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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 109

Baby Dies In Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 19

BRISBANE, Friday. --Nine-months-old Isabella Foex was swept from her father's arms…

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Man of The Week Caught In The Transport Storm

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 3

Last week 120,000 North Shore bus travellers woke up one morning to find that the…

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They'll flood Sheahan with letters Bus-ferry Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 10

Nearly 3000 Manly-Warringah residents yesterday decided to "flood" Transport Minister Sheahan with protest letters…

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Storms Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 3

The Weather Bureau last night forecast brief thunderstorms for Sydney this afternoon or evening. A cool, squally…

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Gale Hits Boats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 7

A nor'-cast gale played havoc with the N.S.W. 18ft Sailing League fleet yesterday, when only five boats…

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Tanker Ashore in Heavy Gale

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- The Panamanian tanker Sovac Radiant went aground last night in one…

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Fierce gale halts air search for ship

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

SEATTLE, Sunday.-- All search flights were cancelled today as a fierce storm lashed the North Pacific area where the American freighter Pennsylvania and her crew of 46 disappeared last Wednesday…

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Denial on Color Ban; Louis in Centre of Big Golf Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 22

NEW YORK, Monday.-- American Professional Golfers' Association has denied that a color ban was put on former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis. Local sponsors of the…

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New gales in Britain

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday -- For the second time in 24 hours terrific gales hit Britain and Northern…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Gale Hits Orkneys

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 24

LONDON, Tues.--The work gale for many years struck this Orkney Islands yesterday. Residents reported gusts up to…

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Italian police seize child flood victims

Tribune · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 9

ROME (Telepress): Indignation is sweeping Italy at the behavior of police who broke into the headquarters of the Reggio Trades…

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News for Women Supper in luxury liner for flood victims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 16

ITALIAN food was served to more than 800 guests at a buffet supper in M.V. Sydney at Walsh Bay last night…

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Railway fire during storm

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

GLEN INNES, Thursday.--Internal combustion caused a fire in railway a truck carrying…

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Six Die in American Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.).-- Whole towns have been isolated, communications…

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Six Die in American Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.).--Whole towns hove been isolated, communications…

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Six Die in American. Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.).-- Whole towns have been isolated, communications…

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Six Die in American Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.).-- Whole towns have been isolated, communications…

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Six Die in American Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.)--Whole towns have been isolated, communication…

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Six Die in American Storm California Ravaged By Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.). -- Whole towns have been isolated, communications…

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6 Die: Storm Plays Havoc in U.s. West

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Fri. (B.U.P.).-- Whole towns have been isolated, communications cut, and transport paralysed by the worst storm in history in…

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