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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 75

Flood, Fire Menaces Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

HAYES (Kansas), Wednesday (A.P.). --Hundreds of people trapped on roof-tops by floodwaters 20 feet deep in the township of Hayes, are now being menaced by blazing petrol on top of the water…

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Blazing Sea Of Petrol Menaces Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3

HAYES (Kansas), Wednesday (A.P.). -- Hundreds of people trapped on roof-tops by floodwaters 20 feet deep in the township of Hayes, are now being menaced by blazing petrol on top of the water…

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Blazing Sea Of Petrol Menaces Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3

HAYES (Kansas), Wednesday (A.P.).-- Hundreds of people trapped on roof-tops by floodwaters 20 feet deep in the township of Hayes, are now being menaced by blazing petrol on top of the water…

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Blazing Sea Of Petrol Menaces Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3

HAYES (Kansas), Wednesday (A.P.). -- Hundreds of people trapped on roof-tops by floodwaters 20 feet deep in the township of Hayes, are now being menaced by blazing petrol on top of the water…

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Damage By Freak Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A freak wind and rain storm ripped a path of destruction 300…

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The Night The Dam Burst the Deluge, a novel by Ian Niall.—Heinemann, London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 6

IF Ian Niall is not going from strength to strength in his role as one of a handful of really worthwhile post-war…

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Quiet Moment Storm

The Sun · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 11

THE night was dark and dull and drear, and storm winds filled the sky; and heaven's stars…

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No Flood Risk Here

The Land · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 13

—Mr. E. L. Maunder, of Merriendi, Harparary, believes in flood precautions. Picture shows the 10ft, bank built around the homestead on his property as protection against future floods. Morriendi homestead has often been threatened by the rapidly-filling Moul's Creek which floods the surrounding countryside…

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Experts Will Make Flood Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 10

The N.S.W. Minister for Conservation, Mr. G. Weir, announced yesterday the constitution of a…

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Amazon Flooded

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 8

IQUITOS (Peru).--The tiny Peruvian frontier village of Ramon Castilla has been completely…

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Sunbeams a Dust Storm

The Sun · Sunday 3 June 1951 · page 15

THE day had been stifling hot. The fierce sun had bent the delicate flowers, which now hung…

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Crowd tries to storm wharf barrier Migrants Welcomed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 7

More than 1000 shouting Maltese, Lebanese, and Cypriots tried to storm a Circular Quay wharf last night…

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Storm Over Appointment

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 26

LISMORE, Thurs. -- Appointment of Test referee Tom McMahon to officiate at the match between…

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Storm Over Appointment

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 26

LISMORE, Thurs.--Appointment of Test referee Tom McMahon to officiate at the match between…

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Storm Over Appointment

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 26

LISMORE, Thurs.-- Appointment of Test referee Tom McMahon to officiate at the match between…

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Four Killed, One Injured in 2 Storm Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 12

Four people were killed and one seriously injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elaerly woman, a young man and a girl…

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Four Killed, One Injured in 2 Storm Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 12

Four people were killed and One seriously injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a girl…

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Four Killed, One Injured in 2 Storm Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 12

Four people were killed and one seriously injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a girl…

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Four Killed, One Injured in 2 Storm Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 12

Four people were killed and one seriously injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a girl…

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Four Killed, One Injured in 2 Storm Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 12

Four people were killed and one seriously lnjured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elaerly woman, a young man and a girl…

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