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Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 183

Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

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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Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

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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Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Flood waters from the Lachlan Raver an still rising, and are spreading in Forbes, whet 200 people Were forced to leave their home 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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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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Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

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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Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Floodwaters from the Lachlan Rives 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 10

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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Forbes Invade By Floodwater

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Floodwaters from fthe Lachlan River still rising, and are spreading in Forbes, w[?] 200 people were forced to leave their ho last night…

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Forbes Invaded By Floodwaters

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

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

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Storm Troopers' Victims Tell Court

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 4

BERLIN, June 10 (A.A.P.). —The vanguard of 296 witnesses for the prosecution testified at a trial in East Berlin…

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Forbes Flood Army Waits For Midnight Menace

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 3

FORBES, Saturday. — An army of civilians under police direction is watching for floods that are expected to hit this town to-night…

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Floods

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 3

RESIDENTS in low-lying areas of Forbes spent most of yesterday preparing for the oncoming floodwaters from the swollen Lachlan River. Here, Don Holloway (left) and Peter Jayet help Mrs. Halliday put her piano…

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Floods at Forbes today

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 48

More than 400 residents of the flood-threatened town of Forbes are preparing to move into…

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Forbes 'army' gets ready to fight flood 'Battle of the islands'

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 June 1950 · page 5

FORBES, Sat. -- The 6000 residents of this town, 240 miles west of Sydney, are organised like a besieged army to fight off their worst flood threat this year. One mile south of the…

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Big Football Crowd Despite Heavy Rain England's Early Lead

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 1

Affer 30 minutes' play in the first Rugby League Test match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground today,, Australia was ahead by four points of three. In the first few minutes…

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Big Football Crowd Despite Heavy Rain "Battle In The Mud"

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 1

Although intermittent showers sho wers were still falling, a crowd of 40,000 was at Sydney Cricket Ground at 12.30 today for the First Test between Australia and England. Lowering skies did not…

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Other Cable Items Flash Kills 35 COWS Farmer's Big Storm Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 11 (A.A.P.).—A single bolt of lightning killed 35 cows on a farm near Pawling (New York)…

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Grave Loss to Farms New Flood Havoc From Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 1

FORBES, Sunday.—Normal lucerne output on the valuable Lachlan River flats around Forbes will not be restored for at least two…

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Forbes floods passing: new danger at Condobolin

The Sun · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 5

PARKES, Monday.--Flood wafers are receding at Forbes today and the town's three - day emergency has passed…

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