"Storm In Tea Cup"
SYDNEY, Monday.—The controversy over A.I.F. men and color patches referred to in the State and Federal Parliaments was described…
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Floods & storms, 1942
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Heavy Losses by Storm Troopers
LONDON, May 13.—According to Berlin reports received in Stockholm, Viktor Lutze, Chief of Staff of German storm troops, told Berlin…
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ATTRACTED by the barking of a strance dog in the yard at her home, and the crying and then screaming of a child, Mrs. E. L. Fairclough, of 127 Burke Street, found a child struggling in four feet six inches of water…
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.—Harry Bridges, Australian-born union leader, has telegraphed to War Production Chief Mr. Donald Nelson following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Mr H. Flood
On Tuesday night Mrs. W. Bolan (jnr.) received a telegram informing [?] of the sudden death of her father. Mr. Harry flood. 69 Yambil Street. Griffths…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Libyan Sand Storm Made In England
SAND from the Libyan desert has been specially sent to the Research Laboratory of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for tests on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Hit At Acroma, 20 Miles From Tobruk; Fighting In Dust Storm
LONDON, June 14.— Acroma, 20 miles west of Tobruk, is being violently attacked from two directions by German tanks in the worst duststorm for weeks. Despatches received late this evening said it was impossible to say which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Floods In Victoria Families Left Homeless And Rivers Still Rising MELBOURNE, July 6
The north-eastern and Upper Goulburn Valley have suffered extensively through heavy floods. Rivers and streams have broken their banks, and in most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Outlet for Floodwaters in North Broken Hill Areas
A NEW outlet for floodwaters in the Lane Lane and McCulloch Street section may be found as a result of a discovery made by the City Engineer (Mr. C. A. Almeida) and the works foreman (Mr. F. Chigwidden). They inspected a hole in the road[?] prior to it being filled, and found it led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Floods Subsiding Melbourne. July 7
Floods have subsided slightly in north-eastern Victoria and the Goulburn Valley. No further damage is threatened unless there is further rain…
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MELBOURNE.—An American soldier, Private John O'Donnell, was drowned in the worst flood in the Wangaratta district for 25 years. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Victim of Floods Found Melbourne. July 9
Mooropha police this afternoon recovered the body of Patrick Lynch, loborer. second victim of the floods. The first death was that of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Fears In Many Parts Of New South Wales
SYDNEY.—Fears of floods are entertained at a number of country centres as a result of heavy rains, and in some threatened areas stock is…
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SYDNEY.—Incessant rain in the past four days in the Tamworth and Peal River Valley has caused the worst flood conditions since 1909…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Retain The Initiative Dust Storms Hamper Activities In Egypt
LONDON, July 13.—Dust storms are hampering land and air activity in Egypt, but the British forces still retain the initiative. It was revealed in Cairo today that Friday's Allied attacks on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Conditions In State SYDNEY, July 14
The danger of further flooding of towns stich as Dubbo and Tamworth has been passed the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said today. It is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Libyan Sand Storm Made in England To Test Middle East Railway Engines
Sand from the Libyan desert has been specially rent to the Research Laboratory of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for tests on the air…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ivanhoe News Heavy Rain Recorded
Further heavy rain fell throughout this district during Friday of last week when 80 points were registered locally Falls were much heavier in some cases…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood at Warren
At Warren yesterday (Thursday) the Macquarie River reached a height of 31 feet and was still rising. The town was below water level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conditions of Static Warfare Lull Before The Storm In Egypt A.A.P., LONDON, July 20
Sunday was the quietest and dustiest day—at least on the ground—on the Egypt front since the Axis forces first engaged the 8th Army's positions in the El Alamein area. The campaign thus again reverted to stotic warfare, but the lull is liable to be…
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