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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

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Mathoura Jottings Storm Yields 151 Pts. of Rain Up to 4in. in Gulpa District

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3

After nearly a week of very humid weal her a thunderstorm broke over the town and district on Friday afternoon and as a. result 151 joints of…

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Serious Floods in Queensland Five Lives Lost—Great Damage

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 3

Floods, the worst in Queensland's history, have drowned five people and thousands of sheep and cattle, and destroyed crops and thousands of…

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Thunderstorms, Patchy Rain

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 1

Thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday night were accompanied by heavy rain in many places and in others only sprinkling showers fell. At Deniliquin points were recorded on Friday morning…

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The Storm That Is To Come

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 1

By our place in the midst of the farthest sons, We are fated to stand alone, When the nations fly at each others…

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The Late Dvr. Stan Gale Letter from His Captain

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gale, of Corowa, have received the following letter from Capt. W. B. Bowring, in reference to their son, the late Driver Stan…

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Soil Erosion by Floods Aids to Prevention

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 6

The control on the farm of erosion caused by big floods, especially when the banks are broken, is almost beyond human capacity, but some preventive…

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"The Storm That Is to Come"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

Attention has been drawn to the following poem, composed by Henry Lawson 40 years ago. To-day the bushman poet's lines have…

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Coursing Cyclone Dan at Albury To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 6

Tho Albury Cou[?]aing Club will conduct a fixture to-night, the first event being timed to commence at 6.20. The fields appeared in yesterday’s issue…

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Flooded Slit Trenches Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 5

Some of the slit trenches in Brighton area came under criticism by Cr. J. Kennedy, M.L.C., who said that the plight of those forced to shelter in…

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Culcairn Shire Council Air Raid Precaution Decisions Engineer Reports on Flood Damage

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 6

As a defence precaution, it was decided that all sign posts on roads within the shire be removed at Monday's monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council, held in the Council Chambers at Culcairn…

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Floods on the Danube. Sofia, March 15

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 5

Seven people are dead and 12,000 have been evacuated from the flooded Vi[?] dis[?] [?] are going on to resene 6000 [?] on are [?]…

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Is It a Lull Before the Storm? Tenseness at Port Moresby Port Moresby

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 1

The only war Incident here today was the appearance of a Japanese twin-engined bomber which came down through heavy cloud, and at a…

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Dust Storms in Libya Cairo, March 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

In Libya [?]ust storms swept the whole front yesterday and restricted operations. This temporary [?]ull on land followed a night of intense…

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Cyclone Causes Drownings Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

A cyclone which struck Port Hedland early this week caused extensive damage to small buildings, and lesser damage [?] main structures. Two or three persons…

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Hundreds of Homes Flooded in Sydney SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by torrential rains over the Sydney catchment and metropolitan area last week. The divisional meterologist…

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Flood of Us Aid To Reach Australia Soon SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 1

The steady flow of war equipment to Australia, front the United States expected to reach flood proportions In the near future…

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Town Destroyed by Floods Zurich, April 8

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

It is reported from Bucharest that the town of Vidin has been completely destroyed and that 700 houses collapsed between Ruse and Giurgiu as…

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Storm Expected to Break Soon Comparative Lull on Russian Front LONDON, April 9

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

No news of much importance is coming from the Eastern Front, apart from the usual reports of local successes and minor skirmishes, but all forecasts that the most vital battles of the war will soon be fought in Russia are being…

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Many Sheep Drowned Storm Damage in District

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 2

The storms which made and end to the drought in the Riverina concluded in a fury of wind and hall, accompanied by rain, which…

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Big Events Near Flood of Speculation; Dictators’ Meeting LONDON, May 3

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 2

The world is on the eve of [?] happenings, [?] there is not yet the [?] ground for [?]tion, as far as the Allies are concerned…

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