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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

165 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 9

Talk on Sex Arouses Storm Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2

Many institutes and committees are protesting against the first of a series of sex talks broadcast through the national hook-up by the controller of…

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Artificial Flooding Meeting of Landholders

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 2

A well attended meeting of landholders was held at the Royal Hotel, Balranald, on Saturday, May 3, for the purpose of discussing the above…

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Storm Holds Up Recruiting Campaign Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3

So far the Director-General of Recruiting, Major-General Lloyd, has not received details of figures of Australia's response to Saturday's national…

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Floods in Mexico: Many Homeless Washington, May 2[?]

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 5

The Red Cross has announced that it is feeding and housing 1[?] persons driven from their homes by floods at Carlsbad. New Mexico by the rising…

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Floods in Mexico — Many Homeless

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 31

WASHINGTON. — The Bed Crose has announced that it is feeding and housing 1,200 persona driven from their homes by floods at Carlsbad, New…

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The Lowbidgee Flood Irrigation District

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 3

At a well attended meeting of those interested in what is now termed "The Low Bidgee," held at the Royal Hotel, Balranald, on the 21st May,…

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Devastating Cyclone Terrific Death Roll Calcutta, June 9

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

Five thousand persons are reported drowned during a cyclone which struck numerous villages on the Ganges delta…

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Disastrous Storm at Orange Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

The fiercest storm known in the Orange district, swept over a narrow strip near the town, doing damage estimated at many thousands of…

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Young Couple Drowned in Floods ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 2

The bodies of Miss Eva May Horner, 27, and her fiance. Lloyd Siegert. 24, f[?]rmer, swept from a buckboard near [?] yesterday, were recovered…

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Anzacs in Syria Machine-gun Post Taken by Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 1

SOMEWHERE IN SYRIA The second day's penetration was uniformly successful expect in Metulla sector where. after artillery shelling…

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Allies Are Near Sidon A.I.F. Storms Fortress Meet Hail of Bullets Our Grip On Syria Tightening LONDON, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 1

The Allied forces in Syria, operating along the coastal road, are now between six and seven miles sooth of Sidon. The Australians' capture of the Khayam fortress…

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Seasonal Forecasting Mid-June Rain Prospects Greatly Improved; Floods Likely

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 11

The following seasonal forecasting is issued exclusively to "The Albury Banner" by Mr. Inigo Jones, F.R.A.S., F.R.Met.Soc, Crohamhurst Observatory, dated June 6, 1941:…

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Burrinjuck Dam Premier Launches Inquiry Into Flood Probability

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 2

The New South Wales Premier (Mr McKell) has announced that the Government had asked Professor W. A. Miller, of the Faculty of Engineering…

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Notifying Paris Storm Troops For Laval LONDON. June 16

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 2

Mr. E. B. Wardng, former diet Paris correspondent- of the "Dally Telegraph," writes that the appearance in Paris of M. Laval's own…

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Bitter Weather in Victoria Snow, Gales, Heavy Rain MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 June 1941 · page 3

The last 36 hours have been among the wildest experienced in Victoria for a long time. Thunderstorms, snow, gales and heavy…

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Flood Deaths in Japan Tokio, July 5

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 5

As a result of torrential rains six prefectures sport over [?] dead [?] continuously mounting damage. Osaka has suffered extensive destruction with…

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Heavy Rain Over Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 3

Heavy rain which has fallen in the dry Wimmera and Mallee and over the west of the Slate is expected to continue, says the Weather Bureau…

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Amateurs Deluge Talent-seeker

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

Mr. Richard While, representative of Mr. Harry Dearth, producer of broadcast feature “Australia's Amuteur Hour.” interviewed a crowd of…

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Seasonal Forecasting Floods In Murray In Victoria

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 21

The following seasonal forecasting is issued exclusively to "The Albury Banner" by Mr. Inigo Jones, P.R.A.S., F.R.Met.Soc, Crohamhurst Observatory, dated July 11, 1941:…

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Items of News Flood Repairs Grant For Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 6

Culca[?]n Shire Council has been granted £572 for the pe[?] of certain works in the shire damager by flood waters. Council has received…

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