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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

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U-Boats Fail to Stop Flood of War Materials LONDON. February 27

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 3

The Berlin -correspondent of a Stockholm paper reports that Admiral Spcer [?] experts, including 16 [?] and three admirals, are [?]…

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To Conserve Flood Water From Lachlan

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Valuable water is going to waste when the Lachlan River is in flood or above normal flow. A scheme has recently been surveyed to conserve this…

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Repairing Flood Damage

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Local Government and Housing (Mr. J. McGirr) that, as a result of his…

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SEVERE N.Z. Storms Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 3

Advice that Raratonga and other islands in the Cook , group have experienced a severe storm has been received by the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Heavy Rain in Tunisia Slows Down Operations LONDON, March 21

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 1

Despite heavy rain and deep mud, the Americans have consolidated their positions as El Gue[?]ar against a probable counter attack…

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LULL - Before Storm Americans Expected to Strike in Pacific New York March 26

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 1

According to the Washington correspondent of the British Associated Press, informed circles regard the current dull in the Pacific fight as an indication that…

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Second Edition Saturday 4 A.M. Flood of Rumors Fightiig in Tunisia LONDON, March 26

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 3

A flood Of contradictory news about the campaign in southern Tunisia continues to be poured out by the radios of Europe. Latest communique from…

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Storm Expected To Break In Tunisia Very Shortly Significant Lull in the Fighting British-Americans to Launch Offensives ? LONDON, April 6

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

The Tunisian front still seems fairly quiet. Paris radio comments: “It is a calm before the storm. An offensive on a very large scale must be expected shortly”…

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On Eastern Front Kuban Still Storm Centre Heavy Fighting Continuing LONDON, April 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 1

Main fighting on the Russian front is again confined to the Kuban area where the enemy succeeded, in wedging the Russian positions, but were…

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Quiet Before Storm Nazis Plan lo Take Leningrad LONDON. April 26

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 1

Russian and German Patrols everywhere are probing each other’s [?]nes. Large-scale fighting has dies down along the whole…

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Storm Trooper Chief Dead. London, May 3

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

Berlin radio reports that the chief of the Nazi storm-troopers (Victor L[?]tze) has died in Potsdam as the result of a car accident…

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Heavy Rain Along Coast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 3

Practically no rain fell on the Inland areas for the week ended today, while heavy falls were registered on the coast. The heaviest fall was 742 points at…

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Flood Makes Thousands Homeless New York. May 12

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 2

The Arkansas River, rising with unprecedented rapidity, has flooded the lowlands along the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. Local military authorities said it was the…

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Welcome Break in Weather Gales and Floods in Places Sydney's Water Supply Assured for Years

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

A welcome break occurred in the weather last week-end, and useful falls of rain have been recorded. The distribution, however, has been very…

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Flood Warning Issued Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

The following flood warning was issued today by the Weather Bureau: “Heavy floods are expected to continue fur the next 24 to 36 hours In the Nepean and…

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Second Edition Tuesday, 4 A.M. a Heavy Blow Two of Germany's Biggest Dams Breached 300 million Tons of Water Flood Country side

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

In a difficult and [?]…

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Floods Gales Cause Damage Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 3

Although considerable areas are still inundated, reports today indicated that flood waters, [?] from the [?] rains over a wide part of NSW were…

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Flood Havoc in Ruhr London, May 19

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

Great floods an still raring down the Kubr valleys from the Ma[?]ne and Eder dams, broken In one of the boldest and most successful…

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Heavy Rain Near Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

Recent heavy rains have wept the coastal district of New South Wales, particularly between Gosford and the Victorian border. The Nepean and…

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Big Storm in Sydney SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 1

Following a cloudburst, city and suburban streets assumed the appearance of racing and numbers of homes were flooded with swi[?] waters. Circular…

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