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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 183

Floods Are Calamities That Are Visited on The Entire Community

The Land · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 4

LAST Saturday, I flew down, and up, the Murrumbidgee River to view the devastation that had been wrought by the flood,…

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Committee Assessing Riverina Flood Damage Hay Latest Area Menaced Losses Heavy; Cropping Schedules Disorganised

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

DAMAGE caused by the Murrumbidgee River flood was inspected this week by the State Flood Relief Committee. Private losses have been assessed…

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Liberal Party Opposed To Flood Mitigation, Says Conservation Minister

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 25

APPARENTLY the Liberal Party was opposed to the construction of flood mitigation dams, said the N.S.W. Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) yesterday, commenting on a statement by the Liberal Party State President…

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Floods ruin rich vegetable crops-- cut coal output

The Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

Vegetable crops have been rained and coal output reduced by floods in the Windsor-Richmond area and the mid- west of the State. The swift rise in the Nepean…

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Last-minute drop in river level saves town Respite for Flood Squad

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

DARLINGTON, Thurs. -- The Murrumbidgee unexpectedly stopped rising here tonight, saving the authorities from acting on a plan they had…

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Near-drowning in River Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

BATHURST, Thurs. -- A man was nearly drowned at Sofala, 30 miles from Bathurst, today while helping to try to save a truck from a crossing of the flooded Upper Turon…

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Flood Relief Policy Stated

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--An attack on the Commonwealth Government decision to pay flood relief on a £ for £ basis…

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Floods Stop 7 Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

About 6400 tons of coal were lost today, about 4000 tons through flooding in…

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Flood Relief Policy Stated

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday.--An attack on the Commonwealth Government decision to pay flood relief on a £ for £ basis…

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Floods Stop 7 Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

About 6400 tons of coal were lost today, about 4000 tons through flooding in…

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Flood Relief Policy Stated

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday.--An attack on the Commonwealth Government decision to pay flood relief on a £ for £ basis…

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Receding Floods Leave Wide Trail Of Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 10

Floods which swept through the Bathurst, Lithgow, Wellington, Richmond and Penrith districts yesterday, began to recede this morning, leaving in their wake a trail of damaged homes, roads and market gardens…

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Vast Flooded Area Seen From Air Waters From Hawkesbury Engulf Roads

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

From a plane, which flew over the flooded Nepean River today, a Daily Mirror reporter saw dozens of farms isolated by a huge expanse of muddy…

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Flood Relief Policy Stated

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.--An attack on the Commonwealth Government decision to pay flood relief on a £ for £ basis…

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Floods Stop 7 Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

About 6400 tons of coal were lost today, about 4000 tons through flooding in…

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Vast Flooded Area Seen From Air Waters From Hawkesbury Engulf Roads

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

From a plane,, which flew over the flooded Nepean River today, a Daily Mirror reporter saw dozens of farms isolated by a huge expanse of muddy…

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Floods Stop 7 Open Guts

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

About 6400 tons of coal were lost today, about 4000 tons through flooding in…

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Flood Relief Policy Stated

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday.--An attack on the Commonwealth Government decision to pay flood relief on a £ for £ basis…

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Great Trail of Ruin As Floodwaters Drop Damage To Rail Tracks

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

Floods which swept through the Bathurst, Lithgow, Wellington, Richmond and Penrith districts yesterday, began to recede this morning, leaving…

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Floods Stop 7 Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

About 6400 tons of coal were lost today, about 4000 tons through flooding in…

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