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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 84

British Opposition to U.S. Formosa Moves LONDON.—British engineers and Welsh miners are in the forefront of the storm of protests at the Eisenhower "green light" to gangster Chiang Kai-shek to invade China

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 12

The South Wales miners executive protested to the [?] the president [?] bassey, the “we feet [?] will…

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£3,544 In European Flood Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

The Great Britain and Holland Flood Victims' Fund, which was launched by the Lord…

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£4000 for Flood Appeal

The Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 19

The Lord Mayor's appeal for the relief of European flood victims wil [?]remain open until…

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£500 Flood Fund Gifts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Ltd., and the Brewers' Association of New South…

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Appeal to aid flood victims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 10

Money which the Dutch people gave recently to the United Nations Appeal for Children will be diverted…

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Collections Made In All Parish Churches Sydney Aid for Flood Victims Extensive Church Losses in Britain, Low Countries

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

ALL parishes in the Archdiocese off Sydney contributed to the appeal made last Sunday for the relief of flood victims in Britain, Holland amd Belgium. Donations are still being received by fche Society of St…

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MAITLAND Appeal For Victims Of Europe's Flood

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 9

His Lordship Bishop Gleeson has commissioned the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to conduct the appeal…

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Flood Fund Closes March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

The Britain and Holland Flood Victims' Fund will close on March 31, the fund's…

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Russia Offers Flood Aid

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.-- Russia has offered to provide help for British flood victims, the British…

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Flood Fund Closes Mar. 31

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 11

The Great Britain and Holland Flood Victims' Fund will remain open until March 31…

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Pro-Nazi Leaflets Flood West Berlin

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thurs. (Kemsley).-- Anti-Western leaflets, printed in Communist East Germany and signed by hundreds of former top Nazis, are flooding the British, American and French zones. Addressed to former…

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Pro-Nazi Leaflets Flood West Berlin

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thurs. (Kemsley).-- Anti-Western leaflets, printed in Communist East Germany and signed by hundreds of former top Nazis, are flooding the British, American and French zones. Addressed to former…

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Pro - Nazi Leaflets Flood West Berlin

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thurs. (Kemsley). -- Anti - Western leaflets, printed in Communist East Germany and signed by hundreds of former top Nazis, are flooding the British, American and French zones. Addressed to former…

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Pro - Nazi Leaflets Flood West Berlin

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thurs. (Kemsley). -- Anti - Western leaflets, printed in Communist East Germany and signed by hundreds of former top Nazis, are flooding the British, American and French zones. Addressed to former…

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Pro-Nazi Leaflets Flood West Berlin

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thurs. (Kemsley). -- Anti-Western leaflets, printed in Communist East Germany and signed by hundreds of former top Nazis, are flooding the British, American and French zones. Addressed to former…

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A Storm

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 7

The waters grow black, Grim lowers the rack, The breakers rear back Till the depths you can see…

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Clothing Air Freighted To Dutch Flood Victims

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 18

FIRST clothing to arrive in Holland for distribution to flood victims was sent by the N.S.W. Division of the Red Cross Society. Divisional chairman (Mr. J. F.,…

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Flood Victims Relief Fund

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 9

In an address from the pulpit last Sabbath, Rabbi Dr. Porush dealt with the calamity of the terrible distress…

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Russia Offers Flood Aid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 19 (A.A.P.).—The Foreign Office announced yesterday that Russia has made an offer to…

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Big Flood Threat in North Rivers Spill Over Banks

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Swollen rivers in the north - east corner of New South Wales were bursting their banks this afternoon and a major flood seems inevitable. At Lismore residents are already evacuating…

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