Flood Boats Taken Over Lower Hunter Protest
RAYMOND TERRACE Friday. —In common with the rest of the coast, the authorities have impounded all the rowing boats…
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Floods & storms, 1942
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Dust Storms in Libya Action Hampered
LONDON April 13—In Libya yesterday, patrols were active on both sides. This is the only news given in to-day’s Middle East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snow Storm Local Digger's Experience Jack Gurr's Description
In a letter to his parents, Jack Guir gives a vivid description of a snow storm. On New Year's Day there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallis Creek Floodgates
Before last night’s meeting of West Maitland Municipal Council was a letter from the Department of Public Works dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm to Come Henry Lawson's Prophecy
our place in the midst of the farthest seas, we are fated to stand alone— When, the nations fly at each other's throats, let Australia look to her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Boats Retained In Areas Liable To Flood
Satisfactory arrangements have been made for the retention, of the Tarro Shire flood boats which are used during flood periods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire President’s Minute Flood Boats
Several matters of Interest were dealt with by the president of Tarro Shire, Cr. J. T. Butler, in a minute which he tabled at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leaders: Mosquito Control The Will to Win Mud and Flood Halt Nazis “Vast Inland Seas” In Russia (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON May 4.—Russians and Germans are strenuously massing men and materials from Leningrad to Kharkov, but the fighting scarcely anywhere exceeds patrol clashes, air reconnaissance, and guerilla activities, with…
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CAIRO, May 7.—An R.A.F. communique says our bombers raided objectives in Libya on the nights of May 3 and 4. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooding of Colliery Fire in Belmont No. 1
The whole of Belmont No. 1 colliery which employs between 70 and 30 men is to be flooded. This step was decided upon…
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NEWCASTLE Tues.—Miners were still engaged to-day on the construction of a tunnel from Lake Macquarie for the flooding…
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In a letter to Tarro Shire Council at its meeting to-day, West Maitland Council advised that the oversear’s opinion as to the…
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At the Port Stephens Shire meeting, Mr J. Abbott advised that he had made contact with the Naval Board arid ft had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Floods in U.s.a. Widespread Losses
NEW YORK. May 25—At least 32 are dead and many others are believed to have been killed following the most disastrous serles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rommel Abendons Attempt to Storm Bir Hechelm Seeking Escape to the West
Latest reports from Cairo indicate that General Rommel has abandoned the attempt to storm Bir Hacheim, and is to escape to the west covered by a Panzer rearguard. Earlier it was stated the Germans were fighting back hard in the making…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millfield Greta Storm Centre STATEMENT By Mr. Wells
The following statement was issued by the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) in connection with the Millfield dispute. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. War Output at Flood Stage (Australian Associated Press)
WASHINGTON June 15—The battle of productions was being won but the battle of distribution had reached a critical stage said President Roosevelt in the quarterly report on the lease lend programme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →President Roosevelt Gives Report Output Nears Flood
The battle of production was being won, but the battle of distribution had reached a critical stage, said President Roosevelt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood of Armaments “Will Be Decisive in Two Years”
LONDON June 22.—The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for War Transport (Mr. Noel Baker) said, In opening the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in Commons
The expected storm on the Libyan defeat broke in both the House of Commons and House of Lords on Tuesday, when members demanded a…
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