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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

94 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 5

Broken Hill's Worst Dust Storm City Blotted Out

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

The following article, conveying a vivid picture of what an old man dust storm is like, is taken from the Barrier Miner…

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Violent Cyclone Eleven Houses Unroofed BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 1

Residents of Upper Kedron and Ferny Grove, near Mitchellton, a few miles from the city, spent half an hour of terror when a storm of…

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Hour of Terror Cyclone Sweeps Farmlands BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 1

Residents of Upper Kedron and Ferny Grove, near Mitchelton, a few miles from the city, spent half an hour of terror when a storm of…

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Dust Storm in the West SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 5

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that dust storms were still raging in the west, but he forecast cooler conditions…

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Reds Storm Budapest Attack City From Two Sides LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 1

Marskal Malinovsky's assault on both sides of Budapest has burst open a short road to Vienna, states Reuter's correspondents Moscow. Rod Army columns moving towards Budapest…

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Fireball During Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 4

During a midday storm recently a fireball struck a tree in the paddock belonging to Mr. O. McNeill, at Wuikuraka (says the…

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"Worst on Record!" Dust Storms Sweep Over State SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 6

[?] storme ehich swept over south-eastern Australia during the week-end are desc[?] ed by the [?] [?]eorologist…

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German Resistance::japan’s Great Strength Towards Vienna Russians Pour On Rains and Floods LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 1

The defence of Vienna, not Budapest, is the Germans’ main preoccupation as the Red Army battles beyond the Ipel River line on the…

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Dust Storms in the South

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Duststorms are still sweeping central and southern areas of the State, and practically every district…

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Good Rain From Early Morn Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 1

From a storm which broke over Glen Innes this morning 105 points was registered at the local post office…

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Moree's Worst Dust Storm After Morning Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 1

MOREE, Thursday afternoon.—Following a rain st[?] this morning firm which falls [?]ging from 20 points to an…

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Dust Storms Are Not New!

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 2

Glen Innes experienced a regular heat wave during Thursday, Friday and Saturday and perhaps three of…

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Christmas Scramble Crowds Storm Holiday Trains SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 December 1944 · page 4

Big crowds scrambled aboard trains to and from Sydney to-day as holidaymakers returned to their homes…

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Strange Collapse of Dust Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 4

The strange effects of the collapse of a dust storm on country alone the southern border west of Goondiwindi was described by…

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