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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 183

Other Cable Items Texas Town Flooded 13 Inches In 9 Hours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 4.—A freak downpour of 13 inches of rain in less than nine hours early yesterday flooded…

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Cyclone Capital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 6

Shareholders of Cyclone Co. of Australia Ltd., at a meeting in Melbourne yesterday, agreed to increase the nominal capital by £500,000 to £1,000,000…

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Bonus Issue for Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 18

Shareholders of Cyclone Co. of Australia, Ltd., yesterday approved a bonus issue of three ordinary shares for every five…

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All Italy Swept by Heavy Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 13

ROME, Tuesday-- Widespread damage was caused throughout Italy yesterday by typhoon-like storms…

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Storm Brewing Over Poland's Territory Grab

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

BERLIN, Thursday. -- A new East-West storm is brewing over the announcement that Poland and the…

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Winnipeg Flood Situation Canadian J. C. Makes Aerial Study

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 6

MONTREAL, (WJA).—Representatives of the Canadian Jewish Congress have availed themselves of facilities offered by the R.C.A.F. to view the area…

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Flood warnings issued as rain swells rivers

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Flood warnings were repeated by the Weather Bureau today as sharp rises occurred in the Nepean, Shoal[?] en and Hunter rivers Regular warnings are being…

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Flood Warning As River Overflows

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

A warning of the danger of floods has been issued by the Weather Bureau, which has also issued a storm warning to ships. The Hunter River has…

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Hawkesbury Again Swept by Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Heavy, continuous rain over the past two days is threatening the Hawkesbury district with its fourth flood in six months. Already the…

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Stop Press Flood Threat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 32

WINDSOR, Thursday.-- Heavy continuous rain over the past two days is threatening the Hawkesbury district with its fourth flood…

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Hawkesbury Again Swept by Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Heavy, continuous rain over the past two days is threatening the Hawkesbury district with its fourth flood in six months. Already the…

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Hawkesbury Again Swept by Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Heavy, continuous resin oyer the past two days is threatening the Hawkesbury district with its fourth flood in six months. Already the…

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Hawkesbury Again Swept by Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 7

Heavy, continuous rain over the past two days is threatening the Hawkesbury district with its fourth flood in six months. Already the…

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Hawkesbury River Floods Bridge at Richmond Heavy Rain (Up To 9in) Waterlogs Eastern N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

Very heavy rain in the last 48 hours has waterlogged half of New South Wales. At Newcastle 900 points fell in the 49 hours ended at 8 p.m. last night but fears of serious floods…

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Repairing Flood Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 20

VEGETABLE growers along the river flats that were flonded are busy repairing well and tences, regrading and levelling banks and piots and preparing the groung…

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Floods Claim Corn

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 14

MANY South Coast corn Crops are total flood losses, but those that escaped flooding promises exceptional yields reports the Kiamia [?] (Mr McDonald…

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Lachlan Breaks Banks: Fears of Big Floods in S.-w

The Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 11

Flood warnings were issued today by police and Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission officials to all land holders between Forbes and Hillston in the south-west. The Lachlan River has…

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Open cut mines flooded

The Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 11

Heavy rain in the past two days has caused serious flooding to seven open cut mines in the west and one…

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36 Drown in Persian Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

TEHERAN, Thurs. (A.A.P.). --Thirty-six people have been drowned and 16 are missing in floods which swept the…

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Tourists Don't Want Wet Test Ground flooded, sure to be heavy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 32

English Rugby League players said yesterday they did not want wet weather for their first Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday. They ridiculed the Australian belief that English footballers…

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