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Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 109

Gale Force Winds in City Likely

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

'Squally westerly, winds, reaching gale force, can be expected in Sydney today, says the Weather…

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Gale Force Winds in City Likely

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Squally westerly winds, reaching gale force, can be expected in Sydney today. says the Weather…

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Gale Force Winds Is City Likely

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Squally westerly winds. reaching gale force, can be expected In Sydney today, says the Weather…

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Gale Force Winds in City Likely

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Squally westerly wind reaching gate force, ca[?] the expected, in Sydney today says the Weather…

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Gale Force Winds in City Likely

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Squally westerly winds, reaching gale force, can be expected in Sydney today, says the Weather…

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Forbes Preparing For Sixth Flood Within Two Years By Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

'FORBES, Monday.—With the swollen Lachlan River threatening to encircle their town to-morrow, people of Forbes spent to-day preparing for their…

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Floods sweep into 50 Forbes homes

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 7

Floodwaters from the raging Lachlan River this afternoon swept into more than 50 homes in low-lying areas of Forbes, where more than 200 people will be evacuated before tonight…

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Floodwaters Roll on Forbes Nightlong preparation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

Late last night floodwaters from the swollen Lachlan River were rolling towards the town of Forbes. Throughout the might the 6000 people in the…

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Flood Danger on Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

The Weather Bureau yesterday issued a flood warning fro frowns along the Murrumbidgee River. The Bureau based the warning on a…

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Noon Zero Hour in Forbes Flood Rise Will Isolate Township

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

Zero hour in the Lachlan River flood today is expected to be noon, when it is feared that much of Forbes will be inundated…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 10

Latest reports from Forbes today indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows. Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 10

Latest reports from Forbes today indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows. Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

Latest reports from Forbes toddy indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows. Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 10

Latest reports from Forbes today indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 10

Latest reports from Forbes today indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows. Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Noon Zero Hour in Forbes Flood Rise Will Isolate Township

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

Zero hour on the Lachlan River flood today is expected to be noon, when it is feared that much of Forbes Will be inundated…

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Floodwaters Begin To Invade Forbes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 10

Latest reports from Forbes toddy indicate that the town will be inundated late this afternoon when the Lachlan River overflows. Already the outskirts of the town are flooded…

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Battered By Tasman Gale

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

The Australian freighter, James Cook. Which is in difficulties in the Tasman Sea. (Picture by…

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Steamer in Peril As Coal Stocks Run Low in Gale

The Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

Battered by cyclones and running short of coal, the steamer James Cook (2181 tons), is in trouble about 100 miles east of Newcastle…

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Tug's Dash to Aid of Storm-battered Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 5

The big salvage tug St. Giles is making an all-out dash to reach the Australian freighter James Cook (2181 tons) which has been battered badly by a cyclone. Last position of the…

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