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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1964

20 stories in Sydney's papers

Electronics and Floods

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 14 February 1964 · page 4

AN electronic warning system will accurately detect the appearance and development of floods on the Dordogne River and…

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Only flood control can make the Valley' a safe place to live

Tribune · Wednesday 26 February 1964 · page 5

Since a big mass meeting at Grafton last year demanded urgent action to prevent repetition of the disastrous flood of May 1963, nothing has been done that can really make the Clarence River valley safe…

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Voor de Vrouw "Foreign shopkeeper" een erenaam? Een storm in een glas water

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 13 March 1964 · page 4

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Council approves lease for trotting Storm Over Publicity

The Biz · Wednesday 22 April 1964 · page 1

Fairfield Council last week approved, with reservations, the running of licensed trotting meetings at Bossley Bush. Approval was given to Fairfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society to run the meetings…

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Evacuees from flooded areas

The Biz · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 1

Torrential rain last week upset services, disrupted roadworks and caused widespread local flooding. Many residents of…

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Call to stop flood menace

Tribune · Wednesday 17 June 1964 · page 12

SYDNEY. "Floodwaters rose rapidly yesterday whew the floodgates at the Warragamba Dam released millions of gallons of water, "THE damage caused by the…

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Lake Bourke Floods Again

Tharunka · Friday 19 June 1964 · page 1

Checkpoint Joah — thoughts on the use of the new pathway. It runs East-West, effectively dividing the campus into the seat of Academic Freedom from the Administration…

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Council workers praised for work during floods

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 7 July 1964 · page 2

Prospect Council has approved a vote of thanks to its employees for their work during the recent floods. The floods caused, damage throughout…

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Tijdens hevige storm losgebroken schip boort zich in ander vaartuig

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 July 1964 · page 2

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Floodlights Installed on Oval

Tharunka · Friday 17 July 1964 · page 9

Since the last edition of Tharunka, a number of sporting clubs within the University have…

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ANZUS waarschuwt Indonesie Storm rond Goldwater kandidstuur

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 24 July 1964 · page 2

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District helps flood victims Rotary Acts

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 4 August 1964 · page 1

Holroyd Rotary Club will donate £50 to appeal for the victims of the June floods in the Hawkesbury River Valley. The appeal has…

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Council Takes No Action on River Flooding

The Biz · Wednesday 12 August 1964 · page 4

No action will be taken by Fairfield Council to help in preliminary engineering…

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Floods in WA

Tribune · Wednesday 12 August 1964 · page 9

PERTH.--Workers in Perth and Fremantle are concerned with helping the people in the flood-menaced areas of Collie, Harvey and…

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Miners take holidays to help flood victims

Tribune · Wednesday 26 August 1964 · page 8

PERTH: Collie miners have earned great praise for their untiring work and fine organisation in helping to clean up after Collie's recent flood disaster. They often worked round the…

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Le Cyclone a La Guadeloupe

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 September 1964 · page 1

T E bilan officiel des dégâts causés le 24 août à la Guadeloupe par l'ouragan "Cléo" indique l'étendue du désastre subi par nos infortunés compatriotes…

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Demands for Action on Flooding Support sought

The Biz · Wednesday 16 September 1964 · page 3

Fairfield council will seek the support of three adjoining councils in a bid to have the flood danger relieved in an area surrounded by Burns and Barraws Creeks at Fairfield. It will ask Parra-…

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Heavy Rain Mars Show Events Cancelled

The Biz · Wednesday 4 November 1964 · page 1

Heavy rain last Friday and Saturday morning almost ruined the Fairfield and Districts Agricultural and Horticultural Society's 10th annual show…

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ECAJ Conference Storm Over Move to Discipline Leaders

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 November 1964 · page 3

Melbourne.—Victorian delegate Mr. Arnold Bloch stormed out of the final session of the ECAJ conference last Sunday after trying repeatedly to raise a point of order to a resolution put by Dr. J. Schneeweiss (NSW)…

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A deluge of rubbish TVIEW

Tribune · Wednesday 9 December 1964 · page 10

DURING the past weeks viewers have been subjected to a deluge of rubbish…

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