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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 84

Thunderstorms Possible for Final Day at Lords

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. -- Fine weather with a possibility of thunderstorms, has again been forecast for Lords today, but English cricket writers, taking a gloomy View, have already conceded thematch to Australia. Needing 343 runs for…

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Typhoon threat in flood's wake

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 11

TOKIO, Tues. (A.P.). -- As the deathroll in the Kyushu floods rose yesterday to 457, a typhoon was reported to be whirling from the Pacific toward the island…

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Typhoon throat in flood's wake

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 11

TOKIO, Tues. (A.P.). -- As the deathroll in the Kyushu floods rose yesterday to 457, a typhoon was reported to be whirling from the Pacific toward the island…

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Thunderstorms Possible for Final Day at Lords

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. -- Fine weather with a possibility of thunderstorms, has again been forecast for Lords today, but English cricket writers, taking a gloomy view, have already conceded the match to Australia. Needing 343 runs for…

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Typhoon threat in flood's wake

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 4

TOKIO, Tues. (A.P.). -- As the deathroll In the Kyushu floods rose yesterday to 457, a typhoon was reported to be whirling from the Pacific toward the island…

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Jap. Floods' Heavy Toll

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 5

TOKIO, Tues.--Authorities in Tokio said today it would take at least five years to repair the flood damage on the southern island of Kyushu…

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Epidemic Fears Follow Jap. Flood Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 4

TOKIO, Wed.--Medical teams fought today to prevent a dysentery epidemic, following Japan's worst floods for 50 years. Doctors reported…

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French May Have to Quit Indo-china Flood Of Aid Required

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (Kemsley). -- It is understood that French Foreign Minister, M. Bidault, will tell England and America that…

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French May Have to Quit Indo-china Flood Of Aid Required

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (Kemsley). --It is understood that French Foreign Minister, M. Bidault, will tell England and America that…

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French May Have to Quit Indo-china Flood Of Aid Required

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (Kemsley). --It is understood that French Foreign Minister, M. Bidault, will tell England and America that…

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20 hurt during storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 3

This picture shows one of the many smashes which occurred during last night's rain storm. More than 20…

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Storm over cricketers' "late night"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Sat.--A new storm about Australian cricketers keeping late hours hit the headlines…

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Storm over cricketers' "late night"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Sat. --A new storm about Australian cricketers keeping late hours hit the headlines…

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Storm over cricketers' "late night''

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Sat.--A new storm about Australian, cricketers keeping late hours hit the headlines…

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Storm over cricketers' "late night"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Sat. --A new storm about Australian cricketers keeping late hours hit the headlines…

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The Churches New Methodist Church For Flood-ridden Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 5

The president of the Methodist conference, the Rev. W. C. Francis, will dedicate the new Kempsey Methodist Church to-morrow. The old church—one of the…

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653 Died In Flood

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 July 1953 · page 3

TOKYO, July 4 (A.A.P.). —The Kyodo news agency said the latest police estimate of casualties in the Kyushu…

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Many Dead in Floods, Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 5

TOKIO, Mon.--Floods sweeping the main Japanese island of Honshu and South Korea have cost at least 13 lives and made thousands of…

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Flood Hero Wed in U.k

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 5

United States Army Cpl. Reis Leming (22), of Toppenish (Washington State), kisses his English bride, by Mary Joan Ramsay (21), after their wedding at Hunstanton (England) last week. Leming is credited…

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U.k. Flood Hero Weds

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 9

United States Army Cpl. Reis Leming (22), of Toppenish (Washington State), kisses his English…

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