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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 183

Mail by Air for Floodbound Area

The Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 13

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A plane is scheduled to leave Charleville tomorrow on a three days' mail delivery run to floodbound south-western towns and stations. The plane has heen…

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Floods Stop Mails

The Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 20

Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Kellock) said today mail services in many parts of the State were…

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Floods cut mail, phone services

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

The Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. S. F. Kellock) said floods had made trunk calls to many…

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More Murrumbidgee Floods Mountain rains sweeping down

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

Heavy rain in the Australian Alps has started a second flood in the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee River. At Gundagai, which was under water in the floods a…

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Floods Cut Off Four Towns, More in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 1

The flooded Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers yesterday cut all roads to Forbes, Cowra, and Eugowra, and practically isolated Dubbo…

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Flood Trip for Show Exhibit

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 14

Peter Swain, 22, of Liverpool, yesterday swam a horse through a flooded creek near his home in an attempt to bring out exhibits urgently needed at the Royal Show…

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Floodwater Maroons Car Constable Found Guilty Of Theft

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

William Graham Price (23), police constab[?] Bonanza Parade, Sans Souci, was charged at Cent[?] Court today with having stolen £1 from each of t[?] men who were in the Central Station cells oh Ap[?]…

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Floodwater Maroons Car

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

The owner of this car, caught in swirling flood-waters on the main Windsor Rd. on the way to Sydney, had to hire a launch to reach it this morning…

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New Flood Threat Brings Fear of More Devastation

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

Flood-ravaged centres of New South Wales are making preparations today to meet a new threat of devastation and - ruin as the Murrumbidgee Macquarie, Lachlan and Hawkesbury Rivers continue to rise…

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Broadcasts From Flood Bound Dubbo

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

Station 2SM has arranged with Station 2DU, Dubbo, for "on-the-spot" flood coverage. Broadcasts will be made at…

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Broadcasts From Flood Bound Dubbo

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

Station 2SM has arranged with Station 2DU, Dubbo, for "on-the-spot" flood coverage. Broadcasts will be made at…

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Broadcasts From Flood Bound Dubbo

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

Station 2SM has arranged with Station 2DU, Dubbo, for "on-the-spot" flood coverage. Broadcasts will be made at…

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Murrumbidgee River Up Again Wagga Faces New Threat Of Floodina

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 5

With the Murrumbidgee rising again, the flood-weary towns of Wagga and Gundagai once more face the threat of innundation…

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£40,000 for Flood Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 12

An immediate grant of £40,000 for flood relief in the Riverina had been recommended by the Flood…

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Hew Flood Threat Brings Fears of More Devastation

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

Flood-ravaged centres of New South Wales are making preparations today to meet a new threat of devastation and ruin as the Murrumbidgee, Macguarie, Lachlan and Hawkesbury Rivers continue to rise…

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Broadcasts From Flood Bound Dubbo

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 7

Station 2SM has arranged with Station 2DU, Dubbo, for "on-the-spot" flood coverage. Broadcasts will be made at…

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New Flood Threat Brings Fears of More 'Devastation

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

Flood-ravaged centres of New South Wales are making preparations today to meet a new threat of devastation and ruin as the Murrumbidgee,. Macquarie, Lachlan and Hawkesbury. Rivers continue to rise…

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Devastation, Ruin Face State at New Flood Threat

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

Flood-ravaged centres of New Soytihi Wales are making preparations today to meet a new threat of devasation and ruin as the Murrumhsdgee, Maccguarie, Lachlan and Hawkesbury Rivers continue to rise…

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Floodwater Maroons Car

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

The owner of this car, caught in swirling floodwaters on the main Windsor Rd. on the way to…

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Floodwater Maroons Car

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

The owner of this car, caught in swirling floodwaters on the main Windsor Rd. on the way to…

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