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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 84

Flooded Families Rescued

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 11

BRISBANE, Thurs.--Police and R.A.A.F. men today rescued many flood-bound…

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Man Swept Away In Qld. Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Fri. -- An unknown man was swept away last night t in the Ross Creek flood…

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Man Swept Away In Qld. Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Fri. -- An unknown man was swept away last night in the Ross Creek flood…

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Man Swept Away In Qld. Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Fri. -- An unknown man was swept away last night in the Ross Creek flood…

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Man Swept Away In Qld. Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Fri. -- An unknown man was swept away last night in the Boss Creek flood…

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Gale Wrecks Darwin Boats

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

DARWIN, Saturday.-- A 70 miles-an-hour gale yesterday wrecked or damaged half of…

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Gale Wrecks Darwin Boats

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

DARWIN, Saturday. -- A 70 miles - an - hour gale yesterday wrecked or damaged half of…

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Stop Press Phone: M2406 Cyclone Hits Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 20

PARIS, Fri.--A cyclone which swept the Comoro Islands, in the Indian Ocean, this week, killed 12…

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Flood Falling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.— Forty families evacuated from their homes in Townsville yesterday returned…

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800 in trains floodbound

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 7

BRISBANE, Fri.--More than 800 passengers are stranded in floodbound…

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North Flood Danger Past

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 4

TOWNSVILLE, Sat.-- After a period of extreme anxiety in Townsville, Police Insp. F…

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North Flood Danger Past

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Sat.-- After a period of extreme anxiety in Townsville, Police Insp. F…

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Storms Unroof Houses

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 January 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.— A series of violent thunderstorms struck three Brisbane Valley towns…

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Crowd Howls "Robbers" and "Rub 'Em Out!" Storm Followed This Finish Thompson Is Their Target

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1953 · page 15

Hostile punters shouted "Robbers" and "Rub them out" when odds-on favorite Jati was beaten into third place after a bumpy passage in the Two-Year-Old Encourage Handicap for fillies at…

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Storm Over Quality Of Standard Loaf Finnan Bread Plan "Humbug" Says Sydney Housewife "Bid for Votes"

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 18 January 1953 · page 4

Mrs. D. L. Woodward, former vice-president of the Progressive Housewives' Association, yesterday called the Minister for Labour…

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People flee from floods

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 January 1953 · page 11

Floodwater in Innisfail and Ayr (Qld.) have forced some residents to leave their homes. Many properties in…

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Cheap U.S. books flood Israel

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 9

Israeli publishers have launched a campaign against the flood of American books which threatens their industry…

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Flood Peril To Township

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.— Urandangie, 1,524 miles north-west of Brisbane, prepared for severe flooding as…

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Concern For Town In Floodwaters

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Mon. --Concern is felt here for the safety of the 250 inhabitants of the tiny…

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Concern For Town In Floodwaters

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Mon. --Concern is felt here for the safety of the 250 inhabitants of the tiny…

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