Child Drowned in Flooded Creek
GRAFTON, Thursday.—Yvonne Perkins, 7, of South Grafton, was drowned this afternoon in a flooded creek running through South…
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Floods & storms, 1943
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Cyclone Kills 11,500 in Bengal London, Friday: Bengal's terrific cyclone killed at least 11,500 and affected more than a million, it is now disclosed
The cyclone swept south-west Bengal in October, but its full toll was concealed. Information of the damage and…
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Wednesday.—The right flank approaching Sanananda is now more of an inland sea…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Thursday.—New developments in the Papuan campaign cannot be expected in the…
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Employees rushed from the building when the rear of a garage at West Maitland cracked during an electrical storm at West Maitland…
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LONDON, Thursday. — A great storm is raging in the Straits of Dover and wild winter weather prevails on…
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LONDON. Thursday. — The cy[?]cyone and tidal wave. which swept a big area of Bengal last October, killed 11.000 persons, seriously…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Catholic Church was demolished, the Church of England and Memorial Hall badly damaged, and 10 houses…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday.—A story of extraordinary skill, determination, and endurance, which brought home a Hudson…
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It's good to be wearing dry clothes again, but there are a lot of chaps in the front line who are still wet and will…
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LONDON, Friday.—Conveys were scattered when the worst hurricane in human memory lashed the Atlantic…
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CANBERRA: Efforts are being made by Opposition leaders to avert a political upheaval on the Militia Bill,…
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CASINO, Friday.—Considerable damage was caused by a terrific storm in the district. Heavy rain was accompanied by a high wind…
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"The dangerous condition of the Adamstown school cannot be tolerated any longer," said the Headmaster (Mr. F. S. Tyler) at a meeting of…
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The Works Committee will recommend to Greater Newcastle Council to night that no action be taken in regard to a petition…
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LONDON. Wed. — A barrel of port wine to soothe the nerves was recommended to Viscountess Astor by…
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NEW YORK.—Floods overflowing low-lying industrial areas sometimes ruin expensive (and now irreplaceable) machines needed in…
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LONDON, Wed. — The storm within the Parliamentary Labor Party over the Beveridge report on social…
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MR. S. F. SWINEY, of Lake Macquarie, recalls that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the disastrous flood in the Hunter River…
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AUCKLAND.—Raratouga and some other Cook Islands have had a very severe storm. The Prime Minister (Mr…
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