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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 106

Coalmine Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Fri.-- More than two inches of rain in 20 minutes yesterday afternoon swamped the State-owned Collinsville coal mine, clogging £500,000 worth of new machinery with silt and…

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Coalmine Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Fri.-- More than two inches of rain in 20 minutes yesterday afternoon swamped the State-owned Collinsville coal mine, clogging £500,000 worth of new machinery with silt and…

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Coalmine Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Fri.--More than two inches of rain in 20 minutes yesterday afternoon swamped the State-owned Collinsville coal mine, clogging £500,000 worth of new machinery with silt and…

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3 die in heavy UK. gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. (Extel,).--Two men and a woman were killed and many were injured…

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3 die In heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON. Sat. (Extel.). --Two men and a woman were killed and many were injured…

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3 die in heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON. Sat. (Extel.).--Two men and woman were killed and many were injured…

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3 die In heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON,- Sat. (Extel.).--Two men and a woman were killed' and many were injured…

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3 die in heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. (Extel.).--Two men and a woman were killed and many were injured…

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3 die In heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON. Sat. (Extel.).--Two men and a woman were killed and many were injured…

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3 die in heavy UK gale

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. (Extel.).--Two men and a Woman were killed and many were injured…

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Storm brews over Empire title light end

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 9

WELLINGTON (NZ), Saturday.--A storm of controversy is developing over referee P. J. Stone's action in stopping last night's Empire…

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Buildings crack, cows blown off hilltops Freak Gales Lash U.K.

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Freak gales which lashed the British Isles yesterday cracked walls of tenements in Glasgow, and blew cows off a…

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3 Killed in Great Gale

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 53

LONDON, Sat. — Two men and a woman were killed and scores of other people, including children,…

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Gales bring death to U.K. and Continent (New Austrian Avalanches)

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 13

LONDON, Sat.--Fierce gales yesterday brought death to Britain and Europe, and threatened new destruction in Austria. One of Britain's worst winter storms…

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U.K. Buffeted By Freak Gales Winds Up to 100 M.P.H.

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.). — Gales caused severe damage during a day of freak weather in Britain yesterday…

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Deluge, Gale And Hail Batter Victorian Centre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A storm which battered the Werribee district, 20 miles from Melbourne, yesterday evening, caused damage estimated at £250,000…

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Nine People Killed by Icy Gales in Europe

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Sun.-- Nine people were killed by icy gales in Germany yesterday. An 80-miles-an-hour wind scattered…

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Deathroll Rising From Gales In Europe Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 17.— Two people were killed in the British Isles and nine in Germany by strong…

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Fiji Floods Continue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

SUVA, Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—An expected hurricane has narrowly bypassed Fiji, but heavy flooding…

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Storms in afternoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Sydney's weather will be warm and humid today, says the Weather Bureau…

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