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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 84

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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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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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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Flood Hero Wed in Uk

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 5

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

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£1200 Flood Relief For Japan

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 2

WITHIN the past week more than £1200, contributed, by Sydney Catholics, has been sent…

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Hailstones and Storms

The Land · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 25

"Killara": (1) What causes hailstone formation and consequent storms? (2) Are they peculiar to…

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An American in Holland's Flood Area He Wanted To Give His All

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

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Rain Floods Homes, Roads

The Sun · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

Sydney today was deluged by the heaviest rain for two months, and shops, buildings and homes were flooded. 140 points fell in 24…

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Rain floods streets

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

Roads were flooded and visibility reduced to a few yards by heavy rainstorms which hit the eastern suburbs this morning. At 9 a.m. 140 points of rain had been recorded--…

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Rain floods streets

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

Roads were flooded and visibility reduced to a few yards by heavy rainstorms which hit the eastern suburbs this morning. At 9 a.m. 140 points of rain had been…

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No Changes for Big League Clash Ground Slippery' After Heavy Rain

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 8

There were no last minute changes in either team tor today's Rugby League match of the day between Canterbury °and Parramatta at the S.C.G. The ground which had…

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World flood in 1963 is predicted

The World's News · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 8

GEORGI M. MALENKOV soon will lose his job as Soviet leader, and there will be a second world-submerging flood in 1963…

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Flooded Ovals May Affect R.u. Games

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 11

Manly Oval was partly underwater last night, and other grounds were affected by rain…

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Disease after Jap floods

The Sun · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 2

TOKIO, Saturday.--70 people died of dysentery on Kyushu, Japan's southernmost island, after…

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Fury of a Storm

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 July 1953 · page 13

THIS month, just 41 years ago, the coast of south-eastern Australia was lashed by one of the most…

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Flooded out

The Sun · Sunday 12 July 1953 · page 13

When a half-ton Shorthorn bull, Bossie, fell into a 7ft well near Delaware, Ohio,…

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Heavy rain Hunter Valley

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Several heavy showers of rain fell in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter Valley…

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Heavy rain in Hunter Valley

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Several heavy showers of rain fell in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter Valley…

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Heavy rain in Hunter Valley

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Several heavy showers of rain fell in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter Valley…

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Heavy rain in Hunter Valley

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Several heavy showers of rain fell in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter Valley…

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