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Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 109

Show Crowd Soaked Scatter From Heavy Rain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

Thousands of drenched people scurried for cover at the Royal Show today as heavy rain fell at the height of the morning session, when the crowd…

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Show Crowd Soaked Scatter From Heavy Rain

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

Thousands of drenched people scurried for cover at the Royal Show today as heavy rain fell at the height of the morning session, when the crowd…

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Heavy Rain Mars Show Opening Thousands leave grounds

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 13

Heavy rain and squally winds yesterday spoiled the official opening day of the Royal Easter Show…

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Missouri Flood Worst Yet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, April 11 (A.A.P.). — The greatest flood of the Missouri River on record swept toward…

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Thousands flee from U.S. flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, FRI.--The worst Missouri River flood for 71 years swept on Nebraska and Iowa towns today…

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Hundreds Flee Devastation in Missouri Flood From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 April 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, April 12.—Floodwater from the swollen Missouri River has driven more than 1,000 inhabitants of Sioux City, Iowa (population 84,000), from their homes. Hundreds more are hastily preparing to leave…

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Vast Flood Devastation New York, Sat

The Sun · Sunday 13 April 1952 · page 3

THE flooding river Missouri has driven 3200 families from their homes in…

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Heavy Rain Damage in Country Sydney s Deluge Of 1.33 in

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

Torrential rain at Wellington (N.S.W.) last night, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to vegetable crops on the river…

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Heavy Rain Over N.S.W. More to come: rivers up

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

Heavy rain fell in many parts of New South Wales yesterday. The Weather Bureau predicts general rain to continue over the eastern…

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Three Men in Launch Lost in Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Three men in an 18-foot fishing launch are missing after one of…

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Car Smash In Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

Traffic was held up at Hansam's Creek on the Parramatta Road, Auburn, early to-day when water…

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Flood Menace In U.S.A. Grows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, April 13 (A.A.P.)—The Sioux City area braced itself for a major disaster to-day as some of the worst Mid-Western floods on record drove almost 11,000 people…

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U.S. flood moves on

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, Sun.-- A record Missouri River flood is threatening the Sioux City…

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FLOODS 4ft. Deep in Suburbs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

Floodwater four feet deep last night covered Parramatta Rd. at Granville. Several cars were stranded…

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Horse stalls flooded at Show Big Job by Cleaners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 9

Heavy rain yesterday morning caused flooding of the stalls of 20 prize horses at the Show. Show officials called the Fire…

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Flood-Swollen Missouri Leaves 30,000 Homeless

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon. (B.U.P.).--At least 30,000 families in Iowa have already been forced from their homes by the raging flood waters of the Missouri River and a major disaster is feared at Sioux City today…

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Flood-Swollen Missouri Leaves 30,000 Homeless

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon. (B.U.P.).--At least 30,000 families in Iowa have already been forced from their homes by the raging flood wafers of the Missouri River and a major disaster is feared at Sioux City today…

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Drought, Flood As Bull's Good Omens

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 6

Drought and flood are good omens for Oxleigh Royal, the seven-years-old champion lllawarra shorthorn bull at the Show. Oxleigh Royal also won…

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Washaway S Cut Rail Traffic Sth. Coast Lines Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

Train services were delayed on the South Coast line this morning by a washout near Scarborough…

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Flood-Swollen Missouri Leaves 30,000 Homeless

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon. (B.U.P.).--At least 30,000 families in Iowa have already been forced from their homes by the raging flood waters of the Missouri River and a major disaster is feared at Sioux City today…

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