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Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 75

Flood Danger in Gippsland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Heavy rain at present causing serious local flooding in the…

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Flood Danger in Gippsland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Heavy rain at present causing serious local flooding in the…

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Flood Danger in Gippsland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Heavy rain at present causing serious local flooding in the…

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Heavy Rain Sweeps City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 9

Heavy rain yesterday afternoon drenched hundreds of city workers. Many workers, unprepared for the rain…

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Death and damage in night of storm

The Sun · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 7

Caused by two cyclones raging off the NSW coast gale-force winds and heavy rain again lashed Sydney last night causing one death and…

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Carriage Unroofed in Fierce Squall Gale Force Winds Hammer Seaboard

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

The roof of an electric train carriage on the East Hills line was dislodged during a fierce squall which struck Sydney this morning. Because of the ceiling in…

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Carriage Unroofed in Fierce Squall Gale Force Winds Hammer Seaboard

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

The roof of an electric train carriage on the East Hills line was dislodged during a fierce squall which struck Sydney this morning. Because of the ceiling in…

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Ships Warned: "Storm Near" Sydney Downpour Stops Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

Sydney Weather Bureau issued a storm-warning to shipping off the central N.S.W. coast last night. The Bureau said it…

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Aftermath I of 1950 Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 17

SOME mortalities In Narromine citrus orchards as a result of 1090 flooding are still taking place reports the…

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Storm Damages Sydney Homes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Gales and torrential rain swept the metropolitan area during the night damaging homes and gardens and causing postponement of some sporting fixtures. ;…

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Storm Damages Sydney Homes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Goles and torrential fain swept the metropolitan area during the night damaging homes and gardens and causing postponement of some sporting fixtures. -…

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Storm Damages Sydney Homes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Gales and torrential rain swept the metropolitan area during the night damaging homes and gardens and causing postponement of some sporting fixtures…

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Storm Damages Sydney Homes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Gales and torrential the metropolitan area during the night damaging homes and gardens and causing postponement of some sporting fixtures…

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Storm Damage# Sydney Homes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Gales and torrenffial rain swept the metropolitan area during the night damaging homes and gardens and causing postponement off some spotting fixtures…

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Liner Hits Harbour Wharf in Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 1

[The 8,108-ton passenger liner Westralia crashed into No. 3 Wharf, Darling…

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Cyclonic storm likely to abate by tomorrow

The Sun · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Gale winds and heavy rain which lashed Sydney last night are abating and better weather is expected tomorrow. Last night the wind…

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Disastrous Flood In India

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Sat. (B.U.P.). --Tens of thousands of people are homeless and loss of…

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Disastrous Flood In India

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Sat. (B.U.P.).--Tens of thousands of people are homeless, and loss of…

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Disastrous Flood In Swiiia

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Sat. (B.U.P) --Tens of thousands of people are homeless, and loss of…

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Disastrous Flood In India

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Sat.(B.U.P.). --Tens of thousands of people are homeless, and loss of…

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