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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 75

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 rood smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a girl…

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Four Die in Storm Smashes 3 Imprisoned In Small Car

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

Four people were killed and one injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a girt were killed when a small sedan car ran into the…

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Four Die in Storm Smashes 3 Imprisoned In Small Car

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

Four people were killed and one injured in road smashes during heavy rain early today. An elderly woman, a young man and a gift were killed when a small sedan car ran into the…

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'Flood' Ruins Costly Cloth

The Sun · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 5

Costly furnishings and dress materials were badly damaged when a Strand Arcade basement…

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Homes flooded in city downpour

The Sun · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 7

Tropical rainstorms and a fog today gave Sydney its worst taste of wet weather this winter. Torrential rain poured into many homes…

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Beach Gale Havoc

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

The Pacific did not live up to her name today. Whipped up by a gale, foam-capped rollers pounded the eastern coast, disrupting shipping This picture was taken at Bondi…

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Beach Gale Havoc

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

The Pacific did not live up to her name today. Whipped up by a gale; foam-capped rollers pounded the eastern coast, disrupting shipping. This picture was taken at Watson's Bay…

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Beach Gale Havoc

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

The Pacific did not live up to her name today. Whipped up by a gale, foam-capped rollers pounded the eastern coast, disrupting shipping. This picture was taken at Bondi…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W. Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted, families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles-an-hour gale which lashed the N.S.W. coast today. Many coastal areas are still being swept by powerful…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W. Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted, families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles-an-hour gale which lashed the N.S.W. coast early today…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W. Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted, families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles- an-hour gale-which Sashed the N.S.W. coast early today…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W. Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted, families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles- an-hour, gale which lashed the N.S.W. coast today. Many coastal areas are still being swept by powerful…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W. Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted, families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles an-hour gale which lashed the N.S.W. coast today. Many coastal areas are still being swept by powerful…

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55 m.p.h. Gale Lashes N.S.W Storm Causes Much Damage

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Shipping has been disrupted families made homeless, and heavy damage done by a 55-miles-an-hour gale which lashed the N.S.W. coast today. Many coastal areas are still being swept by powerful…

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Deluge of Rain Breams Big Dam People Sawed From Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri.--The 160,000,000 gallons Rocky Creek Dam burst at 6.30 a.m. today after frequent warnings of the danger had been broadcast, and…

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Deluge of Rain Breaks Big Dam People Saved From Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri.--The 160,000,000 gallons Rocky Creek Dam burst at 6.30 a.m. today after frequent warnings of the danger had been broadcast, and…

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Deluge of Rain Breaks Big Dam People Saved From Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri--The 160,000,000 gallons Rocky Creek Dam burst of 6.30 a.m. today after frequent warnings of the danger had been broadcast, and…

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Gale Blows House Away

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

The front section of a house is reported to have been blown away in a fierce gale at…

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Deluge of Rain Breaks Big Dam People Saved From Flood s

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri.--The 160,000,000 gallons Rocky Creek Dam burst at 6.30 a.m. today after frequent warnings of the danger had been broadcast, and…

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Deluge of Rain Breaks Big Dam People Saved From Flood s

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

LISMORE, Fri.--The 160,000,000- gallons Rocky Creek Dam burst at 6.30 a.m. today after frequent warnings of the danger had been broadcast, and…

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