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Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 109

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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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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Tug's Dash to Aid of Storm- Battered Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 5

The big salvage tug Sty 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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Floodwaters Advance on Towns on Western Slopes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

An aerial picture of the floodwaters covering farm properties between Forbes and Cowra…

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275 Homeless in Forbes Flood Town Cut In Three By Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

FORBES, Tuesday.—Lachlan River floods tonight cut this town into three parts—Camp Hill, Central Forbes and North Hill. At least 275 people are already homeless—and the worst of…

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Flood Ordeal In River Town By a Special Correspondent in Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

HUNDREDS of people in Forbes, on the Lachlan River, are once again carrying out the…

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Secret police agents could flood the unions; danger in new amendments

Tribune · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

• Security service agents who do not work in the industry can be flooded into any union. • Militants can be expelled from the union by the decision of the Arbitration Court. These Hitlerite powers mil become law if die latest Menzies-Fadden amendments to the Arbitration Act are not defeated by the united action of every section of the Labor Movement…

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Food from air in flood

The Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 11

Two small aircraft today parachuted provisions to many central western areas isolated by the swollen Lachlan River, which has inundated…

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Floods Cut Town Into Three

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

FORBES, Tues.-- Rising two feet in four hours, the Lachlan River tonight divided Forbes into three "islands."…

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Many Homeless As Floodwater Sweeps Into Forbes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

With flood waters on the Lachlan River swirling. through the streets, Forbes has been divided into three sections and is completely isolated…

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Floods Make Forbes'a City of Islands'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

FORBES, Wed.--Flood water; from the swollen Lachlan River have made this town of 6500 people a "city of islands." An eight- knot current…

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Floods Make Forbes 'A City of Islands'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

FORBES, Wed.--Flood waters from the swollen Lachlan River have made this town of 6500 people a "city of islands." An eight- knot current…

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Many Flee As Flood Surges Into Forbes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

With, flood waters on the Lachlan River swirling through the streets, Forbes has been divided into three sections and completely isolated…

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Many Homeless As Floodwater Sweeps Into Forbes

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

With flood waters on the Lachlan River swirling through the streets, Forbes has been divided into three sections and is completely isolated…

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Floods Make Forbes'a City of Islands'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

From Our Special Representative FORBES, Wed.--Flood waters from the swollen Lachlan River have made this town of 6500 people a "city of islands."…

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Floods Make Forbes 'A City of Islands'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

FORBES, Wed.--Flood wafers from the swollen Lachlan River have made this town of 6500 people a "city of islands." An eight-knot current…

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Keen Tennis Is Played in Gale

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 9

A THRILLING tennis game was played in a gale last Sunday at Lewisham. Ashfield and Strathfield vied in the…

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Tank-led Troops Storm Pow Camp

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 25

TOKIO, Thurs. (A,P.).--Tank-led United Nations' troops stormed into three compounds in the Koje Island prisoner-of-war camp yesterday and charged defiant Communists with…

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Tank-led Troops Storm POW Camp

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.P.).--Tank-led United Nations' troops stormed into three compounds in the Koje Island, prisoner-of-war camp yesterday and charged defiant Communists with…

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Tank-led Troops Storm POW Camp

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.P.).--Tank-led United Nations' troops stormed into three compounds in the Koje Island prisoner-of-war camp yesterday and charged defiant Communists with…

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