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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22

Flood Danger Recedes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The flood danger on the South Coast has passed with the return of fine weather. All roads on the far South…

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Lachlan Flood Easing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Police to-night reported that flood danger on the Lachlan River appeared to have passed…

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Flood Menaces Utah Capital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), April 28. A.A.P.—The worst flood in the history of Salt Lake City to-day covered a…

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Storm On Lunatic's Escape

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.)—Thomas Straffen, 21, maniac-killer, has caused a nationwide storm in Britain. People everywhere are calling for stricter supervision in asylums and some system of public…

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Trainees In Storm Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Minister for the Navy (Mr. McMahon) said that 150 Australian naval national…

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Floods In Japan

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

TOKIO, Sun. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Heavy rains in Japan's southernmost island, Kyushu, in the past…

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Calcutta Gale

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 13

CALCUTTA, Tuesday. (A.A.P.).—Two people were killed and several injured in a 68 m.p.h. gale which…

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Truman Seeks Big Flood Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—President Truman urged Congress today to establish without delay…

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Gale Kills 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

CALCUTTA, May 6. A.A.P.—Two people were killed and several injured in a 68 m.p.h. gale which swept Calcutta and…

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Truman Wants Flood Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 6

WASHINGTON, May 6. A.A.P.—President Truman yesterday urged Congress to establish without delay a 1500…

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Aircraft Damaged In Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A hole six inches in diameter was blown out of the rudder of the A.N.A skyliner,…

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Storm Over Sale Of U.K. Transport

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.). —The Churchill Government was under fire from three sides last night a…

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Sea Storm Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Sydney Weather Bureau to-night issued storm warnings to shipping off the New South Wales…

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Cyclone Is Off N.S.W. Coast

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. — A cyclone over het east Tasman Sea will bring more rain to Newcastle and N.S.W. coast,…

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Synthetics Flood U.S. Market "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, May 11.—Everywhere in New York this spring dashing lightweight suits made of remarkable synthetics—orlon, nylon, dynel and rayon are selling by…

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Heavy Rain On Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

Heavy rain has fallen along the New South Wales coast, Smoky Cape, north of Kempsey, had 814 points in…

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Flood Warning System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 5

Port Stephens Shire Council yesterday decided to support an offer by Radio 2HR to maintain a flood warning…

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Many Cut Off By Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Friday.—Flood water has marooned more than 130 people in and around Coles Bay on Freycinet…

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Flooded River Bridged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—A temporary bridge Was completed across the swollen Apsley River to-day to reach more…

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Political Storm In South Korea

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 14

PUSAN (Korea), Tues. (A.A.P.).—More than 1000 demonstrators tried time and again today to storm…

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