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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 84

Reunion After Peril in Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

A rescue, worker (right) stands by at the tearful reunion of a mother and her daughter at a rescue centre in Zealand Province, Holland, yesterday. The two "were rescued in separate boats from their home in the flooded town of Zierikree, on the island of Duiveland, after the weekend's tragic storm. Each thought…

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Poor Flooded Holland Still Lives by the Law of the Spade

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 16

Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…

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Poor Flooded Holland Still Lives by the Law of the Spade

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 16

Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…

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Stop Press £100,000 Flood Kelief Gift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 36

Melbourne, Thurs. Federal cabinet divided to make a kift of £50,000 each tothe United king and Dutch governments of…

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Stop Press £100,000 Flood Relief Gift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 36

Melbourne, Thurs. -- Federal Oabiner decided to make a kitt of £50,000 each to the United Kingdom and Dutch Governments for flood…

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Reunion After Peril in Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

A rescue, worker (right) stands by at the tearful reunion of a mother and her daughter at a rescue centre in Zealand Province, Holland, yesterday. The two "were rescued in separate boats from their home in the flooded town of Zierikree, on the island of Duiveland, after the weekend's tragic storm. Each thought…

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Reunion After Peril in Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

A rescue, worker (right) stands by at the tearful reunion of a mother and her daughter at a rescue centre in Zealand Province, Holland, yesterday. The two "were rescued in separate boats from their home in the flooded town of Zierikree, on the island of Duiveland, after the weekend's tragic storm. Each thought…

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New Flood Sweeps on Netherlands

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

AMSTERDAM, Thurs. (B.U.P., A.P.). --New floodwaters swept across Holland last night and authorities feared that the death roll would rise alarmingly. Thousands of calls were received for immediate assistance. The…

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Poor Flooded Holland Still Lives by the Law of the Spade

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 16

Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…

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New Flood Sweeps on Netherlands

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 3

AMSTERDAM, Thurs. (B.U.P., A.P.). --New floodwaters swept across Holland last night and authorities feared that the death roll would rise alarmingly. Thousands of calls were received for immediate assistance. The…

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New Flood in Holland Waters Smash Through Dykes

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

AMSTERDAM, Thurs. (B.U.P., A.P.).--New foodwatesr swept across Holland last night and authorities feared that the deathroll would rise alarmingly. Thousands of calls were…

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The Toll Of N.S.W. Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

FLOODS in N.S.W. over the past few years had been so frequent and so destructive that farmers had been at their wit's end., said the Conservation Commissioner (Mr. Clayton). Mr. Clayton said the lower…

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Australian Red Cross Gift For Flood Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The Australian Red Cross will send £500 to the British Red…

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Stormy Seas Lash Dutch Dykes Flood Areas Still In Peril

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 5 (A.A.P.).—Holland faced a threat of new disaster to-day after gale-driven North Sea floods crashed through many of the remaining Weakened dykes during the night…

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Party for flood relief

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

At a cocktail party given by the Victoria League Young Contingent this week, guests donated…

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Freeze new threat in Europe flood toll

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--Snowstorms and blizzards in many parts of Europe today brought a new danger to thousands of homeless after the flood horror. At least 1590 people…

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£100,000 Flood Relief

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Federal Cabinet today decided to give Britain and the…

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Toll in floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

BRITAIN: 265 dead; an unknown number missing. HOLLAND: 1272…

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New flood horror hits devastated Holland Deathroll Reaches 1500 Seas sweep scores from trees, roofs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.--Holland's flood deathroll mounted to 1500 during the night when high seas, driven by 50-miles-an-hour winds, wiped out scores…

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Golfers to Aid Flood Relief

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 23

Miss Una Clift, president of the New South Wales Ladies' Golf Union, has opened a fund to help with…

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