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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 109

Clothing for flood sufferers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Two men yesterday took 10 tons of clothing and 1000 pairs of boots into…

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High tide causes flood

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- A high tide in the Gippsland Lakes tonight gave Lakes…

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£10 Mil. Flood Toll More rain: rivers may rise again

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

Flood losses in New South Wales would total £10,000,000, the Minister for Social Services (Mr. Finnan) estimated last night…

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Radio Story of Stranded Duck Marooned all night in floods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

We spent Saturday night and yesterday morning in a bogged Army duck in the middle of a sea of floodwater…

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Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing…

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Tragedy Of Floods Shown ln Pictures Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) mode an amazing landing under hazardous conditions yesterday on the side of Jemalong Mountain in response to a distress signal from 98…

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Lake Floods Peril Feared

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A gigantic landslide in the Otway Ranges has formed a 200-acre lake on the Barwon River which may menace towns in West Victoria…

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Ex-soldiers Twice Ruined by Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 8

Heart-breaking misfortune has dogged 10 soldier settlers who began farming on land at Carrowobbity, nine miles from Forbes, in 1949. Mrs. G. Young, wife of…

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Tragedy Of Floods Shown In Pictures Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing landing under hazardous conditions yesterday on the side of Jemalong Mountain in response to a distress signal from 98…

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Ex-soldiers Twice Ruined by Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 8

Heart-breaking misfortune has dogged 10 soldier settlers who began farming on land at Carrowobbity, nine miles from Forbes, in 1949. Mrs. G. Young, wife of…

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Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing mountainside landing yesterday…

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Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing…

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Ex-soldiers Twice Ruined by Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 8

Heart-breaking misfortune has dogged 10 soldier settlers who began farming on land at Carrowobbity, nine miles from Forbes, in 1949. Mrs. G. Young, wife of…

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Ex-soldiers Twice Ruined by Floods

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 8

Heart-breaking misfortune has dogged 10 soldier settlers who began farming on land at Carrowobbity, nine miles from Forbes, 1949. Mrs. G. Young, wife of…

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Tragedy Of Floods Shown In Pictures Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing landing under hazardous conditions yesterday on the side of Jemalong Mountain in response to a distress signal from 98…

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Lake Floods Peril Feared

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A gigantic landslide in the Otway Ranges has formed a 200-acre lake on the Barwon River which may menace towns in West Victoria…

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Perilous Plane Landing to Aid Flood Victims

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Forbes Flying Doctor (Dr. Geoffrey Young) made an amazing…

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Dust Storms Ruin Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 11

JOHANNESBURG.--Vast duststorms, following the driest summer for 30 years, have ruined…

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Dust Storms Ruin Farmers

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 11

JOHANNESBURG.--Vast duststorms, following the driest summer for 30 years, have ruined…

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Political Storm May Result From Change in Queensland Police

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tues.--Political repercussions may follow the Queensland Police Department reshuffle, which the Cabinet will discuss today. Inside circles believe…

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