Storm Over Sale of Radio Stations Mr. Menzies Demands a Royal Commission. CANBERRA
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2
Alleging corruption by the Curtin Government over negotiations for the sale and transfer of shareholders' interests in radio stations 5KA Adelaide, and 2HD Newcastle, die Leader of the Opposition (Mr Menzies) today demanded the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Out Assault on Calais Canadians Storm Fortress
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 3
LONDON, Monday: An all out assault against Calais was launched to-day, involving the employment of one of the greatest concentrations of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maude Weir Minister Sets Out Objects of Structure Only Minor Flooding Provided For
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1944 · page 4
The Waradgery Shire Council at its meeting yesterday, had before it a letter from the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Dunn, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Need for Heavy Rain in Riverina Stock And Crops In Parlous State
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2
“During my 22 years in Albury I have never seen the water supply so low, or feed so scarce,” said Mr J. G. Johnston, PP Board inspector, yesterday, referring to the drought conditions, which have prevailed in the Riverina for several months now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exploiting Water In Attack German Defences Flooded on Walcheren LONDON. October 4
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 1
Wave after wave of Lancasters on Tuesday afternoon, dropping 12.000 bombs, breached the great dyke near West Kapelle, the most westerly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting In Heavy Rain In Italy LONDON. Oct. 6
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 1
British and American troops of the Fifth Army continue to make progress de-pile heavy rain and strong resistance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transylvanian Capital Falls “Assault Against East Prussia In Full Flood” LONDON, Oct. 12
Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 1
[?] capital of Transylvania, has been captured by assault and Szeged, great administrative centre in Hunnary, and the country’s second largest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust Storm in Sydney Boy Dies in Storm at Broken Hill
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 2
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Sydney was almost in darkness between 3-30 and 4 p.m., Yesterday as a result of a dust storm. Street lights were turned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood In South Australian Town ADELAIDE
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1944 · page 2
Creeks have become swollen and roads flooded around Port Augusta fallowing heavy falls of rain in the Flinders Ranges…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Dust Storm
Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 2
The district experienced, perhaps worst dust storms in history on Monday and Tuesday last. Following on the bad day of Friday of last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Piceon Racing Birds Encounter Storm Flying From Menindie
Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 6
On Saturday the Albury Homing Club [?] when 24 birds competed for the championship from Menindie an airline distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dam Breached; Town Flooded London. Oct. 21
Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 1
“Using 1000 lb bombs. Thunderbolts late yesterday breached the dam two miles south-cast of Dieuze, flooding the town of Dieuze and the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALD. J. P. FLOOD Chairman Patriotic and War Loan Committees
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 1
There are two sections of the community to which I believe we must most strongly address our Victory Loan appeals to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Problem of Erosion Australia’s National Scandal Floods, Siltation, Soil Destruction—Due To Neglect
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 5
The following trenchant article, written by Mr E. S. Mcllree, and published in the “Age,” on July 6, 1936, is even mole appropriate now, with the reawakening of the Australian nation to the dangers of erosion, than it was eight years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Strikes Albury
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 3
Rain began this morning shortly after midnight, and developed into an unusually heavy downpour. The storm soon passed, but light rain was falling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain Holds Up Allies LONDON. Oct.. 27
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 1
Heavy rain in the Apennines and Po Valley has turned all the rivers into formidable obstacles and has made even the roads almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Before the Deluge “Through The Back-Yards of Europe”
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 5
In 1925 I ailed my own but—the 20 ft Norfolk Bronds yawl “Flamr” from Rotterdam, in Holland, oil the way scross Europe, lo eel frocen In that winter at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fight In Violent Storm In Italy LONDON. November 3
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1
An unusually heavy rainstorm has again brought operations in Italy to standstill, fiercest fighting along the front being at Fori[?] airfield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Lost for 15 Minutes in Storm Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 3
During a brief but fierce storm which broke over Sydney tonight, a US trans port plane carrying servicemen from northern area, was lost for about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Dykes Cause Flooding
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 1
A flooded area on Walcheren Island…
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