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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 75

Two men missing in Qld. floods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sun.--Two men are missing in the floodbound Normanton district…

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Fire, Flood Havoc in Old

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Bush fires continue to cause tremendous damage in south-wesk Queenstond,…

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Floods Kill 25 In West Java

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 25 persons have drowned…

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Floods Kill 25

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 25 persons have drowned…

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Floods Kill 25

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 28 persons have drowned…

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Floods Kill 25 In West Java

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 25 persons have drowned…

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Floods Kill 25

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 25 persons have drowned…

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Floods Kill 25 In West Java

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Monday. -- Floods swept West Java yesterday and 25 persons have drowned…

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Fire, Flood Havog in Old

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBAHE, Monday. -- Bush fires continue to cause tremendous damage in south-west Queensland,…

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Judge who thrives in the midst of perpetual storms

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 21

District Court Judge Frederick Witton Berne has been right at the heart of another storm--has been forbidden by the Supreme Court to hear a case in which he had earlier ordered a KC…

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Floodwaters Going Down

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

SEATTLE, Tues (A.A.P.).--Floods in the north-west Pacific coastal area, which killed eight people and caused…

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Gale Destroys Fruit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 7

HOBART, Wednesday.— Damage to hop and apple crops in the Huon Valley estimated at £80,000 was caused…

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Fanatical Chinese storm central Korea line Reds Drive Wedge in U.N. FRONT Battle for vital road

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Wed. -- Chinese Communists today drove a wedge into the Allied defence line near Wonju, vital road junction on the Central Korean…

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Ships Ashore in Tokio Storm

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- Five American vessels had been washed aground by a storm in Tokio Bay yesterday…

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Five Fillies By Sun Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 10

FIVE beautiful Allies of even quality and excellent type will represent Messrs. G.M., D.A. and A.T…

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200 Farmers Demand Swift Govt. Action on Flood-ravaged Hunter

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 40

MORE than 200 farmers decided at a meeting at Maitland to send a delegation to State Ministers demanding urgent relief for the flood-ravaged Lower Hunter Valley…

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Women's Interests C.W.A. State President Makes History By Officially Opening Paterson's Show "Courage And-stamina" of Flood Recovery Amazing, She Said

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 26

STATE President of the Country Women's Association (Mrs. J. M. Gordon) made history last Saturday when she performed the official opening of Paterson's Third Annual Show in the Hunter Valley. Mrs. Gordon is believed to be the first woman ev er to have officiated on such an…

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Record Paterson Show Despite Flood Setback

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 13

COMPENSATING for the worst floods since 1893, Paterson held its third annual Show season under perfect weather conditions and set a new record for this rapidly growing…

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Full Flood Effect On Fruits Revealed By Hot Weather

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

WITH the advent of dry, warm weather, more fruit trees in Central districts are showing the adverse effect of recent wet weather, reports the Orange fruit officer (Mr. Whittaker)…

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Paterson District Triumphs Over Floods Quality Of Exhibits Impressed Judges At Third Annual Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

DESPITE the effects of serious floods in the district, the third annual Paterson show, hold last week, attracted strong entries in the various sections. Quality was of a high standard. Attendances were excellent…

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