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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 84

More refugees flood W. Berlin

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Thursday. -- A new wave of refugees swept into West Berlin yesterday. Over 1500 were still…

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Holland's Floods

The Propeller · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

The Soroptimist Club of St. George held its fortnightly meeting at "Riverview" Restaurant, Blakehurst, on Monday,…

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Dairymen Went Better Flood Control, Water

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 13

TWO vital points were made by Mr. P. D. Scarr in his presidential address to the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries. They were:— Provision of water supplies and flood control was a vital…

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Parliament House To Be Floodlit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday. — Parliament House will be floodlit next week as part of Canberra's Coronation celebrations. There will be red,…

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Town Hall to be floodlit

The Sun · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 4

The Town Hall will be floodlit for Coronation Week. A special meeting of…

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No-ball storm brewing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 28

BIRMINGHAM, Fri. -- The no-balling of Ray Lindwall at Manchester…

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20,000 Storm to Gates of Palace

Truth · Sunday 31 May 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday. — In a fever of excitement, 20,000 Coronation sightseers yesterday jammed the approaches to Buckingham Palace. Countless tens of…

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A floodlit Town Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 May 1953 · page 7

Sydney Town Hall will be floodlit every night of Coronation Week from 6.30 until…

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Gale Winds in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Gale-force winds up to 55 miles an hour swept Southern Victoria tonight…

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U.s. Flooded by Potash From Reds

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Tues (U.P.).--Congress was told that Russia is "dumping" potash on the American market in a move that could hurt U.S. fertiliser makers and farm production in an emergency…

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"Four-Day Battle" With Floods

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 6

After what he called a "four-day battle with flood conditions," S. J. Wildman, of 12 Ruth Street…

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Floodlit Portrait

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 17

Supper was served to coincide with the broadcast of the Queen's crowning in the Abbey at the Coronation ball…

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Floodlight Proposal for Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 11

State officials responsible for Sydney's Coronation decorations yesterday began to plan decorations on a more elaborate scale…

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Trifoliata Stock Stands Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 13

CITRUS trees on the trifoliata root stock have proved their superiority in weathering flood conditions…

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14 Killed in Cuba Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK, Fri. -- A cyclonic storm in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday killed 14 people, injured scores of…

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Everest Climtiers Battled Gale

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 June 1953 · page 5

LONDON, June 6. — Three British,iimhers spent 24 hours marooned in a full Se and driving snow 26,000 feet up on Mt. Everest, the London "Daily Express" reports…

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Storm Caused Comet Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 June 1953 · page 15

NEW DELHI, Sat. -- The Comet airliner crash near Calcutta in May was caused by stresses of a storm through which the plane passed…

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Storm caused Comet's crash DELHI

The Sun · Sunday 7 June 1953 · page 1

A court of inquiry into the Comet airliner crash near Calcutta recently decided today it was…

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Japanese Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

TOKYO, June 7 (A.A.P.). — Police yesterday said that 14 persons have been killed and 25 injured in torrential…

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Mild Sentence for Pogrom Ringleader: Was Storm Troop Chief

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

FllANKFURT (JTA): For being the ringleatler in the devastation of a Frankfurt synagogue and in the pilliging…

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