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Floods & storms, 1952

157 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 8

Carburettor Flooding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1952 · page 8

The carburettor can flood because of numerous conditions, such as general wear, high petrol pressure, etc…

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Fierce Storm At Darwin

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 2

DARWIN, Mon. — A heavy storm at Darwin this afternoon hurled the roof of the waterside workers'…

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Bureau Warns Of Floodings

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.— The Weather Bureau to-night warned local flooding was likely…

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Heavy Coastal Rain Expected

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Sydney Weather Bureau tonight issued a warning of local flooding on the South Coast…

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Tennis Storm Over 'Mo' Connolly

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.—Eighteen-year-old Wimbledon champion Maureen (L'il Mo) Connolly was…

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Floodlighting Showground

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

The Grounds Committee of the Wollongong Showground will investigate the possibility of floodlighting…

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Cyclone Lashes Thursday Is

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 3

THURSDAY ISLAND, Tues.—A 70-m.p.h. cyclone caused £60,000 damage on the waterfront…

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Gales Lash Victoria: Fires In West

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—While gales lashed Victoria and the coastal areas and highlands of New South Wales, bushfires raged in the Western districts of the State, today. In Victoria, snow,…

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New Flood Threats in Victoria

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.—Flood havoc worsened in several Victorian districts, following further heavy…

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Hurricane Gales Lash U.k

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.—Hurricane-force winds swept the Hebrides and gales lashed the western coast…

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Floodlighting of Showground

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 20

It is impossible to have the Wollongong Showground permanently floodlighted in time for the next Wollongong Show…

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8 Dead in British Storms

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 13

LONDON, Thurs.—At least eight persons were killed in a roaring blizzard that toppled trees…

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Flood of Telegrams Expected

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1952 · page 11

The Post Office is making special arrangements to cope with the great increase in telegraph traffic…

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Gales, Avalanches and Floods Hit Southern Europe

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 3

PARIS, Mon.—Heavy rain over the weekend has caused serious flooding in many parts of France and eight deaths from drowning, including three children,…

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Flood of Mail Through Greater Wollongong Post Offices

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 1

More than 1,000,000 letters and Christmas cards have passed through Greater Wollongong post offices since the beginning of December. Giving this estimate…

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Christmas Floods in France

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 1

NANTES, Fri.—Many people in the Loire Valley spent Christmas Day on the upper floors of flooded…

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Editorial No "Flood" of Money From London

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1952 · page 1

EITHER in London nor since his return to Australia has the Prime Minister felt himself free to disclose much of the detail of the Empire Prime Ministers' economic talks. The official…

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