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Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 106

Crush on 2 WARSHIPS Police close gales as some women faint Big Queues

The Sun · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 3

Women fainted in a terrific crush to inspect two US warships at Woolloomooloo today. Police were forced to close the…

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Floods Spread In Kimberleys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—Floodwaters racing down the Fitzroy River after heavy rains in the Kimberleys are now…

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Flooding Lake Eyre

The Sun · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 14

Re Mr. Sawtell's letter Bombs On Inland (Sun, 28454). Although not wishing to express an…

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Amazing Bout for Title in Flooded Ring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 14

BANGKOK, May 3.—The conditions when Jimmy Carruthers beat Chamrern Songkitrat last night were the most amazing in which have ever seen a fight held…

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U.s. Storm Faces Dulles

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tues.--Criticism is growing in the United States over the recent mission to London and Paris by the U.S. Secretary for State (Mr…

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Flood Relief Fund Total £38,148

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 15

Gifts to the N.S.W. Flood Victims' Relief Fund yesterday reached a total of £3[?],148/15/2…

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Flood Warnings For Hunter River District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 8

MAITLAND, Tuesday. —A flood warning system was expected to be installed in the Hunter Valley within…

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Pictures "Shot" by Storm Victim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

These remarkable pictures were on a film found on the body of a teenage student who perished with 12 other hikers in the Dashtein Mountains, Austria,…

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Pictures "Shot" by Storm Victim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

These remarkable pictures were on a film found on the body of a teenage student who perished with 12 other hikers in the Dashtein Mountains, Austria,…

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Pictures "Shot" by Storm Victim

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

These remarkable pictures were on a film found on the body of a teenage student who perished with 12 other hikers in the Dashtein Mountains, Austria,…

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Freak Golf in Storm

The Sun · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 30

LONDON, Friday.--A ball hit by Bill Green in a high wind landed in the coat pocket of a…

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Damage in Freak Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 4

Wreckage of the roof of a garage which was blown off during Melbourne's freak storm on Saturday evening lies on the lawn in the backyard of a neighbouring house. Many houses were severely damaged in the storm…

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Gales Lash English Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 9

Waves flood over the promenade and into the Essex town of Westcliff-on-Sea during recent gales on the English coasts. Boats, torn from their moorings, are dashed against the sea wall…

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Japanese Die in Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 3

TOKYO, May 10 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Cyclonic winds whipped across Northern Japan last night,…

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Gale Havoc in Japan

The Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 11

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- Six people were killed and three reported missing in a violent storm, which…

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Mountain Flood Cause Of Disaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—The Christmas Eve train disaster in New Zealand was caused by 400…

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News in Brief Lightning kills 10 in Malaya storms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

SINGAPORE, Wed.--Ten people have been killed and 19 injured by lightning in the past few days in the Kota Bahru district of Kelantan State. Two women, two girls…

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News in Brief Lightning kills 10 in Malaya storms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

SINGAPORE, Wed.--Ten people have been killed and 19 injured by lightning in the past few days in the Kota Bahru district of Kelantan State. Two women, two girls…

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News in Brief Lightning kills 10 in Malaya storms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

SINGAPORE, Wed.--Ten people have been killed and 19 injured by lightning in the past few days in the Kota Bahru district of Kelantan State. Two women, two girls…

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News in Brief Lightning kills 10 in Malaya storms

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

SINGAPORE, Wed.--Ten people have been killed and 19 injured by lightning in the past few days in the Kota Bahru district of Kelantan State. Two women, two girls…

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