Royal Estate Flooded
London, Sunday.—Floodwaters have covered 500 acres of the Royal estate at Sandringham, where the…
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Floods & storms, 1953
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Nullabor Storm Damage
Adelaide. — A severe thunderstorm over the Nullarbor Plain last night flattened nearly a mile of…
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London, February 2.—Nearly 500 people are known to have last their lives over the week-end during Western Europe's worst land and sea storm for a great many years…
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London, Monday. — Nearly 100 bodies have been recovered from Convey Island, in the Thornes Estuary, which is now the special horror point of Britain's…
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ABOVE—A blind and crippled man being taken ashore from Canvey Island, in the Thames estuary,…
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London, Wednesday.—Gale warnings were in operation tonight from the north of Scotland to the Strait of Dover, bringing fresh anxiety to people on both…
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Shepparton.—An electrical storm started two fires at Undera and Tallygaroopna West, but put them both…
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London, February 4. —New warnings of strong wind likely become gales over the flood devastated areas of Britan's east…
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The floods that has devastated parts of Britain and Europe have caused terrible suffering and misery as well…
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QUEEN ELIZABETH talks to fipod victims Mr. and Mrs. Butcher and family at a relief centre in King's Lynn, Norfolk, during her visit to the flood area on the south bank of The Wash. The Queen accompanied…
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London, February 5.—Britain's has[?]ly repaired defences on the flood swept east coast survived…
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Adelaide.—Far northern train traffic is at a standstill, roads are bogs, and some telephone lines are still cut as floods spread from the rain-swollen rivers near the northern…
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London, Feb. 6.— The first signs of relief from further flood devastation…
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THE TERROR of the floods that have submerged a sixth of Holland and cost the lives of more…
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London, Sunday.—Twelve thousand servicemen and civilians today toiled in icy conditions in a desperate bid to repair 500 shattered seawalls along miles…
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London, Monday. — Total deaths from the English floods are 283, with about 50 still missing, said the British Home Secretary (Sir David Maxwell…
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London, Mon.: Eight-weeks-old Linda Foster who was found floating in a carry-cot 12 hours after…
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London, Tuesday.—Westerly winds up to 80 m.p.h. whipped across Britain today after one of the weidest nights of the winter. Torrential rani set all-night…
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COMPLETELY out off by floodwaters, occupants of this house on Canvcy Island in the Thames…
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Brisbane.—The marooned population of Urandangie, all 14 of them, camped under a tarpaulin three…
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