New South Wales, January 1950

Flood - Sydney, north coast, and north western districts

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10 Fatalities

Wide spread flooding occurred in New South Wales a result of a cyclone that moved south from Queensland.

Exceptionally heavy rain fell in the north coast and north-western districts. At Murwillumbah on the Tweed River six inches of rain fell in 24 hours, with two inches recorded in the city. Heavy seas caused high tides along the New South Wales coast.

The resulting damage included; the closure of the Mascot airport, road closures, 8000 homes damaged, 1000 head of cattle dead, and 10 casualties.

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Information Sources

Barrier Miner, ‘Soaked by rain as clean homes’, 26 February 1954, p 6, viewed on Trove website (ID 49417945), 30 May 2011
Bureau of Meteorology, Tropical cyclones in New South Wales historical impacts 2011, viewed 30 May 2011
Clarence Valley Council, Historical flood information, 2006, viewed 30 May 2011
The Canberra Times, ‘Four dead as cyclone moves south to NSW’, 19 January 1950, p 1, viewed on Trove website (ID 2762488), retrieved 30 May 2011
The West Australian, ‘New flood threat’, 11 July 1950, p 3, viewed on Trove website (ID 47873932), 30 May 2011
Windworker Queensland Cyclones, Cyclones to have impacted on Queensland Australia from 1864, viewed 30 May 2011