100 Dead in Storm
ROME, Oct. 22. A.A.P.—More, than 100 people died and at least 500,000 lost their homes in five days of rain, gales, and floods in southern Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia…
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Floods & storms, 1951
334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 17
Storm Over Vatican Link
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. A.A.P.—A wave of protest against President Truman's decision to enter regular diplomatic relations with the Vatican promised to-day to cause a heated battle when…
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SYDNEY: Near-gale westerly winds which yesterday started huge bushfires abated today saving vast and valuable north coast timber areas from destruction. CRICKET INCENTIVES: For the West Indies v New South Wales Country match today and tomorrow a Newcastle firm has offered a series of gifts for individual performances. Top scorer and best bowler on each side will receive a pair of…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Sandbag levees are holding floodwater on reclaimed swamps along the Murray River, near Murray Bridge…
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GENEVA. — A child was carried away by the flood when roaring torrents hit two cars and a tourist bus…
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LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Ships floundered in dis tress all around the British coast last night as a…
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BEIRUT, Nov. 4. A.A.P.—The Prime Minister of Syria (Hassan Hakim) has advocated that the Arab nations should join the proposed Middle East defence pact…
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4. A.A.P.—A freakish snow and rain storm in the north-east of the United States yesterday claimed at least 20 lives…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.—A hot, dust-laden northerly swept across South Australia to-day, causing great damage to roofs, fencing and crops…
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LONDON, Nov. 5. A.A.P.—Dozens of small ships floundered all round the British coast last night as the first big winter gale swept…
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The Hunter District Water Board has completed its report on residential areas of Maryville which…
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LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).—Serious floods threatened many parts of Britain yesterday following…
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ROME, Nov. 12. A.A.P.—The deathroll in three weeks of disastrous storms rose to at least 140 to-day as howling gales and…
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LONDON, Tuesday .(A.A.P.). — At least 35 people have lost their lives in Italian…
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MILAN, Nov. 14. A.A.P.—Millions of Italians prayed to-day as a new deluge threatened to swell the deathroll in the week of floods…
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TEHERAN, Thursday (A.A.P.): An entire village in Gilan Province was swept away in floods which…
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A R.A.A.F. helicopter, which was to have taken off from Parnell-place and landed on a roof in Sydney to-day, will give flood rescue…
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ROME, Fri. (A.A.P.): Deaths from floods and storms in Italy this week total 90 and although the flooded Po River is still running amok, the river level is now falling. Yesterday Italy faced one…
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PERTH, Friday.—Hailstorms and heavy rain which cut a swathe 150 miles long and up to 17 miles wide in the West…
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ROME, Tues. (AAP) — Boats and rafts yesterday c a r r i e d more than 2000…
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