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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

3,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 183

Storm Over Case of British Sentry

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--A storm is growing over the case of Pte. Gordon Linsell, who was sentenced to death for shooting dead a German policeman…

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Red Storm Devastates Lithuania To-day Ten Years Ago (Corresponding official statements compiled by Juozas Zukauskas)

Musu Pastoge = Our Haven · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 4

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Families In Tents As Flood Moves Down The Lachlan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 1

Fifty people yesterday left their homes at Euabalong, on the Lachlan River, as floodwaters approached the town. Most moved into tents on higher ground…

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Floods Will Stop Voters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 6

Police at Condobolin and Euabalong estimated last night that about 1,000 people in central-western…

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Floods hit food supply for City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 5

Flooded country areas will cause a meat and vegetable shortage in Sydney at the weekend or early next week. The secretary of the…

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Flooded River Menaces Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 2

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan River rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground…

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Flooded Lachlan Threatens Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 7

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan River rising rapidly about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher groand Although the full peak…

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Flooded Lachlan Threatens Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 7

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan Haver rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their ho mes and seek higher ground. Although the full peak…

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Flooded Lachlan Threatens Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 7

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan River rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground Although the full peak…

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Flooded Lachlan Threatens Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 7

With the swiftly-flowing. Lachlan River rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground. Although the full peak…

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Flooded Lachlan Threatens Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 7

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan River rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground. Although the full peak…

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Flooded River Menaces Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 2

With the swiftly-flowing Lachlan River rising rapidly, about 40 residents of the little township of Euabalong have been forced to leave their homes and seek higher ground…

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New Flood Warning Sydney Deluge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 1

Nearly an inch of rain fell in Sydney between 8 and 9 o'clock last night. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. 170 points…

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The Question Box... a Scientist's explanation of the cause of the Flood is still only a theory

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 2

"[?]ISTENER," Newtown, writes: How do you explain the Flood, the story of which is contained in the Bible?…

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Special Fund For Lachlan Flood Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 1

The Prcmiei, Mr. McGirt, said yesterday that the Treasury had approved of a new flood relief fund…

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Railway Cut in West Lachlan Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 6

waters yesterday cut the railway line between Forbes and Garema on the Forbes-Stockinbingal…

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Flood Threat in Nepean Hawkesbury Sydney rain 42in. for year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 9

Sydney Weather Bureau at 9 p.m. yesterday issued a special flood warning for the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers and all their tributaries…

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More aid in floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 9

The Government has approved another Treasury grant to help, flood Victims in the…

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Flood drives out garage-dwellers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 9

Heavy rain has flooded out two families living in garages at the back of relatives' houses at Kogarah. Water up to 3ft. deep…

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Union Ground Is Flooded

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 31

Because Woollahra Oval is flooded Rugby Union matches will not be played there on Saturday…

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