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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 183

Town's Battle to Hold Back Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 2

The western town of Warren is threatened with inundation following the breaking of the levees between the town and the flooded Macquarie River. All women and children have…

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Ferrier Storms Ahead in U.S. GOLF Von Nida Now 14 Behind

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 12

NEW YORK, April 8 (A.A.P.).— Jim Ferrier, with a brilliant five under par second round of 67, gained a four strokes lead after 36 holes in…

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Russia's Secret Weapons Manned Rockets And Mountain Thunderstorms

Truth · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 8

THIS is the first in a series of three articles by a German scientist who recently made a daring escape from the U.S.S.R after spending six years in Russia as a member of a special commission charged with supervising scientific development in various fields. During this…

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Flood Dash Saves Town

The Sun · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 44

FORTY Nyngan men dashed through flood- waters yesterday to save threatened…

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Air bid to get sick boy from flood area

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 7

The pilot of a Tiger Moth plane will try to evacuate a seriously ill boy from a flood-bound station 20 miles from Forbes. He will make the…

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Saves flood town by using his body as plug

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 1

WARREN, Sat. -- A man prevented Warren's residential suburb of Ravenswood from being flooded early this…

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Flood Workers Collapse From Exhaustion

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 3

Two Army "ducks" took 40 volunteers to Warren and Rayenswood yesterday after some of the townspeople working on the levees there had collapsed from exhaustion. Residents have been…

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Price Of To-day's Dinner This IS The Most Expensive Easter Flooding Is Partly the Cause

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 9 April 1950 · page 5

Families sitting down to their Easter meals to-day are eating the dearest food they have ever bought. City and suburban retailers said yesterday…

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Sloop battered in gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--A 40ft. sloop carrying three men arrived in Newcastle…

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Sloop Loses Sails In Battle With Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday. Three Newcastle men who sailed for Thursday Island on Tuesday in a 40ft sloop,…

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Chinese Reds Plan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG, Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists are preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan island, 16 miles off…

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Chinese Reds Plan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG, Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists are preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan island, 16 miles off…

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Chinese Reds Plan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG, Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists are preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan island, 16 males off…

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Chinese Reds Flan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists me preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan island, 16 miles off…

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Chinese Reds Plan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG, Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists are preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan Island, 16 miles off…

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Chinese Reds Plan Gigantic Invasion Troops Mass to Storm Hainan Island

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 5

HONGKONG, Monday.--Undismayed by previous failures, the Chinese Communists are preparing an all-out invasion of Hainan Island. 16 miles off…

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Condobolin[?]cut Off by Flood; Many N.s.w. Roads Blocked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 4

Floodwaters down the Lachlan River isolated Condobolin yesterday, but did not enter the town. At Narrandera, on the Murrumbidgee River, water…

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Child Found Dead In Floodwater

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Victoria's flood death-roll rose to-day to two, when police found…

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New Flood Threat on Murrumbidgee

The Sun · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 4

Further Murrumbidgee River flooding is likely late this week, but the danger level has passed elsewhere in the State. No fresh reports of serious flooding have been received,…

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Towns Await New Floods This Week Wagga given third warning

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 9

Towns in the Murrumbidgee, Volley expect more floods this week. Police and residents in Wagga, Narrandera, Darlington Point, and Hay are…

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