcutter And His Mate Flood Troubles Come To Hungry Gully

The Land · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 24

"TERRIBLE floods they've been having at Wagga," remarked the postmistress chattily, ignoring the slightly distraught look which…

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F.S.A. President's Letter Successful Tour of Branches In The South; Floods & Hospitality

The Land · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 40

FELLOW-MEMBERS,—The tour of branches in the South-western and Central Divisions has been a highly successful one, and the General Secretary (Mr. McDougall) and myself have had the opportunity of…

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