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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 84

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 to 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 rivers eased this morning as the weather continued to 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 rivers eased this morning ess the .weather continued to 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 rivers eased this morning as the weather continued to improve…

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Weather Improves: Flood Peril Eases

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 4

The flood dagger from swollen New South Wales rivers eased this morning as the weather continued to improve…

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Through floods and storm to wedding

The Sun · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 45

A BRIDE and groom who were married yesterday drove through cloudbursts and over semi-flooded roads on Friday to reach Sydney for their wedding. Country guests at many…

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Perth Votes in Gale Perth

The Sun · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 3

Perth people went to the poll today in fierce wind and heavy rain. It was the wettest,…

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NSW cyclone causes £2-million damage Highways Blocked

The Sun · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 5

THE cyclone which swept Sydney and the coast from Newcastle to Nowra from Wednesday night until yesterday caused £2-million damage…

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No Homes For Hundreds Of Flooded Families In This 'Civilised' City in All the Rain They Live in Their Car

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 9

The Housing Commission this week could find emergency accommodation for only a fraction of the hundreds of families washed out of tents and sub-standard homes by this week's rains…

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Floods Prevented Many Front Voting Senate Poll One Of Quietest On Record, Say Police New Rifle Tested Few Incidents at Booths

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 4

Police said last night that, apart from a few isolated angry incidents, yesterday's Senate poll was one of the quietest on record. Most of the incidents were caused by Communist supporters…

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Floods Go Down As Rivers Fall

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 3

Floods which drove families from their homes in outlying Sydney suburbs and threatened…

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Floodwaters recede; trains through in North

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 7

Fine weather throughout New South Wales yesterday eased flood danger in all areas and allowed banked-up trains…

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Floods keep hundreds from polling But They'll Be Able to Vote Later This Week

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 3

Floodwaters yesterday prevented hundreds in North Coast and other New South Wales country areas from voting. Presiding officers at…

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Floods keep W.A. voters from booths

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 May 1953 · page 1

PERTH, Sat.--Floods and heavy rain prevented many people from voting in today's…

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News From Northern Districts Storms revive demand for major aerodrome

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tues.--The recent series of storms which have swept the eastern seaboard have re-awakened Newcastle's demand…

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Army ducks are ready for any flood emergency work

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 17

Next time it's been raining cats-and-dogs for days and you're thinking bitterly what lovely weather it is for the ducks--what with the Weather Bureau issuing its first flood warnings--there'll be "ducks" already nosing and splashing their way into the danger areas…

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Vegetables Salvaged From Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tues.-- Last week's minor floodings in the Newcastle area have brought a…

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Storms, winds, fires kill 200

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues.--Nearly 200 people were killed yesterday in storms…

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May Floodlight Town Hall

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 11

Granville Town Hall may be floodlighted in a street lighting scheme Parramatta City Council proposes to…

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Residents Flooded Out at Girraween Residents Protest

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 4

A group of Girraween residents led by Messrs. Cassey, Rowley and LeGrove, protested to Holroyd Council last week against the…

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