U.s. Floods Cause Huge Loss
NEW YORK, May 22. A.A.P.—A swollen river pounded against a battered levee near Lake Charles…
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Floods & storms, 1953
304 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16
3 Die in Storm
TURIN, May 24. A.A.P.— Three people were killed by flying tiles, and others were injured in a violent rain and…
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ORANGE (Texas), May 24. A.A.P.—The swollen rivers threatening the towns of Orange and nearby Lake…
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The Hunter District Water Board has refused to install a special type valve to prevent the…
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NEW YORK, May 26. A.A.P.—A dirty mass of floodwaters surged down to Louisiana's fabled pirate coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Sets Up Committee Hunter Flood Warning Plan
Port Stephens Shire Council set up a committee yesterday to warn Lower Hunter landholders of floods. Crs. Shearman, Scott and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDITORIAL Need For Prompt Flood Mitigation Work
THAT Maitland is likely soon to have a new bridge to replace the Belmore Bridge, fast nearing the end of its usefulness, is encouraging. But more is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Schoolboy Teams In R.L. Games Under Floodlights
Sport in Newcastle schools will break new ground next Monday night when two Rugby League matches will be played under floodlights at the No. 1 Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Heavy Night Rain Sweeps Test Wicket
NOTTINGHAM, Mon. (A.A.P.); A heavy storm swept the Test wicket here last night and if the rain continues there may not be much play today. Rain began to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Warnings Issued As Queen Joins Her Navy
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.) : Gale warnings were issued last night as the Queen joined her navy at Portsmouth for the Coronation Review at Softhead…
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Newcastle's first Rugby League matches under floodlight will be held at Newcastle Sports Ground to-night…
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LONDON, June 23. A.A.P.—Communist party offices in West Berlin were stormed by mobs last night…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.) —The weather forecast for the second Test today says there is a risk of scattered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japan's Worst Floods 376 Die, 1060 Missing
TOKYO, June 28. A.A.P.—At least 376 people are dead and 1060 others are missing in the worst floods in Japan's history…
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MELBOURNE.—Floodlights used with the photo-finish camera when daylight is poor will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Of Vegetables In Sydney; Prices Drop
SYDNEY: Speculators flooded the City Markets with interstate vegetables today and caused a 25 p.c. fall in prices. Thousands of dozens of cauliflowers and cabbages…
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TOKIO, Mon, (A.A.P.): Six days of torrential rain have so flooded Kyushu (southernmost island of Japan) that 700,000 homeless people are left sitting on muddy hilltops watching the grim rise of the water…
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TOKIO, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Casualties in the Kyushu Island floods have risen to more than 2000. Police said…
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TOKYO, June 29. A.A.P.—Police authorities to-day listed Kyushu flood victims as 457 dead, 815 injured, and 464 missing…
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TOKIO, Tues. (A.A,P.-Reuter): Hundreds of American soldiers today labored to evacuate Japanese farmers to safety after a weekend of floods which killed 4511 people. There are 776 missing and 815 injured…
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