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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 84

Wings Ripped Off Theory In Comet Storm Disaster

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel).--A fierce storm is believed to have ripped the wings from a B.O.A.C. Comet jet airliner which crashed near here on Saturday night, killing 37 passengers…

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Comet'S wings ripped at height of storm theory

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel).-- A fierce storm is believed to have ripped the wings from a B.O.A.C. Comet jet airliner which crashed near here on Saturday night…

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Comet'S wings ripped at height of storm theory

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel). A fierce storm is believed to have ripped the wings from a B.O.A.C. Comet jet airliner which crashed near here on Saturday night…

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Comet's Wings Ripped in Storm Dive To Death Amid Ball Of Flames

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel.).--A fierce storm is believed to have ripped the wings from a B.A.O.C. Comet jet…

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Comet's Wings Ripped in Storm Dive To Death Amid Ball Of Flames

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel.).--A fierce, storm is believed to have ripped the wings from es B.A.O.C. Comet jet…

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Comet Wings Ripped in Storm Dive To Death Amid Ball Of Flames

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

CALCUTTA, Mon. (B.U.P., A.P., Extel.).--A fierce storm is believed to hove ripped the wings from a B.A.O.C. "Comet jet…

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Passengers go by bus as floods cover rail lines

The Sun · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 6

Train passengers from Nowra and Kiama had to be trans-shipped to Wollongong in buses this morning when a section of the line was flooded at Wongawilli. Trains were able to…

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Downpour Should End Today 30 North Coast houses flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

Torrential rain which has lashed eastern New South Wales for three days, flooding homes and disrupting rail and road services, was moving out to sea last night…

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No Danger Of Flooding

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

Although more rain is forecast for most of the N.S.W. coast and highlands today, the Sydney Weather Bureau states that all danger of flooding is now past…

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No Danger of Flood States Bureau

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 11

Although more rain is forecast for most of the N.S.W. coast and highlands today, the Sydney Weather Bureau states that call danger of flooding is now past. The forecast for the day…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon.--An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Danger of flood over

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 8

Although more rain is forecast for most of the N.S.W. coast and highlands today, the Sydney Weather…

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No Danger Of Flooding

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

Although more rain is forecast for most of the N.S.W. coast rind highlands today, the Sydney Weather Bureau states that all danger of flooding is now past…

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Huge Tract Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- An aerial survey of Lake Eyre North at the weekend revealed 2000…

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Storms Ravage America

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday (U.P.).--Four more tornados struck along the Mississippi last night…

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