British Troops Storm Enemy Strongpoint
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 1
General Montgomery recently announced that the 8th Army would hit the Germans a "colossal crack," and drive them north of Rome. Picture shows men of the 8th Army mopping up an enemy outpost…
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The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1
A storm which passed west from Grenfell on Boxing Day made havoc sit Cowra.—as stated by "Cowra Guardian."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship in a Gale Experience of Wireless Operator Jack Cassey Night on Overturned Ship
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4
L.A.C. Jack Cassey, who for some time has been on loan from the R.A.A.F. to the Merchant Navy as wireless operator, writes of a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RAINFALL Sunday's Storm 45 Points at Forbes
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2
After a prolonged dry spell, only a few points having been registered since the beginning of the year, Forbes had a thunderstorm over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm in Sydney Three Inches of Rain Within An Hour
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2
SY[?]NEY, Tuesday.—Many hund reds of city workers were drenched by a sudden cloud burst which struck the metropolitan area shortly before 8…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEDGERABONG District Missed the Heavy Rain Only Light Fall Recorded BEDGERABONG, Wed
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4
Again the rainfall has been on the light side. Early Sunday morning a storm worked up from the north to the north-east, and gave promise of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Scheme to Meet Invasion
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2
Preparations to flood the Channe. and North Sea Coasts are among anti invasion measures announced by Ber liu Radio."We are using lakes near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday's Storm
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 3
A storm of hurricane proportions in some parts of the district blew up on Sunday afternoon, shortly before the tea hour, and was followed by some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Flats Storm in Sydney (By Wire)
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 1
Lightning is believed to have caused a fire in the lift motor room at Hampton Court Flats, King's Cross, during a heavy electrical storm in Sydney…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 1
A heavy fall of rain occurred on Mr. V. L. Connellan's property, Thulloo. on Thursday afternoon when 150 points were registered. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobar Cyclone Damage Estimated at £20,000 Dust at Forbes, but no Rain
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 1
What is described as the worst cyclone in the history of Cobar struck the town on Sunday night, doing damage to the extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Back to Winter Dust Storms Lower Temperature
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1
Forbes during the past week experienced a return to winter conditions. On Sunday, the temperature…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BEDGERABONG Sunshine Club's Sports Day. Dust-storm - - Little Rain. BEDGERABONG, Wed
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3
Under very adverse weather conditions the Sunshiners held their annual effort on Sunday, 15th inst. The organisers, Mesdames O. Field,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain Inch in Half-an-Hour
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 1
The town of Forbes had a particularly heavy fall of rain on Wednesday afternoon, when nearly an inch was recorded, in less…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BEDGERABONG Dust Storms--But No Rain No Wheat Harvest BEDGERABONG, Wed
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3
A meeting of the P. and C. Association was held at the school on Wednesday afternoon, November 1. Mrs. O. Field (president) was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Worst Ever Series of Dust Storms
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 1
Many local residents have expressed the opinion that the dust storms which have prevailed in the portion of the State for most of the past…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Dust Storms Over Large Area (By Wire) Sydney
The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 1
Violent dust storms again swept across southern inland areas yesterday. In Broken Hill and South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bedgerabong a Year of Dust Storms Cricket Revived After Four Years BEDGERABONG, Wed
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 3
Many of the years during one's lifetime have nothing to impress them on the memory. Again, others are outstanding-- floods, fires, storms, droughts…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1
The extreme heat, accompanied by much dust which has prevailed for some time past, has been broken on two occasions by heavy falls of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Rain Half-inch to Inch Over Forbes District Scattered Thunderstorms
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1
Following a dust storm during the luncheon hour, a thunderstorm broke over the Forbes district on Wednesday, which gave…
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