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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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

Storm Lashes Sydney Suburbs Extensive Damage Done SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 3

[?]tensive damage was done to property in outer Sydney suburbs by a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by wind reaching gale Torre and hail,…

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Storm Devastation Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 6

Dozens of people in the Pendle Hill district where thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused yesterday by a 70 m.p.h. wind…

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JINDERA Heavy Thunderstorm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 3

A thunderstorm with vivid lightning and heavy peals of thunder occurred on Friday night and [?] points of rain fell within half [?]n hour at the post…

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Possible Flooding of Tallangatta Discussion at Meeting Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 December 1945 · page 1

Mr Mervyn Weston, a Melbourne journalist, last night addressed a meeting In the Memorial Hall. Tallangatta, on dam-building and…

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Gales Lashing Britain London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 1

Gales reaching 70 miles an hour are lashing the British coast and are expected to continue for some time…

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Severe Electrical Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 3

A severe electrical storm-one of the worst for many years-passed over Corowa on Monday evening shortly before seven…

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Gale Blows Itself Out LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 4

The gale which for three wild days whipped the United Kingdom, blew itself out last night. Rough seas washed up more mines, one of which…

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Gale in Channel Washes More Mines Ashore London

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 6

Naval mine disposal squads worked night and day throughout the Christmas holiday on the gale-swept coast of southern England to “delouse”…

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Gales Lash British Coast London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 3

The turbulent weather which swept Britain in recent weeks has been revived by one of the worst sales for years…

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