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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

11 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

The Storm

Manilla Express · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Sheets of lightning, clouds of dust so thick that visibility was obscured to a few feet, while a howling wind tore along the…

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FLOOD of SPECULATION Terms With Finland LONDON, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 1

There is a flood of speculation regarding Finland's probable attitude to Soviet peace terms giving rising to reasons for making them…

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Storm Damage Repairs Completed

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 6

The Electrical Engineer, Mr. R. H. Mi[?] reported to the last meeting of the Municipal Council that all damage…

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After the War. "The Deluge"—or. What? SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

The great majority of Australians will doubtless agree with the Prime Minister's statement that he woald like to see 200,000…

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Freak Storm Causes Damage. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 6

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

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U.s. Forces Storm Admiralties Base

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 6

American troops, pouring from landing craft, dash up a beach to; on the South West Pacific base, on Lost Negros in the Admiralty Islands. In a surprise landingan soldiers seized the enemy base under cover of a powerful U.S. air and naval bombardment, Americ push inland against the Japanese with its strategic airfield. U.S. Dept of Information Picture…

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Storm Troop Leader "Accidentally" Killed LONDON; Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 1

It is announced by Berlin radio that Storm Troop Group Leader and Lieut. General of Police, Wilhelm Grimm, was killed as the…

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Spectacular Blaze Burning Petrol Floods Country LONDON

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 1

When an aviation petrol store tank burned on a hillside bombed during an enemy raid, one of the most spectacular and terrifying…

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Artificial Dust Storms

The North Western Courier · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

Automotive engineers are creating artificial duststorms for field tests of United States motor cars and of dust-proofing devices. The…

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Dust storm

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 4

Driven by a westerly wind of gale force, the town and district was enveloped in clouds of yellow dust. It was one of the worst dust…

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Dust Storm

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 5

Pilliga experienced its worst dust storm for many years on Monday last a strong westerly wind was blowing which made…

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