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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1963

24 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Family 'stranded' by flooded garden ...and the rains came! Council blamed

The Biz · Wednesday 23 January 1963 · page 2

Floodwaters last week virtually "stranded" a mother and her two young children inside their home in Prospect Road, Canley Heights. Spawned by…

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In storm op de pier

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 7

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Garage Knee-deep After Floods

The Biz · Wednesday 6 March 1963 · page 5

A Cabramatta garage proprietor has suffered serious loss of business because knee-deep water in recent floods prevented vehicles driving into his service area…

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Tragedy in the wake of the floods

Tribune · Wednesday 15 May 1963 · page 7

Widespread floods in recent weeks have caused vast damage and distress and even loss of life. This raises the urgent need of big scale backing by the Menzies Government for development and conservation instead of aggressive war plans. It also raises the demand that millionaire insurance companies meet their proper obligations to the people who…

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Angry storm mounts at savage wharf fines

Tribune · Wednesday 29 May 1963 · page 3

Further savage penalties imposed on the waterside workers last week have clearly demonstrated the vicious, anti-working class nature of the arbitration system and have aroused a storm of angry…

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Apex Help for Flood Victims

The Biz · Wednesday 29 May 1963 · page 2

Fairfield Apex Club will, conduct a flood relief appeal throughout Fairfield, Cabramatta and Conley Vale on Friday. The appeal is part…

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Mass Protests at Storm Trooper Rally

Tribune · Wednesday 5 June 1963 · page 4

MOSCOW: Great indignation has been aroused by the announcement of a forthcoming rally of former SS-men (Hitlerite storm-troops) in Hamelin, West Germany, next September. THE International Committee…

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Local Flood After Rain Residents to protest

The Biz · Wednesday 19 June 1963 · page 3

Lansvale residents are pressuring Fairfield Council to have a break in a 100-year-old levee bank repaired to avoid local flooding. They claim that 10 truck-loads of filling…

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Storm over Pravda visa

Tribune · Wednesday 26 June 1963 · page 1

The Menzies Government's refusal of an Australian visa to a leading correspondent of Fravda newspaper (Moscow) has drawn a powerful wave of condemnation from the trade union movement, the Australian newspaper industry and other sections of the community. Thus the Governments crude…

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Storm over statement Ex-mayor in Row on Petrol Issue

The Biz · Wednesday 10 July 1963 · page 4

Ald. L. Fraser last week accused Ald. V. Wenban, of disclosing information to the Press on Fairfield Council matters without authority. He was referring to a Press statement by Ald…

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Duizenden kampeerders door storm van kust verdreven Ten ten waaidenplat en spoelden weg

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 23 August 1963 · page 1

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Storm Leaves Trail of Havoc Roofs Ripped From Homes Holiday Time

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 3 September 1963 · page 1

A freak storm left a trail of havoc in Merryland's last Thursday morning, when gale-force winds tore roofs off houses, slashed power lines and disrupted industry for many hours…

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Union Storm Over Report on Automation

Tribune · Wednesday 4 September 1963 · page 1

Sydney: The New South Wales Labor Council last week condemned the recommendation of the Richards Report on Automation and said it was "absolutely unacceptable to the trade union…

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Widespread Flooding Throughout District

The Biz · Wednesday 4 September 1963 · page 7

Five inches of rain fell in Fairfield last week causing widespread flooding throughout the municipality for the third time this year. Nearly 120 were evacuated from a camping ground at Lansvale on Thursday night…

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Herfst kwam maand te vroeg Storm, regen, hagel en windhozen

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 6 September 1963 · page 3

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Storm over Crippled driver ship kitchen beaten up Zealots Threaten State with Crisis

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 September 1963 · page 1

Jewish Chronicle News Service and Jewish Timas Correspondent TEL AVIV — Aclash between religious Orthodox groups and the Government brought Israel to the brink of a political crisis this week. Religious parties of the Knesset threatened the Prime Minister, Mr…

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Prise for Swift Action in Storm

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 10 September 1963 · page 2

Aldermen have praised Holroyd Civil Defence authorities for their prompt action during the storm which lashed Merrylands late last month. The Mayor, Aid…

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Storm-raising Senator meets NSW deputies

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 September 1963 · page 3

The real unity of the Australian Jewish community should include a healthy diversity too, Senator Sam Cohen, Q.C., of Melbourne, told the…

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Flooded gutters

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1963 · page 7

A section of old Liver- Residents claim stagpool Road showing nant water is a risk to flooded table-drains after the health of school recent heavy rains. children…

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Plan to control local flooding

The Biz · Wednesday 9 October 1963 · page 4

A major engineering project to control flooding of Cabramatta Creek is at present being carried out at Green Valley, it was announced last week. The Minister for Housing and Co-operative…

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