Trail of Disaster in W.a. Storms
PERTH.—A soldier was killed, several of hers were injured, and homes were razed when a violent storm struck the south-west of this State last week. The full story of the storm, which…
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Floods & storms, 1943
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Devastating Storm PERTH, March 21
The same storm which struck Perth early last Monday morning caused widespread damage in country areas where losses are estimated to run into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Devastating Cyclone in West Australia Perth, March 23
Houses were wrecked and wholesale devastation was caused in banana plantations by the worst cyclonic disturbance that ever struck Carnarvon on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lull Before Storm for Axis in Tunisia Allied Squeeze Is Being Continued
LONDON, April 16.—The Allied squeeze on the Axis forces in Tunisia is continuing. Reinforcements are going forward to the First Army in the north, and further heavy fighting is expected there at any moment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arkansas River in Flood New York, May 12
The Arkansis River, rising with unprecedented rapidity, has flooded the lowlands along the Arkansas Oklahama border. Local military authorities have sent…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.).—Because he could not find the meaning of the phrase "convulsions of nature," Judge Northcroft, in the Supreme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods on Eastern Coast Sydney. May 17
Recent heavy rains have swept the coastal district of New South Wales, particularly between Gosford and the Victorian border. The Nepean and…
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SYDNEY.—Gales and torrents of rain which swept parts of N.S.W. recently caused floods and did extensive damage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Soldiers Swept To Death In Gale SYDNEY. May 18
Four Australian soldiers were drowned when eight servicemen were washed off a rock on the South Coast of New South Wales last Sunday night during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in N.S.W. Sydney Has Five Years Water SYDNEY. May 18
Although considerable areas are still inundated, reports today indicated that the flood waters resulting from the recent torrential rain over a wide part…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in U.S.A. New York, May 19
Floods are spreading over widely scattered areas. The Indiana is driving hundreds of families from their homes. Engineers are concerned at the prospect…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Receding Damage Not So Heavy. Sydney, May 19
Flood waters are now receding in most, areas throughout the State and the damage will probably not be as heavy as was first expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Still Roar Down Ruhr Havoc Created By Breaching Of Dams Spreading Rigid Censorship on Details of German Disaster London, May 18
Great floods are still roaring down the Ruhr valleys. Reconnaissance photographs reveal that the great havoc created by the breeching of the Eder and Mohne dams is still spreading. Waters from the Eder dam have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Sweep 60 Miles Down Ruhr Area Near Broken Reservoirs Provide A Mournful Scene
LONDON, May 19.—Flood waters from the wrecked Mohne and Eder dams blasted on Monday by the Royal Air Force have swept 60 miles down the Ruhr and Fullda Valleys. Latest photographs show a big railway bridge wrecked;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Streets at Circular Quay
SYDNEY.—When a cloudburst occurred over the city and suburban areas during recent torrential rain, many homes were flooded out and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Stops Mines SYDNEY, May 20
Although six mines were idle on New South Wales coalfields today, three were temporarily unworkable owing to storm damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters To Reach Condobolin SYDNEY, May 20
According to a statement issued by the Weather Bureau today, a number of rivers are expected to be in flood shortly. These are the Lachlan, where a rise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in N.s.w
Floods occurred early in the week in Eastern New South Wales, and up to £4 inches were recorded in places. The damage done will be slight in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowral Flooded BOWRAL, May 20
Following torrential rain during the last six days, floods occurred and resulted in many homes being inundated necessitating the removal of residents to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mournful Spectacle German Floods Now 60 Miles Below Reservoirs LONDON, May 19
German sources have admitted that 747, persons, including 841, prisoners of war of various nationalities, lost thier lives as a result of the breaching of the two dams. Reonnaissance aircraft were again out over the Ruhr today…
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