Dust Storm
On Sunday afternoon last the sky became overcast with a thick cloud of dust, which bung in the still air like a pall. When night set in it brought…
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Gale Causes Damage at Kurri
KURRI, Tuesday: During yesterday's heavy duststorm, a violent gale swept the Kurri district, causing damage estimated at more than £10,000…
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Rising temperatures and freshening squally hot winds in Inland areas presage another heat wave. Reports received from country…
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Driven by a high wind, a pall of dust reduced visiblity in Canberra today to less than a quarter of a mile. The Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne…
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The worst dust storm for 20 years swept the whole of the Mallee today from 11 a.m. until 7.30 p.m. The pall of dust over Mildura was so intense…
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Old residents will not be done arguing for a long time over the relative merits—or demerits—of Sunday's dust storm and the "old timers."…
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Aftr two severe dust storm days during last week, Sunday created a record! From morning to late at night a hot wind had the sky…
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A brief but heavy thunderstorm [?] Sydney this afternoon and in less than half an hour 57 points of rain fall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street Fighting In Strasbourg; British Near Maas River a Town Retaken by the Germans Heavy Rain Slowing Down Allies LONDON. November 24
Points of fighting on the Western Front, according to correspondents, are in the area north of Venlo to Aachen, and in the area of Strasbourg. British troops of the 21 st Army Group have entered…
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After the dust storms at the weekend the following stories have been told about their ferocity in the Hay district: At Hay during a dust storm a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allies Battling Against Icy Winds And Flooded Rivers Americans Are Near to Saarbrucken Germans Resume Armored Thrusts LONDON. November 28
Infantry forces of the American Third Army have advanced four miles on a six-mile front, while other elements have advanced to within 10 miles south-west of Saarbrucken. Meanwhile, men and supplies are lumbering…
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One of the most violent thunderstorms for some time accompanied by considerable lightning broke over Sydney 7.45 o’clock tonight. The…
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Fine to hot weather prevailed for the most part over NSW today and many centres reported temperatures of over 90 degrees. The acting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Jas. P. FLOOD Re-elected Fourth Term
At a special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday, Aid. Jas. P. Flood was unanimously elected Mayor for the fourth successive term…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →8th Battling Against Floods London. Dec. 10
Battling against adverse weather, Including Boods, the 8th Army is making slow progress in Italy. Pairbls in the coastal sector pushing forward north…
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The State Meteorologist, Mr Mares, said today’s dust storm was a reflection of the very severe storm that bad swept over practically three…
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Heavy rains, recording up to five inches, have fallen in the far north, and creeks are reported to be running bankers…
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Minister for Information, ARTHUR CALWELL (above), who has been described as the stormy petrel of Federal politics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dust Storms Over State Sydney
Dust storms which swept over the south-eastern portion of Australia during the week-end are described by the State meteorologist as the worst…
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Heavy rain has fallen in several Queensland districts and scattered falls were reported on the north-western [?]…
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