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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 183

R.A.A.F. Stands by in Floods Rivers rising

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

Airmen from Richmond R.A.A.F. station are standing by with trucks to evacuate North Richmond residents if…

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Fine Over State: No Flood Risk

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

The danger of serious floods in country areas of N.S.W. has passed, a survey of country towns this…

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Big Flood Expected at Forbes

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

Forbes expects the flood to be bigger than the one last April when houses were flooded…

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Flooding Holds Up Work in Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 10

Six western open-cut coal workings are still idle because of flooding and bad weather conditions…

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Fine Over States: No Flood Risk

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 8

The danger of serious floods in country areas of N.S.W. has passed, a survey of country towns this…

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Flooding Holds Up Work in Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 10

Six western open-cut coal workings are still idle because of flooding and bad weather conditions…

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Flooding Holds Up Work in Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 10

Six western open-cut coal workings are still idle because of flooding and bad weather conditions…

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Flooding Holds Up Work in Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 10

Six western open-cut coal workings are still idle because of flooding and bad weather conditions…

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Emergency Plans To Meet Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 8

Although the flood position in most country areas eased today, conditions are expected to…

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Big Flood Expected

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

Forbes expects big floods from the rising Lachlan, but they may not reach the level of…

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Fine Over State: Flood Risk

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

The danger of serious floods in country areas of N.S.W. has passed, a survey of country towns this…

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Big Flood Expected

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

Forbes expects big floods from the rising Lachlan, but they may not reach the level of…

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Flooding Holds Up Work in Open Cuts

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 10

Six western open-cut coal workings are still idle because of flooding and bad weather conditions…

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Forbes Prepares For Third Flood This Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

People in danger,areas have been warned they may have to leave home as Forbes on the Lachlan River, prepares to face its third flood this year to-day and to-morrow…

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Western towns prepare for worse flood danger

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Warnings of worse floods on the way to Condobolin, Forbes and other Western towns along the Lower Lachlan were given today. At Lake Cargelligo today,…

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Roads Blocked by Floods Ferry for river crossings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 4

Floodwaters had cut the Sydney-Windsor road, an official of the…

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Firemen pump flooded ova! dry for R.U. mulch

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 34

Manly Oval groundsmen yesterday called in the fire brigade to free the ground of water for the Drummoyne-Manly Rugby Union match today. After this week's heavy…

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Lachlan Floods 200 From Forbes Homes Army sends 'ducks'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

The swollen Lachlan River yesterday flooded parts of Forbes…

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Floodwaters Enter Forbes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Floodwaters from the Lachlan River are still rising, and are spreading in Forbes, where 200 people were forced to leave their homes last night…

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Floods Stop Hockey Side

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 8

The Forbes hockey team, held up by floods, was unable to reach Sydney to play in the N.S.W. Country…

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