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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 75

Flood Awaited People Quit Low Levels In Forbes

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 9

Waters of the swollen Lachlan River are expected to flood lowlying areas of Forbes tonight. About 60 families live in…

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50 Families Evacuate Homes As Forbes Faces Fifth Big Flood From Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

FORBES, Monday.—More than 50 families in the lower part of Forbes had left or were leaving their homes to-night as floodwater swept down the Lachlan towards the town. Forbes is facing its…

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State Jealousies Blamed For U.S. Flood Disaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

WHILE the brown waters of America's costliest flood gradually ebb from Middle West…

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2 townships await floods

The Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

FORBES, Tuesday. -- Police at Forbes said to-day that danger of further serious flooding…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Forbes Floodwaters Rising

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 20

At 3 a.m. today the Lachlan River had risen four inches at Forbes since 8 o'clock last night. The river stood at 33ft. 9in…

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Families flee floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 5

Forbes families left their homes last night as floodwaters lapped…

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Forbes Flooded Residents Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Forty families are homeless as the result of flooding on the Lachlan River, which has inundated the Forbes area, causing damage…

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U.k. Offer of Flood Relief

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 16

WASHINGTON (B.U.P.).--Britain has offered to help the flood victims in the States of…

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Forbes Flooded Residents Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Forty families are homeless as the result of flooding on the Lachlan River, which has inundated the Forbes area, causing damage…

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Forbes Flooded Residents Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Forty families are homeless as the result of flooding on the Lachlon River, which has inundated the Forbes area, causing damage…

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Forbes Flooded Residents Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Forty families are homeless as the result of flooding on the Lachlan River, which has inundated the Forbes area, causing damage…

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Forbes Flooded Residents Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Forty families are homeless as the result of flooding on the Lachlan River, which has inundated the Forbes area, causing damage…

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Townsfolk Rush Plans To Beat Floods Our Own Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 1

FORBES, Tuesday. —Danger of further flooding in Forbes passed to-day…

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£100,000 damage in floods Lachlan Inundates 200 FARMS

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 7

Floodwaters at Forbes had caused more than £100,000 damage to farms and crops, farmers and agriculture experts…

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Flood-Bound Town May Get Air Aid

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

An aircraft from Forbes Flying-Club will drop food and medical supplies today to residents of flood-bound Bedgerebong if they are needed…

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Flood-Bound Town May Get Air Aid

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 17

An aircraft from Forbes Flying Club will drop food and medical supplies today to residents of flood-bound Bedgerebong if they are needed…

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Flood-Bound Town May Get Air Aid

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 17

An aircraft from Forbes Flying Club will drop food and medical supplies today to residents of flood-bound Bedgerebong if they are needed…

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Flood-Bound Town May Get Air Aid

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 17

An aircraft from Forbes Flying Club will drop food and medical supplies today to residents of flood-bound Bedgerebonq if they are needed…

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'Deep Freeze' Hits South Battered By Heavy Gales

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

Blizzards, heavy snowfalls and gale force winds have put the south-eastern section of the continent into its deepest freeze this winter. Kiandra, in the southern Alps is being blasted by the…

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Century's Worst Freeze; Gales, Snow in 4 States

The Sun · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

Snow is falling in four States in Australia's biggest freeze of this century. Kosciusko is being lashed by the worst blizzard on record; Hobart reports the coldest weather for 49 years; Geelong had its first snow for 50 years, and…

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