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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 84

Lindwall "Bowled" by Flooded Roads

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 7

BRISBANE, Saturdays. -- Ray Lindwall, Australian fast bowler, is flood bound on holiday south of Tweed Heads and will be unable to attend…

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Families Fleeing From Floods Lismore in peril as river rises

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

Twenty Lismore families left their flood-threatened homes last night. They waded in rain and darkness as…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8 a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Menace Of Floods Growing Lismore in Danger Drowning Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is beleaguered. Floodwaters almost surround it. Many families are being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and Queensland have claimed two victims--a…

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Menace Of Floods Growing Lismore in Danger Drowning Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is a beleagured city. Floodwaters almost surround it. Many families are being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Big Flood Threat at Lismore Families On Move

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Much of Lismore is threatened by flood waters, and scores of families in the district have been evacuated as the Richmond River nears…

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Menace Of Floods Growing Lismore in Danger Drowning Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is a beleagured city. Floodwaters almost surround it. Many families being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and Queensland have claimed…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Warning Plea Over Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sat. --The Coroner yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death on 68…

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Big Flood Threat at Lismore Families On Move

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Much of Lismore is threatened by flood waters, and scores of families in the district have keen evacuated as the Richmond River nears…

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Menace Of Floods Growing Lismore in Danger Drowning Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is beleaguered. Flood waters almost surround it. Many families are being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and Queensland have claimed two victims--a…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8 a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Warning Plea Over Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sat.--The Coroner yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death on 68…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Menace Of Floods Growing Lismore in Danger Drowning Oil Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is a beleagured city. Floodwaters almost surround it. Many families are being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and…

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Battle for Life in Raging Flood

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sat.--A jockey was drowned and a former jockey and a horse trainer had narrow escapes shortly after 8 a.m. today. The jockey drowned was…

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Menace Of Floods Grows Lismore in Danger Drowning Of Noted Jockey

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Lismore is a beleagured city. Floodwaters almost surround it. Many families are being evacuated. The floods in N.S.W. and Queensland have claimed…

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Warning Plea Over Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sat. --The Coroner yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death on 68…

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U.S. Storms

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 22 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (A.A.P.).—Small but fierce tornadoes struck rural areas in Alabama, Mississippi and…

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