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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 84

£100,000 Loss in Big Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 10

BRISBANE, Mon. -- Twenty thousand sheep worth at least £100,000 perished in the big…

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Quiet Moment Storm and calm

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 19

Down on the beach great waves, like armies poised, sweep onward-- breaking ranks to hurt…

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£23,000 for Flood Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 10

The Lord Mayor's Fund for victims of the recent Hoods in Britain and Holland raised more than…

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Flood Victims' Fund £23,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

The Great Britain and Holland Flood Victims' Fund closed yesterday with more than £23,292 raised…

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Protest Over Double Boy Sewer Flood

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

Residents in parts of Double Bay had to endure "shocking conditions" because sewerage…

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Protest Over Double Bay Sewer Flood

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

Residents in parts of Double Bay had to endure "shocking conditions" because sewerage…

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Flood Relief Concert at St Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

The very successful concert arranged by Mrs. Edith E. Pearson and held on Thursday evening, March 19, in Mt. Druitt…

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Atom blasts blamed for Europe's floods Thirty years ago ft was heavy artillery fire; now they blame atom-bomb explosions

The World's News · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 34

ATOMIC tests have been blamed for freak floods that killed hundreds and left tens of thousands homeless in Europe this year…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Veighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Messages Flood To Marjorie

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Sat. -- Neighbors were kept busy today relaying telephone messages…

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Inigo Tips Heavy Rain

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 44

Sydney should have very heavy rains this month. The falls come in groups throughout the month…

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The flooding of the world

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 12

A FANTASTIC plot to change the shape of the world is the motif of Gerald…

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Church floodlit for Easter

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 3

A Sydney church last night was floodlit in color as a special Easter tribute…

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Storm hits Darwin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

DARWIN, Mon. -- Constant heavy rain lashed by strong winds, is pounding…

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