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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 84

Chullora men stop in “flood” protest

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 11

MEN of the electric car shops, Chullora, stopped work last Thursday in protest at the flooding of the shops. They declared it…

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Refugee Waves Flood to West

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 15

BERLIN, Wed. (S.N.S.). -- Many more than 100,000 East Germans have fled to West Berlin since the beginning of this year. The city, which has been…

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Refugee Waves Flood to West

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 15

BERLIN, Wed. (I.N.S.). -- Many more than 100,000 East Germans have fled fo West Berlin since the beginning of this year. The city, which has been…

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Refugee Waves Flood to West

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 15

BERLIN, Wed. (I.N.S.). -- Many more than 100,000 East Germans have fled to West Berlin since the beginning of this year. The city, which has been…

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News, Sport From Northern Districts Mystery of Hunter River Lower, Floods Higher

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- The flood heights of the Hunter River at Maitland and Morpeth…

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Refugee Wavest Flood to West

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 15

BERLIN, Wed. (I.N.S.). -- Many more than 100,000 East Germans have fled to West Berlin sinee the beginning of this year. The city, which has been…

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Refugee Waves Flood to West

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 15

BERLIN, Wed. (I.N.S.). -- Many more than 100,000 East Germans have Fled to West Berlin since the beginning Of this year. The city, which has been…

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Gales Blow Car Over 500ft Drop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter) —Fierce gales in the Wellington area to-day blew a…

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League storm over Newcastle players

The Sun · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 47

An inquiry is to be held by the NSW Rugby League over allegations in Newcastle that two local players played for Parramatta last year while ineligible. Parramatta Club…

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Floodwaters at Cabramatta

The Biz · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

Although Cabramatta poll[?]e stood by the low-lying areas during the height of the flood waters last week, no one had to be…

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Deluge Sealed Varsity's Fate

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 24

CAMBRIDGE, Fri.--Heavy rain early yesterday morning ruined Cambridge's chances of making a game of it against Australia at Fenners, as throughout the day the University men had to contend with a pitch that gave considerable jump and lift to the bowlers…

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Deluge Sealed Varsity's Fate

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 24

CAMBRIDGE, Fri.--Heavy rain early yesterday morning ruined Cambridge's chances of making a game of it against Australia at Fenners, as throughout the day the University men had to contend with a pitch that gave considerable jump and lift to the bowlers…

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Deluge Sealed Varsity's Fate

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 24

CAMBRIDGE, Fri.--Heavy rain early yesterday morning ruined Cambridge's chances of making a game of it against Australia at Fenners, as throughout the day the University men had to contend with a pitch that gave considerable jump and lift to the bowlers…

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Ford Counsel Won Tough Redex Reliability Trial 1000 Miles In Deluge

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 11

TORRENTIAL rain which fell over large areas of New South Wales last week-end turned a 24-hour car reliability trial into one of the toughest tests of car and driver ever conducted in Australia…

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Floods Ruin Valuable Vegetable Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

ALTHOUGH last week's heavy rains in the metropolitan area did not cause heavy flooding in the Nepean district, vegetable farmers in the Windsor area have lost valuable crops…

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Flood Control Depends On Wise Land Use

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 12

WISE land use throughout the catchments of N.S.W. rivers is the foundation of flood control, says the Conservation Commissioner (Mr. Clayton)…

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A Canary for the Flood Victims Strange Gifts From Abroad

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

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U.K. Thanks For Aid To Flood Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.— The United Kingdom High Commissioner, Sir Stephen Holmes, expressed deep…

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Germans Storm Rightist Rally

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 6

BERLIN, May 16 (A.A.P).— West Berlin police arrested 550 people last night when demonstra…

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Stop Press Warned of Storm Calcutta

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1953 · page 56

Pilot of the British Comet jet which crashed here on May 2 decided to fly, in spite of a storm…

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