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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
118 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 6
Huge floods have wrested from the Japanese all the land they have occupied in the Markham Valley, from which they hoped to threaten Port Moresby. The enemy troops have been forced to withdraw from Madzab, right…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is probable that the Japanese have lost a considerable amount of stores and equipment in the full-scale withdrawal forced on them by the floods which have swept down the Markham Valley, says our Port Moresby correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW GUINEA, Wednesday (From F. C. Folkard)—Terrific tropic storms, such as flooded the Japanese out of the Markham Valley, have not checked the Allied Aerial offensive against enemy bases on the North Coast of New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In an attack by R.A.A.F. planes on Koepang aerodrome yesterday, six enemy aircraft on the ground were destroyed and six were damaged, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced in a communique issued last night. All our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—The steady flow of war equipment to Australia from the United States is expected to reach flood proportions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The three-day sale caused little damage to the overhead system, the Electrical Engineer and Manager (Mr. Allbut) reporated to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ZURICH, April 8.—A message from Bucharest says that the town of Vidin (population 18,500) has been destroyed and 700 houses have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, April 13.—In Libya yesterday, patrols were active on both rides. This is the only news given in to-day's Middle East Army…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another smashing Allied attack on Rabaul, spectacular dogfights between Australian and Japanese fighters over Moresby which lasted nearly an hour, and the rescue of the crew of an American bomber which was posted missing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The President (Cr. J. T. Butler) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that be and the engineer had interviewed Lieut…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, April 29.—Naval bases at [?] Trondheim, on the Norwegian coast, were the R.A.F.'s [?] targets last night. It was the seventh successive night on which heavy bombing raids have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, April 30.—To-day's Middle East communique reports activity on both sides throughout yesterday. Our advanced mobile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The whole of Belmont No. 1 colliery, which employs between 70 and 80 men, is to be flooded to put out fires which have generated carbon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stating that there was a possibility that land between Hexham and Mayfield would be flooded in heavy rain and a breakaway caused through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining experts to-day investigated methods of flooding the workings of Belmont No. 1 Colliery where carbon monoxide gas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA.—The Government may have to face a storm of protest over its handling of the clothing sales restrictions when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—At conferences on the Empire air training scheme, beginning in Canada on May 18, the establishment of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The old story of the Flood was the most satisfactory and reasonable explanation of the fossilised remains found in many parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Sunday (Our Special Representative) : We could temporarily delete from the Bible the text "Love Your Enemies," said Commander Campbell, of the BBC, speaking of Nazi brutality…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, May 24.—Mountain flood waters have struck central and eastern Pennsylvania. Thirteen persons were killed, and nine others…
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