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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

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Floods in North

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

A business man flew from Darwin to Brisbane last week and in doing so covered hundreds of miles of flooded country consequent upon heavy rains…

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Storm at Faulkner Hail Smashes Windows

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

While most parts of the district remained dry on Monday evening, two inches of rain, accompanied by hail, fell in the Faulkner district…

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Storm Damage on Roads Being Repaired Speedily as Possible Gangs Moving Through Shire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

It was made clear at the monthly meeting of the Severn Shire Council that though all the required works could not be…

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Tropical Storm 200 Feet Waterspout Seen SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

A tropical storm struck Sydney and suburbs[?] this morning[?] causing considerable damage. Many houses were flooded…

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Sydney Storm Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 8

Many hundreds of city workers were arencned by a sudden cloudburst which struct the metropolitan area shortly, before 8 o'clock…

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Huge Soviet Forces Storm Bessarabia Rumanian Regiment Destroyed Von MAnstein Disappers Nub Abandon Valuable Material London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

The Russians have forced new crossings of the Dniester, according to a report front Moscow to-night. The first clashes with Rumanian troops brought from the interior resulted in the destruction of a…

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Pervomaisk Captured Will Release Red Flood on Odessa London

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 1

The capture of Pervomaisk, important railway junction and strongpoint in the German defence on the middle…

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The Little Things Swell t-he Flood of Success

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

How often do you hear the phrase “a drop in the ocean?” In an ocean a drop is not very much, certainly, but if it was not…

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Final if Scenes In Conquest Of Crimea Russians Storm Historic Heights Enemy Trapped On All Sides LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

Fighting over the old Inkerman battlefield, crack Soviet shock troops are preparing to storm historic Malakov Hill, the highest point overlooking Sebastopol, which proved the key to the city in the…

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Five-ton Crane Swept Along by Storm Freak Gale Hits Sydney SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 2

A freak gale hit Sydney early this morning causing great damage in many suburban areas. The wind reached a velocity of 70 miles an…

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Sydney’s Freak Gale Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

A freak gale hit Sydney early this morning, causing great damage in many suburban areas. The wind reached a velocity of seventy…

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Storm Made Things Uncomfortable Snow and Sleet at Uralla

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 4

The son-westerly blow during Sunday night and Monday caused a big drop in the temperature and gave Uralla its coldest period for some…

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Calm Before Storms on All Battle Fronts Battle for Sebastopol LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 1

As day follows day without news what is happening- at the front, tension grows in Moscow, says Reuter’s correspondent…

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Pontine Marshes Flooded In Anticipation of Allied Drive LONDON

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 1

Apprehensive of a new Allied offensive from the Anzio beachhead, General Kesselring again opened the floodgates and Inundated large areas…

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Lightning, Thunder, Hail Sunday Storm at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

Three hailstorms swept Armidale yesterday, and drifts of hailstones remained until past midday to-day in places…

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Storm in Sydney 1½ Inches Rain SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 1

A freakish electrical storm which hit Sydney last night caused property damage in the city and suburbs. Several buildings were struck…

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Freakish Storm Strikes Sydney Damage in City and Suburbs SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

A freakish electrical storm which hit Sydney last night caused property damage in the city and suburbs…

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Flood Warnings in Victoria Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

Heavy week-end rains and melting early snow in the mountains are expected to lead to river flooding in parts of East Gippsland…

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Flood Warnings East Gippsland MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 1

Heavy week-end rains and melting early snow in the mountains is expected to lead to river flooding in parts of East Gippsland…

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Heavy Rain in the South-East

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The south-eastern districts of N.S.W. benefe[?] yesterday by heavy wain which would bring no…

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