Progress of the War the Breached Dams Floods Cover Vast Area Death and Destruction in the Ruhr Valley
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2
LONDON, Wednesday. — Great floods are still roaring down the Ruhr Valley. Reconnaissance photographs show that great havoc caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Havoc in Germany Raf Cause Devastating Floods Millions of Tons of Water Sweep Countryside From Wrecked Dams London, May 19
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3
The German underground radio station, "Atlantic," states that Hitler has proclaimed a state of sledge in the whole of Westphalls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Still Sweep on Devastation in Ruhr Valley Many War Prisoners Drowned London, May 20
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3
German sources have admitted that 747 persons, including 341 prisoners of war of various nationalities, lost their lives as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowral Without Gas and Flooded Out BOWRAL
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3
Following torrential rain during the last six days, floods have occurred and have resulted in many homes being inundated, necessitating the removal of residents to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Number of Rivers May Flood Shortly SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 6
According to a statement issued by the Weather Bureau today, a number of rivers is expected to be in flood shortly. These are the Lachlan. where a rise approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr Churchill Holds “Council Of War” With Dominions’ Representatives At Washington Flood of Speculation Follows Talks Belief that Japan May be Given Torrid Time New York, May 21
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 1
The spotlight on the war in the Pacific has been focussed on Washington, where yesterday the British Prime Minister (Mr Churchill), accompanied by high army, navy and air force officers, met representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Troops on Rumanian Oilfields MOSCOW, May 22
Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 3
German storm-trooper regiments have arrived at Ploes[?] to reinforce the defences of the Rumanian oilfields, according to Tass Agency. Rumanian troops, except…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Calm Before Storm on Russian Front” London, May 24
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3
Paris radio quotes Berlin military spokesmen that “The present phase of the fighting on the Eastern Front is an ominous calm before the storm. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Ruin Vegetables Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2
Estimates mode today indicate that NSW vegetable producers have suffered heavy losses from the recent floods. They are now confronted with the possibility of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Make 100,000 Homeless New York, May 24
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1
Loss of property in the Middle West’s worst floods in many years has mounted as waters from four swollen rivers burst further levees in three States,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Expected Russians Preparing Germans’ Bid for Leningrad LONDON. May 27
Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 1
The Red Army is using every hour along the whole of the front and far into the rear to strengthen defensive positions, according to Reuter’s correspondent in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Summer Storm” Expected To Break In Europe At Any Moment American Air Chief’s Faith in Bombing Peer Tells General Franco: “Keep Out ; This Means You” LONDON. June 2
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1
“The summer storm is about to break,” says Major Hanson Baldwin, New York “Times” military commentator. He adds that this month or early July should witness the intensification of the present operations or the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood of Shoppers Yesterday
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 2
Hundreds of shoppers had a hectic time in Albury yesterday when they set out to dispose of remaining ration coupons, term of which expires today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commando Deaths in River Flood MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 5
The Deputy Coroner (Mr Wade. PM) recorded findings of accidental deaths at the inquest on five commandos who were drowned when an ass[?] boat capsized in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ward Centre Of Another Storm Missing Document Allegation CANBERRA
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 1
The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced today that he proposed to institute an inquiry to ascertain whether any document relating to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berlin’s Version of Our Political Storm MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1943 · page 3
Th[?] is Derlin [?] vendon of the “Sri[?] Lt[?]” [?]haverey [?] [?] in English to south [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood of Invasion Reports Continues Rumanians Panic; Partial Evacuation of Bucharest LONDON, June 30
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 1
A flood of reports of Allied invasion preparations continues to pour out from Axis countries. Latest reports claim great Allied naval activity in the Mediterranean, the massing of troops in Britain, North…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1000 People Drowned in Flood BOMBAY [?]
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4
[?] [?] floods which submerged the [?] [?] days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1000 Lives Lost in Bombay Floods London
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 1
It is officially stated in Bombay that more than 1000 people lost their lives as a result of floods which submerged, the town of Vijainagar, about 49…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WAHGUNYAH Rail Storm
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 3
On Saturday afternoon, a hall storm struck the town. The ground was soon white with hail of mothball size, shoutings were blocked and broken down, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →