Son Swept to Death Tragedy In Flood
A six-year-old boy was drowned in flooded Pambula Lake yesterday morning despite the frantic efforts…
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Stop Press Vic. Flood Fears
MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Rising rivers have increased the threat of floods in Gippsland, where several towns have been isolated. The…
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The bureau stated that a broad area of low pressure just off the N.S.W. coast,…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past to days showed no signs of easing…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no sighs of easing…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no signs of easing…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no sians of easing…
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The most violent storm for two years yesterday lashed Sydney with more than four inches of rain and 50-miles-an-hour winds…
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TORRENTIAL rain along the New South Wales Coast, from Newcastle to Nowra, yesterday blocked many roads and the main Northern railway. Extern of damage to crops is not yet known, but it is expected to be heavy…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no signs of easing…
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Storms and gale fore winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no signs of easing…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney. and the east coast for the past two days showed no signs of easing…
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Storms and gale force winds which have battered Sydney and the east coast for the past two days showed no signs of egsing…
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A man waded through a surging flood [?]Narrabeen yesterday to rescue an elderly woman and her two grandchildren trapped on a bridge. The rescuer, John…
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TOP: Cars ploughing through water which almost blocked Pittwater Road, brookvale, alter the heavy rain yesterday. BOTTOM: The Hooded camping area at Avalon. The tent on the lett, owned by Mr. D. Needham, was completely capsized by the rushing floodwater…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anxious Night for Danger Areas Flood Near Homes Around Sydney
Many families near Sydney spent an anxious night last night, watching floodwaters near their homes. Torrential rain, lashed by strong southerly winds, fell on the…
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About 100 residents of Narara, on the outskirts of Gosford, were marooned in their homes last night, with parts of the roads under up to 5ft of water…
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A violent cloudburst over the Manly-Warringah area today flooded houses and streets, submerged cars, and turned portions of the district into a miniature sea. Water, swirling 5ft deep in places, brought traffic to a standstill and…
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With the Hunter River rising and Maitland once more in flood peril, the Mayor (Ald. Clyde) today broadcast a warning to the people to prepare emergency stocks of food and clothing. Possibility of a flood of serious proportions was…
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Maitland prepared for a serious flood late this afternoon when the river reached 28ft.--2ft. below danger level…
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