Floods in America Ridgeway (Pennsylvania). July 21
Violent floods are rolling through central Pennsylvania and New York State, damaging hundreds of homes, business establishments and industrial plants…
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Floods & storms, 1942
72 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 4
Chalet Burnt In Big Storm
MELBOURNE. — Mount Buller chalet was destroyed by fire during a snowstorm yesterday. Shortly before the fire, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cemetery Suffers From Recent Deluge And Lack of Attention
Following the report that the heavy rain of last week had caused serious damage to portions of the town cemetery an inspection was made of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Troopers Arrest Children
LONDON, July 27.—Children over eight were among the 18,000 refugees from Axis-conquered, countries arrested in the biggest round-up in France…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ben Bowyang— Not Flooded With Cash!
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naval Battles In Snow Storms
LONDON, July 30.—Brief details of two recent naval battles on the convoy route to Murmansk, Russia, were announced today. The Admiralty says that these were fought inf the pack-ice and snow storms of the heavy season on the northern route…
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NEW YORK, August 2.—A freak rainstorm over metropolitan New York swept Beatrice Peterson (7) down a culvert, drowning her. With…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Likely In Murray River
RENMARK.—The prospects of a flooded Murray within the next few weeks are being keenly debated in the river districts. It is expected that by then floodwaters from the headwaters of the river will have reached Renmark, the first irrigation district in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Storm Breaks Efforts To Crush Disobedience Movement Widespread Disturbances In Bombay And Other Centres LONDON, August 9
The gathering [?]ron storm broke today when the Government of India swiftly and widely against Congress with the aim of crushing the civil disobedience movement before it was able to gain momentum…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombay the Storm Centre of Revolt More Riots And Strikes In India A.A.P., LONDON, August 10
Latest reports indicate that Bombay remains the Indian storm centre The city's death roll in two days is estimated at 15, while over 60 were admitted to hospital After an ugly day. disturbances were more serious late in the evening, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miracle Of The Nile Delta; Harnessing Of Big Flood Waters
EGYPT, once again a prize to be fought and suffered for, owes her existence her personality and her unity to her river. It is not astonishing that the Nile, which is still Rommel's goal, should have been regarded as a mystical being from Heaven, or even a god. Every year, with amazing,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Plungrs Into Flooded River Four Drowned LAUNCESTON. August 17
When their car crashed through a fence at Latrobe and plunged into the flooded Mersey River yesterday four out of five occupants were drowned. Despite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Political Storm Breaks Prime Minister Challenges Opposition to Defeat Government Brisbane, August 19
A political storm which may threaten the Curtin Government has arisen at a result of statements made by the Prime Minister, Mr Curtin, and Opposition members of the Advisory War Council today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Electrical Storms
Violent electrical storms that brought scarcely any rain occurred on Friday night last over a wide area of the Far West from Broken Hill to Milparinka…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerial Ambulance Battles With Gale
After fighting against a 70-mile a[?] hour gale in an effort to reach Adelaid[?] to pick up a specialist required to advise on a medical case in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Victoria Dangers Increase MELBOURNE, September 1
According to a special [?] report [?] sued by the weather bu[?] afternoon to-day flood dangers in all [?] and north-eastern rivers have [?]ed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale Sweeps Sydney
SYDNEY.—A 55-m.p.h. gale which swept Sydney yesterday unroofed buildings, smashed boats in the harbor and dismantled telephone wires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Damage To Street Lighting
Between 25 and 30 electric lamps were damaged and two service lines were blown down in yesterday's wind storm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shot Storm Troopers: Now Legendary Figure
LONDON, September 25. — When the young leader of the Luxembourg Patriotic League, Raymond Petit, found his home surrounded by Nazi Storm Troopers he shot three of them and then committed suicide. After that Petit took on an heroic legendary character in Luxembourg. One of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floodlit Wounds New Surgical Instruments In Desert Battles
New surgical instruments which "floodlight" the intertor of the body are being used by some Army surgcons in the Middle East. Equipped with a sat…
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