20 Die in U.s. Storms
NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Thousands returned to their flood-soaked homes today as the…
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Floods & storms, 1953
304 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 16
London Flood Risk Increased
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): London County Council fears raising of the sea defences in Kent and Essex…
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The steamer san Fernando discharging a cargo of sulphur under floodlights at Lee Wharf last night. The San Fernando came to Newcastle from Japan, Picture was taken from Wharf Rd. by a staff photographer at 10 p.m…
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The Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning is—Isolated thunderstorms and some rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queen, Duke Fly Into Gale; Air, Sea Watch As Tour Begins
LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).—A gale was pounding the Irish Sea last night as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh began their flight across the Atlantic. Big seas were whipped up by a 50-mile wind and…
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WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Red China drug rings are flooding America with heroin, a U.S. Senate committee was told today…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at £30,000 resulted from a 15-minute storm in the Brisbane suburbs…
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. A.A.P.—Communist China is trying to flood the market in the United States with illegal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damage By Storm
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Several thousand pounds worth of damage was caused to property in the south-western…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Storm Stops Tennis
MELBOURNE.—Gale force winds and rain halted play shortly after the start of the Victorian tennis championships at Kooyong today. In…
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TOKIO: Cost of building houses in Japan is 484 times higher than in 1935, a Governmental survey…
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LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.) : Dr. Ernest William Barnes, former Church of England bishop who rejected the Virgin Birth and Christ's miracles, died in Sussex yesterday at the age of 79. He retired last May…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A severe electrical storm and a 2 inch rainfall at Norfolk Island to-day almost…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.) — The Government is consulting industry after the storm raised by its Industrial Secrets Bill. The measure introduced in the Lords seeks to…
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ABOARD THE ROYAL YACHT, GOTHIC, Thurs.—A sudden Pacific storm buffeted the Royal yacht today as it steamed toward the Fiji Islands, but Queen Elizabeth, a seasoned ocean traveller,…
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LONDON, Dec. 4. A.A.P.—A ship's doctor, wedged between two tables, performed an emergency operation during…
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BRISBANE. — Two violent electrical storms last night halted city traffic, tore down trees, caused…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Two inches of rain fell in an hour in two fierce thunderstorms in Brisbane to-night…
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The Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning is.— Scattered thunderstorms and…
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Wide blackouts were caused by a thunderstorm in Newcastle yesterday. The storm damaged electrical…
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