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Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 75

Randwick's Heavy Rain

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 24

Randwick racecourse got its share of rain during the night. The track looks…

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We Missed The Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 1

The strong southerlies and torrents of rain which hit Sydney yesterday were caused by…

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4-Inch Deluge Caused Rapid Rise in River; City Workers Drenched Nepean In Flood; Township Cut Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam. The road to Warragamba was closed by police after the Nepean River had swept over the bridge at Wallacia shortly after 9.30 a.m…

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4-Inch Deluge Caused Rapid Rise in River; City Workers Drenched Nepean In Flood; Township Cut Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam. The road to Warragamba was closed by police after the Nepean River had swept over She bridge at Wallacia shortly after 9.30 a.m…

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4-Inch Deluge Causes Rapid Rise in River; Workers Drenched in City Nepean In Flood; Township Cut Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam. The road to Warragamba was closed by police after the Nepean River had swept over the bridge at Wallacia this morning…

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4-Inch Deluge Causes Rapid Rise in River; Workers Drenched in City Nepean In Flood; Township Cut Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam. The road to Warragamba was closed by police after the Nepean River had sweat over the bridge at Wallacia this morning…

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4-Inch Deluge Causes Rapid Rise in River; Railway Line Under Water Nepean In Flood; Township Cut Off

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean lost night have isolated the township at Warragcsmba Dam. The road to Warragamba was dosed by police after the Nepean River had swept over the bridge at Wallacia this morning…

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Two trawlers missing in storm Race to Shelter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 5

Two 20-tons trawlers with Italian crews ore missing in huge seas off the N.S.W. coast. Sergeant N. Gillies, of Jervis Bay,…

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Floods May Cut Off 1300 Workers at Dam

The Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

1300 workmen at Warragamba Dam face isolation if the Camden bridge is cut by floodwaters. The bridge across the Nepean at Wallacia was…

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Flood Threat To Nepean Disricts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 3

Torrential rains which fell over the headWaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam…

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Floods Did Not Stop Ambulance Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

NOWRA, Wed.--A Nowra ambulance officer waded through seven flooded creeks, the majority waist-high, in heavy rain yesterday, to bring an elderly Kangaroo Valley woman to Nowra Hospital. The officer, Allan…

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Floods Did Not Stop Ambulance Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

NOWRA, Wed.--A Nowra ambulance officer waded through seven flooded creeks, the majority waist-high, in heavy rain yesterday, to bring an elderly Kangaroo Valley woman to Nowra Hospital. The officer, Allan…

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Flood Threat To Nepean Districts

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 3

Torrential rains which fell over the headwaters of the Nepean last night have isolated the township at Warragamba Dam…

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Floods Did Not Stop Ambulance Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

NOWRA, Wed.--A Nowra ambulance, officer waded through seven flooded creeks, the majority waist-high, in heavy rain yesterday, to bring an elderly Kangaroo Valley woman to Nowra Hospital The officer, Allan…

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Floods Did Not Stop Ambulance Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

NOWRA, Wed.--A Nowra ambulance officer waded through seven flooded creeks, the majority waist-high, in heavy rain yesterday to bring an elderly Kangaroo Valley woman to Nowra Hospital. The officer, Allan…

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Floods Did Not Stop Ambulance Man

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

NOWRA, Wed.--A Nowra ambulance officer waded through seven flooded creeks, the majority waist-high, in heavy rain yesterday, to bring an elderly Kangaroo Valley woman to Nowra Hospital. The officer, Allan…

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City drenched by heavy rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 7

Two inches of rain fell in Sydney yesterday. The Weather Bureau forecast more showers…

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Heavy Rain Flooded Rooms Floods From P. 1. Submerged Bridge: Police Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 3

Police at Camden last night set up road blocks at each end of the bridge crossing the…

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Nepean in Flood, Bursts Its Banks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 1

The Nepean River burst its banks at several points, due to heavy rain yesterday, and…

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Mercy trip in flood

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 7

A Nowra ambulance man yesterday waded through seven flooded creeks to get a sick…

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