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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 84

Gales Hold Up Try on Everest

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 6

KATMANDU (Nepal), Sun. -- High Winds over Mt. Everest are giving a temporary…

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Storm in N.Z. Wanganella Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter).— One of Wellington's severest southerly storms for many…

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Havoc In Two States By Gales, Big Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.— High seas, whipped by a 70-mile-an-hour gale, to-day extensively damaged South…

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£1 Million Loss in S.a. Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tues.-- Teams of workers today aire, clearing the ruined foreshores of Adelaide's suburban beaches which were bartered by,75 miles an hour"gales yesterday and…

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£1 Million Loss in S.a. Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tues. -- Teams of workers today are clearing the ruined foreshores of Adelaide's suburban beaches which were battered by 75 miles an hour gales yesterday and…

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£1 Million Loss in S.a. Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tues. -- Teams of Workers today, are clearing the ruined foreshores of Adelaide's suburban beaches which were battered by 75 miles an hour gales yesterday and…

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£1 Million Loss in S.a. Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tues. -- Teams of workers today are clearing the ruined foreshores of Adelaide's suburban beaches which were battered by 75 miles an hour gales yesterday and…

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£1 Million Loss in S.a. Storms

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tues. -- Teams of workers today are clearing the ruined foreshores of Adelaide's suburban beaches which were battered by 75 miles an hour gales yesterday and…

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U.s. Storm Kills Four, Injures 15

The Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 18

NEW ORLEANS, Monday.--A storm along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico today killed at least…

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Streets Awash As Ocean Pours In; Violent S.a. Gale

The Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A howling 70 mph gale smashed sea walls, caused a man's death and wrought havoc on the South Australia coast last night. Brighton jetty is…

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Letters to Editor Flood Relief in Britain Thanks From Lord Mayor Of London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 2

Sir,—May [?] be allowed, through your newspaper, opportunity of expressing my heartfelt thanks for the…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.).-- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.). -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.), -- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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Floods ravage U.S. Gulf coast

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

NEW ORLEANS, Tues. (U.P.).-- Winds and floods devastated large areas of the Gulf coast yesterday. In Louisiana, the sixth…

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