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Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 75

Flood danger on the coast

The Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 7

Flood danger has eased on the North Coast, but is now increasing on the Central Coast. Weather Bureau today…

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Mother saves sons in flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

NIMBIN, Man.--A woman last night sat neck-deep in water in a car to save her two sons from drowning. She is Mrs. Joan…

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Flooded Rivers Fall In North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

The flooded rivers on the North Coast and Central Coast began to subside yesterday as the rain eased. The heaviest rainfall in the…

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Watch by Police in Flood Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 4

Police at Kempsey and Maitland are watching the rain-swollen Macleay and Hunter Rivers…

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Counterywomans Interests Floods Made Preparation Of Preserves And James Difficult Task 50 Years With The Northern Exhibit

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 18

THE rows upon rows of bottles of preserves, jams and jollies displayed in the District Exhibits at the Sydney Royal Show were made by a group of hard-working country woman. To most of these women, cooking for the Show represents a round-the…

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Flooding of the Crescent Move to Improve Pedestrian Crossing

The Biz · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

A commendable proposal by Aid. Terone came before last meeting of Fairfield Council, when he moved (pursuant to notice) that Council take steps to…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds at the Royal faster Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 3 p.m. 120,000 persons had passed through…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds of the Royal Easter Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 3 p.m. 120,000 persons had passed through…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds at the Royal Easter Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 3 p.m. 220,000 persons had passed through…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds at the Royal Easter Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 1 p.m. nearly 100,000 persons had passed through…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds at the Royal Easter Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 3 p.m. 120,000 persons had passed through…

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Crowds Storm Show, Pavilions Jam Half-Hour Wait In Lunch Queue

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 2

Crowds at the Royal Easter Show today and tonight should be the biggest of this year's Show, R.A.S. officials said today. By 1 p.m. nearly 100,00 persons had passed through…

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Pre-storm Silence in Canberra

Truth · Sunday 25 March 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. —Deserted lobbies and party rooms are yet eloquent of the mass…

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Orange would have caused a storm

The Sun · Sunday 25 March 1951 · page 9

A star on top of Broadway's newest skyscraper glows green for fair weather and orange for bad weather…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 16

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood had an unusual introduction to English…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 16

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood had an unusual introduction to English…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood had an unusual introduction to English…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood had an unusual introduction to English,…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood had an unusual introduction to English…

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Snow Storm Didn't Stop Sellwood

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Monday.-- Sydney jockey Neville Sellwood bad an unusual introduction to English…

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