Nepean Causes Big Flood Loss £350,000 Farm Damage Fear
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 1
The Nepean River, in one of the worst floodings in its history, has caused vast damage to homes, vegetables and dairyfarms in the Camden, Richmond and Windsor districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Furniture Moved in Camden Flood
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3
Mr. Sid Bragg (right) and his daughter, Janice, assisted by two neighbours, remove furniture from their floodthreatened home in Edward Street, Camden, yesterday afternoon. Other flood pictures, page 5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodwaters at Camden
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
TOP: Mr. Ted Taplin, of Camden, rowing a boat across the Hume Highway at Camden past a flooded service station yesterday. CENTRE: The roof of the waiting shed and top of the name-plate are all that can be seen above the floodwaters over Kirkham Railway Station near Camden. RIGHT: Fowls trapped on a fence when their yard was flooded in Chellison Street, Camden. BELOW: Two semi-trailers collided at Allen's Creek, Appin, and blocked the only road from Picton to Sydney not cut by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded ground
The Sun · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3
SWOLLEN Hawkesbury River has inundated the Macquarie Park picnic ground near Windsor, and roofs of shelters are barely above water level. The river, normally narrow at this point, is now miles wide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6 Saved From Roofs in Flood Gardeners cut off at Camden
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3
Sergeant Dawson, of Camden police, in a rowing boat, yesterday rescued six market gardeners from the roofs of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poisoning of Floods Hero Anguished Mother's Plea To Detectives
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 7
COWRA, Mon.-- A sick bud grief - stricken mother in Cowra Hospital today expressed to detectives her earnest wish that they clear up as quickly as possible the "terrible mystery" of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Floods in N.s.w.-- Sydney Deluged
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
Sydney, which has been lashed by torrential rain since Thursday, and had one of its wettest weekends on record, was again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Floods in N.s.w.--sydney Deluged
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
Sydney, which has been Bashed by torrential rain since Thursday, and had one of its wettest week- ends on record, was again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poisoning of Floods Hero Anguished Mother's Plea To Detectives
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 7
COWRA, Mon.--A sick and grief -stricken mother in Cowra Hospital today expressed to detectives her earnest wish that they clear up as quickly as possible the "terrible mystery" of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Floods in N.s.w.--sydney Deluged
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
Sydney, which has been lashed by torrential rain since Thursday, and had one of its wettest weekends on record, was again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poisoning of Floods Hero Anguished Mother's Plea To Detectives
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 7
COWRA, Mon.--A sick and grief - stricken mother in Cowra Hospital today expressed to detectives her earnest wish that they clear up as quickly as possible the "terrible mystery" of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Floods in N.s.w.--sydney Deluged
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
Sydney, which has been lashed by torrential pain Since Thursday, and had one of its wettest weekends on record, was again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poisoning of Floods Hero Anguished Mother's Plea To Detectives
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 7
COWRA, Mon.--A sick and grief - stricken mother in Cowra Hospital today expressed to detectives her earliest wish that they clear up ess quickly as possible the "terrible mystery" of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Floods in N.s.w.-- Sydney Deluged
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5
Sydney, which has been lashed by torrential rain since Thursday, and had one of its wettest weekends on record, was again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poisoning of Floods Hero Anguished Mother's Plea To Detectives
Daily Mirror · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 7
COWRA, Mon.-- A sick and grief-stricken mother in Cowra Hospital today expressed to detectives her earnest wish that they clear up as quickly as possible the ''terrible mystery" of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hawkesbury Floodwaters on Three Sides of Windsor Trail Of Wreckage Left By Receding Floods
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 1
As floodwaters throughout New South Wales began to recede yesterday they disclosed a trail of wreckageâ damaged homes, ruined market gardens…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Ducks' rush relief to flood area
The Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 7
Army ducks today are sweeping along the flooded Hawkesbury River at Richmond and Windsor with urgently needed feed for stock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Cover Rich Farming Land Vegetable growers face big losses
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3
Floodwaters around Richmond and Windsor cover about 20,000 acres of rich vegetable land. Last night the floodwaters were receding slowly. Damage "national disaster"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Orchard Submerged by Flood
Daily Mirror · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 3
A large orange orchard on the fringe of Windsor lies submerged in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Belies For Foods On Flood-swept Areas
Daily Mirror · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 8
Torrential rains at the Nepean headwaters have again devastated the productive areas of Richmond and Windsor and threatened to dislocate Sydney's food supplies. "The bread basket"…
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