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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 183

Families Flee From Floods in N. Zealand

Daily Mirror · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 1

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Saturday.--A hundred families were evacuated from riverside settlements when the Waimakariri River, eight miles from Christchurch. came down in a record flood this morning. Flood control teams were…

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The Lesson of The Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 2

For the second time within a year New South Wales is receiving a grim lesson in the urgent need for effective…

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Rain And Gale Damage In Two Countries Sudden Flood Brings Wide Chaos in N.Z. Storms In N.S.W And Victoria

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 28 May 1950 · page 1

Catastrophic floods in the South Island, New Zealand, since Friday night have cut off the main coal towns, killed a motorist, and caused…

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Man drowned in N.Z. flood AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 28 May 1950 · page 44

A MAN was drowned and thousands of pounds worth of damage was done in sudden floods in the South Island. The drowned man, Andrew…

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'Terrifying' N.Z. floods

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 May 1950 · page 7

WELLINGTON Sat.--Sixteen inches of rain which fell in 24 hours turned South Island…

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Storm Warning on S.a. Waters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — The Weather Bureau to-day issued a storm warning to ships in South Australian waters and…

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Snow in South Lachlan May Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

Snow covered parts of the southern tablelands yesterday, and rising rivers threatened to flood towns…

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British Supplies For Flood-bound Winnipeg

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

MONTREAL, May 28 (A.A.P.). — A stratocruiser carrying nine tons of relief supplies from Britain for the…

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Police warn of river floods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 7

Gooloogong police reported last night that the Lachlan River had burst its banks at Gooloogong and was rising…

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End of storm in teacup

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 9

Mr. J. V. Dwyer, Federal Conciliation Commissioner, ruled yesterday that a ship's carpenter could continue to have his meals in the officers' quarters. Mr Dwyer heard a…

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Flood threat in Lachlan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 12

Police at Cowra and Gooloogong said last night that the Lachlan River, which burst its banks on…

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Flood Danger After Victorian Deluge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Heavy rain continued throughout the night over most of the State, and flood warnings have…

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Victoria Given Flood Warning

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The weather Bureau has warned western district farmers to move…

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Flood, Fires Strike Churches Destruction Caused In Four Archdioceses Of Cananda In Wave Of Major Disasters

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 1

FIFTY Catholic institutions in three Archdioceses have been hit by the worst flood in the history of Canada. Fire has added to the destruction, and uuithin three days struck a grim blow, such as has seldom been experienced…

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Man Drowned in Flooded Gutter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Wed.--A man was drowned today in a gutter flooded by heavy rain. He was John Snadden, 74, of Glen Osmond. Snadden was walking under an ill-lit railway…

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Floods And Flies Blamed For Smaller Sheep Show Entries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 6

PREPARATION of sheep for allowing was a costly proposition. A breeder might start with 200 or 300 possibilities and finish up with a team of only 20 or 30 for the show, said the president of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Caught In A Cyclone

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 20

I SUPPOSE quite a lot of the boys will remember the Felix Hathaway. Who wouldn't? The Felix was purely a cargo ship, and…

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Yacht Beat Gales in Atlantic Trip

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Two British yachtsmen reached New York yesterday in their 25ft. yacht after a 48-day trip from…

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Meek Member Caused A Storm

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 June 1950 · page 9

ONE of the meekest members of the House of Representatives is spending the week-end rubbing his eyes in…

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Von Nida plays good round despite gale; shares third place

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 June 1950 · page 44

FORT WAYNE (Indiana), Sat. -- A howling 35-mile-an-hour gale yesterday made play in the second round of the P.G.A. Open at Orchard Ridge Country Club pretty tough, so I suppose I can't complain that I finished the day in a…

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