Owing to a cloudburst during Saturday's storm the tiny river Lud overflowed and flooded the town of Louth (Lincolnshire), sweeping away bridges, houses, and walls. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 1 Jun 1920, Page 7
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