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Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 75

Cyclone Off N.S.W. Coast Moves East

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 18

A cyclone off the .N.S.W. coast is now moving eastward towards New Zealand, but strong…

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Cyclone Off N.S.W. Coast Moves East

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 18

A cyclone off the N.S.W. coast is now moving eastward towards New Zealand, but strong…

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Cyclone Off N.S.W. Coast Moves East

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 18

A cyclone off the N.S.W. coast is now moving eastward towards New Zealand, but strong…

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Victorian Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. —Flooding from the Barwon River at Geelong is the worst on record…

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Families flee Lachlan flood

The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 2

The Lachlan River burst its banks at Euaba-long during the night, and police today…

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Snow, rain fear of floods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 5

Snow and heavy rain fell on many parts off New South I Wales yesterday…

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Flood wave hits Vic. town

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--A huge wave of floodwater today trapped about 50 people in houses and factories beside the Barwon River at Winchelsea, near Geelong. The wave swept…

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Flood Threat Grows In Vic

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.-- Gippsland rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that floodwaters tearing down from the highlands will cause the worst floods for years…

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Flood Threat Grows In Vic

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Gippsland rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that floodwaters tearing down from the highlands will cause the worst floods for years…

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Flood Threat Growing Town's Rescue Appeal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Gipps!and rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that…

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Flood Threat Growing Town's Rescue Appeal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Gippsland rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that…

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Flood Threat Growing Rescue Of 60 People

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Gippsland rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that…

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Flood Threat Growing Town's Rescue Appeal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Gippsihnd rivers are Bursting their banks and police fear that…

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Flood Threat Growing Town's Rescue Appeal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed. --Gippsland rivers are bursting their banks and police fear that…

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Cyclone may bring new flood danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Southern Victoria's record floods may become worse by the weekend. A cyclone is bringing…

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Wrecked By Gale

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 8

SKELETON of St. Francis Xavier's 4O-years-old church Hall, at Wollongong, which was wrecked during last week's gale. The hall was also blown down in a similar gale 40 years ago…

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Flood Menace To Towns In Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three Victorian townships to-night were battling against their…

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"Flood" Of Religious Literature

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 8

Flooding of the Australian market by religious cards produced in Europe had caused his…

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Sheep moved from floods

The Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 7

Euabalong graziers have moved 10,000 sheep to high ground but were hopeful today that the…

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Victorian Towns Face Disaster Imperilled By Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- Battling against, disastrous floods, people in two widely-separated Victorian townships this morning…

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