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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

83 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 5

Dry Thunderstorm

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

The unusual sound of thunder with flashes of lightning (for this time of year) characterised a storm which occurred on Saturday evening, though…

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Chinese Successes Disastrous Floods Millions Homeless CHUNGKING

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 1

Chinese legions are storming are suburbs of Nanchang, the main Japanese base in Kiangsi province, the Chinese High Command…

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Huge Flood in China

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Sunday.—Chinese legions are storming the suburbs of Nanchang, the main Japanese base in Kiangsi…

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Emmaville Native Was Victim of the 1910 Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 6

Another old resident of the district passed away in the Warialda District Hospital on August 25—Mr. Thomas Marshall. Deceased, [?] was [?] years…

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Wounds Floodlit for Operations by New Intruments

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

New surgical instruments which "floodlight" the Interior of the body are being used by some Army surgeons in the…

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Heavy Gale Hits Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday 55 miles per hour gale which swept Sydney yesterday unroofed buildings, smashed…

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Floodlit Wounds New Surgical Instruments in Desert Battles

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 7

New surgical instruments which "floodlight" the interior of the body are being used by some Army surgeons in the Middle East. Equipped…

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Storms Made by Man

The Uralla Times · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 3

A £1,000,000 laboratory in which the most violent weather conditions can be manufactured ia being installed on the shores of Lake Michigan…

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Chinese Flood

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 4

A flood in the Yellow River left 3000 dead and 40,000 homeess in Shansi province. Loss of crops threatens a famine…

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After the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 7
Also in Guyra Argus

During a severe storm work is interrupted, parts of the country may be severely damaged; and some persons will probably be Killed or…

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Heavy Rain District Well Soaked

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

The rain over the North West on Saturday and Sunday was the heaviest fall for a long time. The Warialda District has been well soaked…

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Snow Storms Emphasise Hitler's Great Need for Speed Russians Strike Back During Lull in Assault on Stalingrad LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 1

The Russians have refused to play Hitler's game in Stalingrad. Instead of gratefully accepting a lull in the German ground attacks and resigning themselves to endure the constant shelling an d bombing, they are hitting back…

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Weather Bureau's Flood Warning Dry Spell on North Coast Broken SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 1

Last night the Weather Bureau issued a warning that local floodings could be expected between the Clarence and the Manning…

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200 Cows Die in Storm at Comboyne

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 2

Flood danger from last week's rain has passed, and rivers are falling rapidly. Considereble damage was done in some districts. At Windsor…

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Flood Warning in the North Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 1

Coinciding with the heavy rains throughout the State during the past week, the possibility of floods in various parts of the…

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Cyclone in Bengal Kills 60,000 LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 11

A terrible cyclone, accompanied by a tidal wave 20ft. high, on the eastern seacoast of Bengal on October 16, resulted in 11,000 deaths…

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Turin Bombed Bright Floodlights Considerable Damage Many Casualties LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 1

Bright moonlight and a great number of flares floodlit Turin last night. There was so much light that some of our bombers flew over the city almost in formation…

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Heavy Rain

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 3

On Saturday night heavy rain set in and continued for the best part of the night, there being 84 points registered at the post office next day. The…

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Damaging Storms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

Reports come from various parts of the district of damage done by hail and heavy storms which fell yesterday wherein wheat crops were more or less…

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