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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 109

Widespread Floods in Q'land

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues.--Nearly 70,000 square miles of Queensland, from Nambour to…

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Widespread Floods in Q'land

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tues.--Nearly 70,000 square miles of Queensland, from Nambour to…

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McGirr On Flood Risk

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) today said that, on the initiative of the Minister…

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Honour Drive Floodlit For Protection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 3

The Fairfield Council floodlit the Honour Drive at Memorial Park last night to help a party of returned…

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Flood Grant Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 10

The Premier (Mr. McGirr), last night asked the Federal Government to provide…

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Storms Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the city shortly after 2 p.m. today and the Weather Bureau forecast…

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Storms Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Thunderstorms are, likely in Sydney in the next 24 hours, the Weather Bureau said today…

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Storm Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

A thunderstorm is likely in Sydney today, according to the Weather Bureau…

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Storm Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

A thunderstorm is likely in Sydney today, according to the Weather Bureau…

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Storm Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

A thunderstorm is likely in Sydney today, according to the Weather Bureau…

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Storm Forecast for City

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

A thunderstorm is likely Sydney today, according to the Weather Bureau…

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More Storms Expected in City Areas

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Rain fell steadily in Sydney today from 1.45 p.m. although only 10 points was recorded at…

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More Storms Expected in City Areas

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Rain fell steadily in Sydney today from 1.45 p.m. although only 10 points was recorded at…

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Lightning Kills Two in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs. -- Lightning today killed two railway workers who were sheltering under a tent fly during a storm 100 miles east of…

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Heavy rain at Castle Hill show

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1952 · page 35

MOST women at the Castle Hill show yesterday wore suntop frocks and shady hats--and carried umbrellas…

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Fete stalls moved indoors when heavy rain started

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 March 1952 · page 39

HEAVY rain early in the afternoon sent stallholders and customers scurrying for shelter at Sydney Grammar School fete yesterday. "Another hour of fine weather and we…

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U.s. Floods, Storms Cause 222 Death Roll

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 7

LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas), Sunday.--Death roll in weekend storms and floods that swept over six US southern States has now risen to 222, the American Red Cross…

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Wheat Outlook Better Storms End Big Drought

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 7

The drought has been definitely broken by heavy week-end rains and the severe setback caused by recent disastrous bushfires would be rapidly overcome, a government…

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Wheat Outlook Better Storms End Big Drought

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 7

The drought has been definitely broken by heavy week-end rains and the severe setback caused by recent disastrous bushfires would be rapidly overcome a government…

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Wheat Outlook Better Storms End Big Drought

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 7

The drought has been definitely broken by heavy weekend rains, and the severe setback caused by recent disastrous…

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