Floods Cause Vegetable Shortage SYDNEY, May 24
Estimates made today indicate that New South Wales vegetable producers have suffered heavy losses from recent floods. They are now confronted with…
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Floods & storms, 1943
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Floods In America's Middle West New York, May 24
The loss of properly in the Middle West's worst flood for many years mounts as the waters from four swollen rivers burst further levees in three…
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SYDNEY.—During recent floods along the Lachlan River, six families in the Forbes district evacuated their homes temporarily. The river rose…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap Bases Bombed Attacks Made in Turbulent Storms Small Ground Forces in Contact with Enemy in Mubo Area Somewhere in Australia, June 8
[?]ling through turbulent storms, American Flying Fortresses and Liberators in the darkness of yesterday morning bombed Madang and Lac, Japanese bases on the north coast of New Guinea. The town area was hit at Wewak, the main base now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood of Axis Speculation Radios Telling Hour Of Invasion Closer Emphasis Given to Shipping Concentrations in Mediterranean London, June 15
The flood of speculation about the Allies' plans continued to pour from Axis radios tonight, telling the people of Italy and Germany that the invasion hour was coming closer, and warning them to stand firm…
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BRISBANE.—Wearing a solidier's hat Mr. W. M. Hughes, [?]H.R., was carried shoulder high by four AIF men to the City Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father and Child Perish in Storm Brisbane, September 6
Near an upturned dinghy on Wynnum Flats today was the body of Cromwell Douglass Scott (6 years), who with his lather. William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soviet Wins Smolensk German Main Russian Base Gone Red Army Storms Into Suburbs Of Kiev LONDON, September 26
After 25 months of German occupation, Smolensk—the main base of the Nazis in Russia, and described by Marshal Stalin lost night as "the most important strategic centre of the enemy's defence in the western direction"—has fallen to Russian arms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Storm Sweeps Sydney A mazing Freak Dislocations Caused SYDNEY. September 29
Amazing incidents, including freak dislocations of rail, tram, and train traffic, were caused by torrential rain and hail during a violent storm which swept Sydney and suburban areas this morning…
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It is estimated that 1.164.800,000 gallons the equivalent of 5.200.000 tons of water, fell in our hour on Sydney during yesterday's thunderstorm…
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CANBERRA.—The Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully) said today that the Food Council will have investigated allegations that Sydney…
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SYDNEY.—Damage was caused in Sydney and suburbs yesterday evening by a severe electrical storm. Houses were struck in some suburbs,…
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Local residents again had hopes of the long-awaited rain downpour on Saturday when conditions indicated rain…
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Damage estimated at thousands of pounds were caused at Southport, a popular surfing resort, when nearly 14 inches of rain fell. Thirty feet of the…
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More than £100,000 worth of damage to stock and property has resulted from disastrous floods in the North coastal areas of this State, which this week was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Night Of Terror Extensive Flood Damage Sydney, November 18
People driven from homes by one of the greatest floods in the history of the North Coast spend a night of terror in the open. A foot of rain fell in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tablelands In Flood Road 17 Feet Under Water SYDNEY, November 22
In one of the greatest floods in five north-west tablelands, towns and homesteads have been [?]ted and miles of grazing land are under water up to a…
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TOWNSVILLE.—Within five minutes tobacco leaf worth more than £27,000 was ruined by a cyclonic storm at Emerald Creek, Mareeba, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£400,000 Hobart Bridge Damaged in Storm
HOBART.—The £400,000 Hobart bridge in its first test by a storm found itself too weak to resist the force and strain of a 50 miles an hour…
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SYDNEY.—During a violent storm this week the waiting room and offices at Baraimal station, between Casino and Kyogle, were blown across the…
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