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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 84

'Serious Flood' Warning

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

MAITLAND, Fri.--The Mayor of Maitland (Aid. Clyde) warned this morning that a serious flood threatened the town…

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'Serious Flood' Warning

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

MAITLAND, Fri.-- The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. Clyde) warned this morning that a serious flood threatened the town…

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Late Canterbury Decision Flood Rains Affect Track

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 28

There is little likelihood of a decision until this afternoon regarding p o sip o n e ment of Canterbury races…

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Maitland Faces Big Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

Maitland prepared for a serious flood late this afternoon when the river reached 28ft.--2ft. below danger level…

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Late Canterbury Decision Flood Rams Affect Track

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 28

There is little likelihood or a decision until this afternoon r regarding p o s t p o ne ment of Canterbury races…

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In Your Garden Repairs After The Deluge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

HEAVY rains have caused much garden damage — flooding (which has rotted crops) and…

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Cutter's 2-Miles Drift in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

The £12,000 cutter Morna yesterday drifted nearly two miles after having broken away from its moorings at Palm Beach…

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Storms May Ease To-day Fine To-morrow Says Bureau

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

The torrential rains and galeforce winds of the last two days should ease to-day, the Weather Bureau said last night…

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Election To-day of 32 SENATORS Floods May Close Some Booths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

Australia goes to the polls to-day to elect 32 senators. Polling booths will open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The number of electors enrolled in Australia is 5,065,930,…

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Rain Strands Trucks, Floods Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

TOP: The driver of one of two trucks stranded in Newbridge Road, Moorebank, yesterday, climbs on to the bonnet of his truck to await help. BOTTOM: The swollen Manly lagoon, looking toward Keirle Park and the Manly golf links…

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FLOODS Cont. From Page 1 Army Bid to Reach Girls Marooned In Camp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

Heavy Army trucks will to-day try to reach 50 schoolgirls marooned at a fitness camp at West Head, on Broken Bay…

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flood trap hurls car into creek

The Sun · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

GOSFORD, Saturday.-- A car which crashed into a huge hole torn in the Pacific Highway by floodwaters early today, left the road, crashed into…

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Army rescues girls marooned by floods

The Sun · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

50 schoolgirls, marooned by flooded roads in a fitness camp at West Head, near Church Point, for several days, were rescued by army trucks today…

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Floods Keep Hundreds of Voters From Polling Booths

The Sun · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

Electors in a number of districts were not able to vote today in the Senate elections because floods had cut them off from polling booths. Commonwealth electoral officials have made arrangements for them to…

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Men work all night to clear flooded line

The Sun · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

Railway gangers worked all night and early toddy to clear the flooded main northern railway line, on which six trains carrying about 2000 passengers, were stranded. This morning buses…

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Flooded River Menace

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

MAITLAND, Fri, -- Floods again threaten Maitland but residents…

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Weather Improves: Flood Peril Eases

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

The Flood dan ger from swollen New South Wales rivers eased this morning as the weather continued to improve…

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Fall in river flood levels

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

The flood danger from swollen New South Wales rivers eased this morning as the weather…

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Weather Improves: Flood Peril Eases

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

The flood danger from swollen New South Wales rivers eased this morning as the weather continued' fo improve…

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Weather Improves: Flood Peril Eases

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

The flood danger from swollen .New South Wales ravers eased this morning as the weather continued to improve…

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