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Floods & storms, 1954

2,104 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 106

Flood Sweeps 10 to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 6

LIMA (Peru), Tues.--Ten people were drowned today when a sudden flood of the Cachis River, near…

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Big Floods Hit Queensland People driven out of homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

BRISBANE, Tues.--Floodwaters today drove hundreds of families from their homes in many parts of north and south-west Queensland. Several hundred sheep and cattle are believed to have…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 31

NEW YORK, Wed. (U.P.).--Flood waters of the Cachis River, in Peru, yesterday destroyed two…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Floods in Queensland

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Floods have disrupted rail services throughout Queensland, but air travel…

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Drought areas relieved by heavy rain Benefit to Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 13

Heavy rains in the last two days have relieved many drought-stricken areas of New South Wales…

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Cars Cut Off by Flood Royal tour crowd stranded in north

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 9

Thousands of people who flocked to Casino and Lismore to see the Queen yesterday were stranded last night when floodwaters blocked many…

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Flood Threats in North Develop After Big River Rises

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 5

LISMORE, Thurs. -- Heavy rains in northern N.S.W. in the past 24 hours is expected to cause flooding on the Tweed and upper reaches of the Richmond and Clarence…

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Flood Threats in North Develop After Big River Rises

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 5

LISMORE, Thurs. — Heavy rains in northern N.S.W. in the past 24 hours is expected to cause flooding on the Tweed and upper reaches of the Richmond and Clarence…

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Flood Threat in Northern Rivers Richmond 48 ft. at Lismore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 18

LISMORE, Thurs.-- Heavy rains in northern N.S.W. in the past 24 hours is expected…

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Flood Threat in Northern Rivers Richmond 48 ft. at Lismore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 18

LISMORE, Thurs.-- Heavy rains in northern N.S.W. in the past 24 hours is expected…

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Flood Threat in Northern Rivers Richmond 48 ft. at Lismore

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 18

LISMORE, Thurs.-- Heavy rains in northern N.S.W. in the past 24, hours is expected…

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Heavy Jan. Rain

The Land · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

Cooma's six inches of rain last month was one of the heaviest January rainfalls in the last 50 years…

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