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Floods & storms, 1953

1,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 84

5th Test Wicket Flooded

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Mon.-- In one of the most fantastic scenes ever witnessed on the Melbourne…

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Hail Floods Test Pitch

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Mon.-- In one of the most fantastic scenes ever witnessed on the Melbourne…

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Storms on Way

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Warm to hot and sultry conditions are forecast for Sydney today, but scattered…

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Storms on Way

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Warm to hot and sultry conditions are forecast for Sydney today, but scattered…

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Storms on Way

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Warm to hot and sultry conditions are, forecast for Sydney today, but scattered…

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1037 Dead As Gales, Floods Hit Britain, Europe Rich land ravaged

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 1037 people have perished in storms which began at the weekend and swept Britain, Holland and Belgium, driving tidal floods over huge tracts of coastal land. Hundreds of miles of rich[?]land reclaimed from the…

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Storm in S.a

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. --A severe thunderstorm over the Nullarbor Plain last night flattened a mile…

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Violent Storm in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Plateglass windows were smashed in the most violent hailstorm in living memory in Melbourne this afternoon…

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Tragedy Of The Great Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Once every fifty years or so the temperate lands of Britain and Western Europe are lashed by storms of…

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Storm Upsets M.C.G. Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A freak thunder and hail storm this afternoon flooded the Melbourne Cricket Ground and washed out play in the match between…

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Hail Floods Vic. Test Pitch 'Sticky' likely if play today

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Mon.--A violent hailstorm today flooded the pitch and washed-out play for the day between Victoria…

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Flood Deathroll Rises 300 expected in England and 394 in Holland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.--The tidal waves which have swept England are now known to have caused 161 deaths, but the figure is likely to rise to at least 300. Helicopters to aid Dutch…

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Rescue in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

POLICE and volunteers rescuing a blind and crippled man from floodwaters in England. The man is huddled under a blanket in the boat.--Radiopicture. Story, page one…

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More Bodies Founds In Raging Waters Terror Mounts in Flood Disaster

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday, (Extel, I.N.S.). -- New scenes of terror, with more loss of life, are coming to light, as raging floodwaters…

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High Explosive Adrift: Flood Terror Rises Hourly Huge Toll In Ravaged Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tues., (Extel, I.N.S.). -- New scenes of terror with more Boss of life, are coming to light, as raging floodwaters still sweep across thousands off square miles in Europe and Britain…

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Queen Weeps for Victims of Floods Emotional Scene in Stricken Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (Kemsley, Extel.). Tears rolled down the Queen's cheeks as she toured flood-stricken areas in Norfolk yesterday with the Duke of Edinburgh and…

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Queen Weeps for Victims of Floods Emotional Scene in Stricken Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (Kemsley, Extel.). -- Tears rolled down the Queen's cheeks as she toured flood-stricken areas in Norfolk yesterday with the Duke of Edinburgh and…

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Queen Weeps for Victims for Floods Emotional Scene in Stricken Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (Kemsley, Extel.). --Tears rolled down the Queen's cheeks as she toured flood-stricken areas in Norfolk yesterday with the Duke of Edinburgh and…

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High Explosive Adrift: Flood Terror Rises Hourly Huge Toll In Ravaged Area

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tues., (Extel, I.N.S.).--New scenes of terror with more loss of life, are coming to light, as raging floodwaters still sweep across thousands of square miles in Europe and Britain…

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More Bodies Wound In Raging Waters Terror Mounts in Flood Disaster

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. (Extel, N.S.). -- New scenes of terror with more loss of life, are coming to light, as raging floodwaters…

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