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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 109

Two Towns Face "Worst Floods"

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 9

With the Hunter River breaking its banks and hundreds homeless, Maitland and Singleton are facing their worst flood crisis in…

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'Flood Control Could Win Poll'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 18

PARIS, Thurs, (I.N.S).--A French engineer claims to have sensational new flood control device which will assure Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's victory in the American Presidential election in November…

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New Flood Warnings

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

More flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau this morning and now…

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Stop Press Floodwater Enter Maitland Streets

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 32

MAITLAND, Thursday.--The Hunter River at Maitland broke its banks early this afternoon, and floodwater swept in to the…

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New Flood Warnings

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

More flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau this morning and new…

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Hunter Breaks Banks at Maitland: Shops Flooded

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 18

MAITLAND, Thurs. -- The Hunter River broke its banks at Maitland early this afternoon and floodwaters sweet into the shopping centre near the post office. The Mayor of Maitland (Ald Jack Harvey) at 1.30…

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New Flood Warnings

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

More flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau this morning and new…

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Two Towns Face "Worst Floods"

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 9

With the Hunter River breaking its bunks and hundreds homeless, Maitland and Singleton are facing their worst flood crisis in…

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'Flood Control Could Win Poll'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 18

PARIS, Thurs. (I.N.S.). -- A French engineer claims to have a sensational new flood control device which will assure Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's victory in the American Presidential election in November…

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New Flood Warnings

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

More flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau this morning and new…

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2 Towns Facing "Worst Floods" Danger At Maitland, Singleton

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

With the Hunter River breaking its banks and hundreds homeless, Mainland and Singleton are facing their worst flood crisis…

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Hunter Breaks Banks at Maitland: Shops Flooded

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 18

MAITLAND, Thurs.-- The Hunter River broke its banks at Maitland early this afternoon and floodwaters swept into the shopping centre near the post office. The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. Jack Harvey) at 1.30…

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New Flood Warnings

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

More flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau this morning and new…

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'Flood Control Could Win Poll'

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 18

PARIS, Thurs. (I.N.S.).-- A French engineer claims to have a sensational new flood control device which will assure Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's victory in the American Presidential election in November…

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Flood Warnings To Coast River Areas

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

GALES and heavy floods worked havoc in parts of N.S.W. this week. Flood warnings were issued yesterday for all coastal rivers from Sydney to tho Macleay…

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New Threat After Lull In Flood At Maitland By a Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

MAITLAND, Thursday.—A new threat developed at midnight after earlier it had seemed that Maitland City would emerge from the present flood without serious damage in its business centre…

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Maitland Winning Fight Against Flooded River

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

MAITLAND, Thurs.--Maitland tonight seemed to hove won its battle against the flooded Hunter River. More than 100 volunteers today filled…

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Stop Press Floods May Block Trains

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 28

Train traffic in the Maitland area may be suspended tonight because of floods, the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. A. Anderson) said…

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Crops Devastated: Railway Lines Cut on North Coast Floods Disrupt Food Supplies to Sydney

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

Floods hove disrupted Sydney's food supplies, and the position fuss been aggravated by the flooding of north and north coast railway lines near Maitland…

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Crops Devastated Railway Lines Cut on North Coast Floods Disrupt Food Supplies to Sydney

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

Floods hove disrupted Sydney's food supplies, and the position has boon aggravated by the flooding of north and north coast railway lines near Maitland…

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