Poles Ripped Up in Nullabor Storm
Adelaide, December 31.—Linesmen worked kne[?]ceep in water on the Nullabor Plain restoring telephone and telegraph lines between Perth and pastern States, after one…
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Floods & storms, 1954
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Flood Dangers in England; Warnings Given
London, Sunday: Warnings on new flood dangers were flashed to people on both sides of the North Sea tonight. Weather conditions were…
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Brisbane: Flood rains in the Gulf country of Northern Queensland have cut roads over a wide area…
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New York, Wednesday: As the city dug itself out of a million-dollar snowfall yesterday, the storm…
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London, January 17/—Icy gales swept [?] yesterday, causing deaths and destruction in the [?] at the havoc left by avan[?]. and scores in[?]…
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Sydney, january [?]— The crew of the 33 fast [?] Gesture bailed for their [?] when mountainous [?]…
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BELOW: Sydney's Hyde Park is all lit up in preparation for the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh next month. This picture was taken when…
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Adelaide: The United States proposal not to use Japanese surveyors, but to employ what they now call "Japanese crews," was described by Mr. Clyde Cameron, MHR, today, as a cunning trick to deceive Australian public opinion…
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Extensive falls of rain were recorded in the White Cliffs-Tibooburra area yesterday. The highest reading was at Reola…
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Brisbane: Queensland airline companies are planning a major transport of passengers, mail, and perishable goods which have been delayed for days by…
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Sydney, February 11.—Fl[?]ding is expected in Northern N.S.W. following heavy rain during the last…
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Sydney: The flood danger in the New South Wales coast area eased today when drought- breaking rains…
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Sydney: Heavy rain tell today on the entire N.S.W. north coast and flood warnings have been issued…
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Brisbane: Eleven rivers are still in flood in the five hundred miles stretch of country from Rockhamp on…
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Brisbane, February 11.—Floods have made hundred of persons homeless and disrupted communications in…
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Brisbane; It was "business as usual" in the floodbound town of Rockhampton today, but anxiety is growing with rising floodwaters and the threat of more rain…
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Brisbane: Rockhampton's "creeping flood" has isolated more than 5,000 homes in the city of Rockhampton and the Fitzroy River is still rising…
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TODAY'S PICTUREGRAM of the flooded Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, showing the river encroaching on Rockhampton (top right). The flooded racecourse is to the left of the second bridge. The Queensland floods have isolated more than 1,000 families…
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Brisbane: Air Force and airline planes yesterday delivered food and urgent medical supplies to floodbound towns in Queensland…
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Sydney: Dozens of towns along the northern New South Wales coast are being lashed today in a violent…
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