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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

128 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 7

Through Storm and Stress

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 1

MR. WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL, who led Britain to victory after the gallant little country had surmounted n series of trials, misfortunes, sorrows and tribulation. Last night Mr. Churchill announced to the Empire and the world that Nazism had been finally and irrevocably…

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London Merrymakers Drenched by Storm LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 1

A violent thunderstorm over London heralded the end of the war. At 1 a.m. Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and other parts of the…

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Dust Storms After Rain SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 6

Weather conditions in the Riverina today were fine and clear, light scattered showers falling in the dry west. Many towns were enveloped in dust norms yesterday, which…

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Heavy Rain Storm in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 6

Although conditions in the Riverina are cloudy and cool, there is no indication of heavy rainfall at present, the acting Divisional Meteorologist…

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Heavy Rain on Tarakan Our Men In Patrol Clashes TARAKAN

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

Further lain and high tides Interfered with operations on Tarakan airstrip and many parts of the are were under water this…

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Terrific Storm Hits Sydney Gale, Rain, Lightning, Thunder SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 1

Houses were damaged, trees unrooted, small ships on the harbor were damaged and interruptions were caused to electricity and…

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Storm Might Benefit Riverina SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

[?] Meteorologist [?] Newman) today [?] a return of [?] the weekend He said that the storm which swept the metropolitan…

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Flood Warning For Northern Rivers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 2

A flood warning was issued from Sydney Weather Bureau today for Richmond, Tweed and Bellingen rivers on the north coast of NSW. Rain skirted the…

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Deaths Follow Coastal Gales Mother and Four Children Perish SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

After their home at Tatham, on the Richmond River, near Casino, was flooded yesterday, following the torrential rains which swept the far North Coast and other areas at the week-end, a mother and her four children were…

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Torrential Rains Far North Coast Flooded Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

Torrential rains over the past 48 hours have given rise to serious flood dangers on the far northern coast of N.S.W., where a cyclone,…

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Flood Waters Invade Northern N.S.W. TOWNS Telephone Girls Brought to Work in Boats SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 2

With the north coast of NSW in the grip of the greatest flood for years, telegraphic communication has interrupted and traffic between Queensland and NSW is impossible…

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Flood Relief Moving Appeal by Mr Anthony Promises of Immediate Federal Aid CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 1

Federal Ministers today pledged themselves to give whatever relief was within the power of their departments to victims of the NSW…

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Worst Flood in History of Lismore People Move Back to Homes Town Reeks With Stench of Receding Waters LISMORE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 6

After the worst flood in the history of Lismore, the Richmond river is falling fast and people are moving back to their homes in the main portion of…

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Risk Lives Police, Soldiers and Fishermen Many People Still Flood-bound SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 1

Police, soldiers and fishermen are hourly risking their lives making rescues and taking food to people in the flood-bound lower Richmond, on…

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Seek £46,000 Flood Relief LISMORE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 2

At a public meeting yesterday the committee established by the acting Premier (Mr Baddeley) revealed that in the first 36 hours of the committee’s…

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Heavy Rain in W.A. Agricultural Areas Benefit PERTH. Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 6

[?] rain which began in the south[?] of the [?] on June [?] continued [?] and for the [?] today Perth registered [?]…

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Sunspot “Cause of Big Floods”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 1

A Brisbane message states that Meteorologist Inigo Jones said that a large disruptive sunspot was responsible for the recent flood rains in N.S.W. He…

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Belgium Outwardly Quiet, But Storm Near Leopold Persists with No Abdication Decision LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 1

Belgium is still outwardly quiet, but a sign or the times is the cancellation of the ceremony for tomorrow at which the City of Brussels colors were to be presented to the R.A.F. says the Associated Press correspondent at Brussels…

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Floods Drive People From Homes PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

For the first time in 27 years, water is overflowing at the Mundaring weir. With another 133 points of rain last night. Perth has had 1472 points for…

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Floods in South Australia Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 2

Some of the driest areas of South Australia have received rains measured in inches in the latest falls. Floods have held up trains on the…

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