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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

125 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

Comet Captain Was Warned of Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

CALCUTTA: The pilot of the British Comet airliner which crashed on May 2 decided he would fly in spite of…

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Ships' Battle with Gales

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: Three ships are battling their way against strong westerly gales 200 miles from the coast…

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Three Ships Fight Gales Sydney, Wednesday

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Three ships are battling their way against strong westerly gales 200 miles from the coast…

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Violent Storm at Dundee

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 2

DUNDEE: A violent storm hit Dundee on Monday night and in an hour 30 points of rain were…

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The Late Mr. H. A. Flood

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

The death occurred in Moree District Hospital recently or Mr. Hubert Archibald Flood, an old identity of the Moree…

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Japan Flood Toll Rises

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday: Casualties in the Kyushu Island of Japan had risen since last night to more…

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Kyushu Island Hit 376 Dead in Floods

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday: Casualties in floods on Kyushu Island off Japan had risen last night to…

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2000 Casualties in Kyushu Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

TOKYO: Casualties in Kyushu Island, Japan, had risen last night to more than 2000…

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Mulloy storms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 15

In the U.S. Marines Hymn, reference is made to the "Halls of Montezuma:. This refers to the Marines' participation…

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Egypt Calm After Artiticial Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 1

CAIRO: Eyypt was calm yesterday after the violent but artificial storm over the sealing of Ismailia, keypoint inl…

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Storm Yielded 12 Points

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

A sadden storm awoke many Glen Innes residents about 2 o'clock this morning…

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15 Points of Rain From Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 4

[?] Points of rain were registered from a storm about [?]night last night. The storm. which was…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 16

MELBOURNE: Heavy rain has been falling in Melbourne and over most of Victoria for 24 hours and Ballarat races…

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Handy Storm at Uralla

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1

The storm at Uralla during Tuesday night resulted in a registration of 59 points of rain…

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Showers and Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: New South Wales Forecast: Scattered showers and thunderstorms in central…

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Electrical Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 8

Armidale electrical and telephone services were not greatly affected try last night's severe electrical storm…

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Welcome Rain From Electrical Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 8

Heavy electrical Storms blacked out portions of the Dumaresq and Guyra Shire fast night for periods ranging up to 1½ hours. Consistent rain, which…

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Storm Rains Over Very Wide Area Some Hail Damage Phone Services Cut

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

A fierce electrical and hail storm last night caused extensive damage to wheat crops in parts of the Delungra, Oakwood and Cherry Tree Hill areas…

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Floods in Europe Cause 23 Deaths

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

LONDON: Cloudbursts and floods yesterday caused the deaths of 23 people, blacked roads and flooded towns in…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 16

MELBOURNE: Torrential Statewide rain, almost nonstop for 19 hours, flooded homes and washed out…

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