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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 106

National and Foreign News -- the Pace That Keeps You Up to Date Trail of havoc in gale-swept Europe

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 14

LONDON, Wed. (A.P., B.U.P.).--Reports of broken sea-walls, crippled railways, snowbound villages and blocked roads came from all over Western Europe last, night as storms which had lasted three days blew themselves out…

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Floodlights for Coogee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Coogee beach will be floodlit each night from the end of next week, the Mayor of Randwick (Ald…

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Out of the Storm

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 9

TRAPPED in a stormwater canal at 2 Marrickville for 2 three days, Kuba, a…

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Shipping Warned of Gales

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Storm warnings have been issued to shipping along the NSW north coast as a result…

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Gales, drought raise prices

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 9

Sydney wholesalers blame the recent drought and coastal gales for Sydney's record vegetable, meat, and fish prices…

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Cyclone on Way Tonight

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

A cyclonic storm with torrential rain and gale-force winds is approaching the N.S.W. coast tonight. The cyclone has been…

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Two-meals-a-day Plea to Finance Ministers Australia's Big Four at Empire talks Warning of Asia storm

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Asia's quietness was "the calm before the storm", Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Ceylon's Finance Minister, told the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference in Sydney today…

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Calm Before Storm Seen In S.E. Asia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 1

Ceylon's colourful Minister of Finance, Sir Oliver Goonetillcke, appealed to fellow-delegates…

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The Storm

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 7

The melodious swish Of the wind in the trees, Has changed to a whistling wail, And the roar of the surf…

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Storm Looms Work Needed To Improve Our Pitches

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 10 January 1954 · page 45

AUSTRALIAN Test pitches look likely to come under heavy fire during the next series of Tests against England if this season's experiences…

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Storms Drench Crowds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 12

Rainstorms yesterday afternoon drenched thousands of people at beaches and…

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Queen's health closely watched Out in Storms

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

WELLINGTON (NZ), Monday.--Royal tour officials are anxiously watching the Queen's health. They are afraid she may catch cold…

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Queen, Duke at Church in Storm From Special Correspondents And A.A.P.-Renter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday. —The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh entered the Cathedral Church of St. Paul for Divine Service to-day in a heavy rainstorm…

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Flooding by vandals

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

Vandals who stole five taps from a Bowral sports ground at the weekend flooded…

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16 Die As Storm Lashes America

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (A.P., U.P.).-- Sixteen deaths so far have been reported in the north-east's worst winter storm for 15 years…

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16 Die As Storm Lashes America

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (A.P., U.P.).-- Sixteen deaths so far have been reported in the northeast's worst winter storm for 15 years…

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16 Die As Storm Lashes America

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (A.P., U.P.).-- Sixteen deaths so far have been reported in the north-east's worst winter storm for 15 years…

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Storms Kill Nearly 200

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Tues.--The death toll of blizzards and avalanches in Europe and America today is expected to reach nearly 200…

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Just Jake Brain Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 26

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Just Jake Brain Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 26

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