Violent Storm In W. Australia
PERTH.—A soldier was killed and several others were injured in a violent storm which struck the south-west of the State early on…
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Floods & storms, 1943
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Cyclone Destroys Crops
PRETH, Tuesday.—Houses were wrecked and devastation was caused in banana plantations by the worst cyclonic disturbance that has…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday. — The present quiet in the Pacific area is probably the calm before the storm, the Secretary for the Navy (Colonel Knox) told the Press to-day. He added, "The Pacific war is still on and very much…
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.—One of the most surprising things about the Army in New Guinea is…
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Hunter Street. under the heavy rain. was soon flooded. because of choked drains. and many motor vehicles were marooned. This photograph was taken at the height of the recent storm…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) promised Mr. Howarth (U.A.P., Maitland) in the Legislative Assembly to…
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KATOOMBA. — Forty buildings in Blue Mountains towns were unroofed and more than 20 large…
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KATOOMBA, Monday—A westerly wind at the week-end unroofed 40 buildings in Blue Mountains towns, and blew trees across roadways…
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LONDON, April 29.—The Russian front is experiencing the full before the storm that is expected to break at any time now, says the Moscow…
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Tarro Shire Council was informed to-day that the Minister for Local Government and Housing (Mr. McGirr) had approved…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIAN. Thursday.—Rad weather restricted air activity in the north yesterday to attacks on nearby targets. Allied…
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SYDNEY.—The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning—"Heavy floods are expected to…
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FROM 3.30 P.M. ON FRIDAY till 9 a.m. yesterday, 460 points of rain were recorded by Mr. Cyril Griffiths, of Bar Beach. Of this,…
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SYDNEY.—Though thousands of pounds worth of damage was done by week-end gales and floods over a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy rains have swept the coastal districts of New South Wales, particularly between Gosford and the Victorian…
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LONDON, Monday.—Disastrous floods are sweeping the Ruhr Valley from the bursting of two of Germany's biggest dams by mines dropped into them from RAF bombers. British scout planes over the devastated area yesterday reported road and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whole Villages Swept Away in Ruhr: Big City Flooded
LONDON, Tuesday. — Latest photographs taken by the RAF reveal great havoc in the Ruhr and Weser valleys of industrial Germany from the blowing up of the Mohne and Eder dams. Whole villages immediately below the dams appear to have been swept away by the roaring waters. Only black spots…
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SYDNEY.—The following warning was issued to-day by the Assistant State Meteorologist (Mr Newman): "Floods are expected…
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Winter crops are assured by heavy rain in the Morpeth, Raymond Terrace and Miller's Forest areas. While consistent rains were also recorded…
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LONDON, May 19.—At least 54 rowns and village are flooded, more than 4000 people have lost their lives, and 50,000 families are homeless as a result of the destruction by the R.A.F. of the…
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