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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 84

Thunderstorms May Clear Air Slightly

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney's spell of hot, humid weather is not expected to end before tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. A spokesman for the bureau said today that a…

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30 People Cut Off by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

WALGETT, Sat. -- A 6ft. Wall of water burst through a levee on the outskirts of Walgett last…

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£ For £ For Flood Relief

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sat. -- Funds to relieve immediate personal distress in areas of the…

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Thunderstorms May Clear Air Slightly

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney's spell of hot, humid weather is not expected to end before tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. A spokesman for the bureau said today that a…

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30 People Cut Off by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

WALGETT, Sat. -- A 6ft. wall of water burst through a levee on the outskirts of Walgett last…

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30 People Cut Off by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

WALGETT, Sat. -- A 6ft. wall of water burst through a levee on the outskirts of Walgett last…

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Thunderstorms May Clear Air Slightly

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney's spell of hot, humid weather is not expected to end before tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. A spokesman for the bureau said today that a…

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£ For £ For Flood Relief

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sat. -- Funds to relieve immediate personal distress in areas of the…

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£ For £ For Flood Relief

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Canberra, sat. -- Funds to relieve immediate personal distress in areas of the…

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30 People Cut Off by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

WALGETT, Sat. -- A 6ft. wall of water burst through a levee on the outskirts of Walgett last…

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Thunderstorms May Clear Air Slightly

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney's spell of hot, humid weather is not expected to end it before tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. A spokesman for the bureau said today that a…

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30 People Cut Off by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

WALGETT, Sat. -- A 6ft. wall of water burst through a levee on the outskirts of Walgett last…

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Thunderstorms Ma[?] Clear Air Slightly

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney's spell of hot, humid weather is not expected to before tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. A spokesman for the bureau said today that a…

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Flood Battle for Walgett

Truth · Sunday 8 March 1953 · page 3

Residents of Walgett (pop, 1200) in the northwest are having a sleepless weekend as the Barwon…

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Walgett homes flooded 6ft. deep

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 4

180 aborigines at Walgett, where floodwaters are rising steadily, were moved to high ground at the weekend. Floodwaters are six feet deep in some homes…

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Flood Fund Now £19,233

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 4

The Great Britain and Holland Flood Victims' Fund now stands at more than £19,233…

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Stalin on Storms

Tribune · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

HAVE you ever seen fisherman when a storm is brewing on great river—say the Yenisei? I haseen them many a time. In the faof…

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The Giant & the Pygmies Storm over Stalin slander

Tribune · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 10

ANGRY telephone calls jammed the Telegraph switchboard on Saturday in protest against the newspaper’s slander of Stalin in its front page and other stories. People wanting to protest to the editor had to wait…

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Council neglect worsens floods

Tribune · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 11

COFFS HARBOR. — Recent heavy rains here have further exposed the near bankruptcy of the local Shire Council. Water rushed through backyards…

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Flood Victims Send Thanks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs.-- The Lord Mayor of London (Mr. Ruper de la Bere) has asked the Prime…

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