Ship Lost In Fierce Gale
LONDON, Dec. 23. A.A.P. — The Belgian ship Henri Deweert (1326 tons) is feared to have been lost with all hands in a North Sea gale…
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Floods & storms, 1954
428 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 22
Europe Swept By Icy Gales: 14 Fatalities
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): Icy gales whipping across Europe have brought the threat of a disastrous Christmas, in which at least 14 people have been killed and heavy damage…
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Floods along the Thames did not deter this English postman, who is equipped with waders and other gear, as he makes his way through the flooded streets of Maidenhead recently…
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The Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning to-day is.— Rain and scattered…
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A severe electrical storm caused blackouts and telephone interruptions in Newcastle yesterday — and brought relief from the heat…
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LONDON: The National Union of Seamen is setting aside £2000 to help dependants of men who…
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NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Fifty-five people have died in bitter storms now sweeping parts of the United States. There have been blizzards, sleet, rain, heavy…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30. A.A.P.—Vicious storms which lashed across the United States from coast to coast yesterday stranded hundreds of motorists in deep snow, isolated…
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