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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 183

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 Fears of More Devastation

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 2

Flood-ravaged cent res of Hew South Wales are making preparations today to meet a new threat of devastation and rain as the Murrumbidgee, Macquarie, 'Lachlan and Hawkesbury Rivers continue to nice…

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Storms Likely Late Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 9

Don't be misled by this morning's sunshine--the Weather Bureau thinks thunderstorms are likely late today…

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POP Teeth of gale

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 43

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Scientist on "Death Storm"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 10

Few, if any men outside the Iron Curtain are in a position to speak with greater authority on the…

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Scientist on "Death Storm"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 10

Few, if any men outside the Iron Curtain are in a position to speak. with greater authority on the…

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Scientist on "Death Storm"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 10

Few, if any men outside the Iron Curtain are in a position to speak with greater authority on the…

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Scientist on "Death Storm"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 10

Few, if any men outside the Iron Curtain are in a position to speak with greater authority on the…

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Scientist on "Death Storm"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 10

Few, if any men outside the Iron Curtain are in a position to speak with greater authority oh the…

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Dubbo Locks Gates On Flood Refugees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

DUBBO, Tuesday.— The Rev. A. H. Hayes to-day bitterly criticised the Dubbo Show…

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Peak of Flood Awaited More Police Sent To Forbes And Dubbo From Special Reporters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

Two inland towns are threatened with further flooding to-day; but late last night the general picture in the flood areas was brighter…

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Flood Danger Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

This map shows the Macquarie and Lachlan Rivers, which are still in heavy flood…

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In Victoria Cloudburst And More Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Cloudbursts and torrential ram throughout eastern and southern…

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Flood Danger Passing For Most Towns Along The Inland Rivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

Many towns, apart from Forbes and Dubbo, have been hit by flooded inland rivers. Low-lying areas were evacuated yesterday and levees built to hold back floodwaters. Late last night the danger seemed to be passing…

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War Scheme May Add to Flood Danger South Wagga.—

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 3

Under the Snowy River scheme some of the water from the Snowy will be diverted to the Murrumbidgee. Unless there is big…

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No More Floods in People’s China Peking.—

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

The Central People’s Government of China is carrying out a gigantic water conservation scheme to free the country from floods and bring water to enrich its farmlands. THIS year’s part of the plan will protect millions of acres of land…

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TRIBUNE Fight Flood And Drought

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

FLOODS at one end of Australia and droughts at the other! Enormous quantities of…

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Sydney Diary Advice on floodings: Life has compensations: Netting in Hawkesbury: Even sheep are mouldy

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 27

BUTLER Air Transport has done quite a job opening up the backwoods and now they're reaping the tributes (or penalties)…

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Races at Caulfield; Flemington flood

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 48

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Melbourne Racing Club's Easter meeting next Saturday and Monday has been transferred from Flemington to Caulfield…

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Floodwaters surge through Forbes -- over 2000 homeless

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 5

FIRST PICTURES to reach Sydney from Forbes give some idea of the extent of the flood and how the…

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