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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 109

Washaways Cut Rail Traffic Sth. Coast Lines Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

Wasbaways, because of torrential rain which has deluged half of New South Wales in the past 24 hours, have disrupted…

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25 ft. Flood Sweeps On

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (B.U.P.).--A major disaster is feared at Sioux City today from flood…

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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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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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Washaways Cut Rail Traffic Sth. Coast Lines Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

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

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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. Oxleieh Royal also won…

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Washaways 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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Thousands Flee U.s. Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, April 14 (A.A.P.). —Thousands of citizens of Sioux City (Iowa) are…

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28 saved from floodwater when bus hits tree

The Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 5

Floodwaters swirled around the waists of 27 passengers in a tourist bus which skidded off Princes Highway at Bega…

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19,500 families flee floods

The Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 7

OMAHA (Nebraska), Monday.-- 19,500 families have been chased from their homes by floods in the Missouri River valley…

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Floods Cut Off Scouts

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 3

Thirty Boy Scouts are marooned in the Lower Burragorang Valley…

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Thousands flee flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon.-- Many of the 84,000 people of Sioux City (Iowa) today…

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Hordes Flee Vast Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

SIOUX CITY, Tues. (B.U.P.).-- Greatest mass evacuation in the history of Iowa and Nebraska occurred yesterday, when floods menaced Sioux City and Council Bluffs…

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Huge Middle West Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

SIOUX CITY, Tues. (B.U.P.). -- Greatest mass evacuation in the history of Iowa…

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Hordes Flee Huge Middle West Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 4

SIOUX CITY, Tues. (B.U.P.). -- Greatest mass evacuation in the history of Iowa…

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Huge Middle West Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 4

SIOUX CITY, Tues. (B.U.P.). --Greatest mass - evacuation in the history of Iowa…

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30,000 Lose Homes In Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 13

CAPET OWN. Wed. (D.M.W.C.).--More than 39,000 Africans--almost the entire native…

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30,000 Lose Homes In Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 13

CAPETOWN, Wed. (D.M.W.C.). -- More than 30,000 Africans-- almost the entire native…

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30,000 Lose Homes In Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 13

CAPETOWN, Wed. (D.M.W.C.).-- More than 30,000 Africans-- almost the entire native…

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30,000 Lose Homes In Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 13

CAPETOWN, Wed. (D.M.W.C.). --More than 30,000 Africans--almost the entire native…

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