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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

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Marble Bar Suffers From Storm

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 3

PERTH, Monday: -- Marble Bal which on February 26 completed [?] consecutive days with a temperature of 100 degrees or over, is estimated…

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Heavy Cyclone Damage in North-west W.a

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

PERTH: Marble Bar, which on February 26 completed 135 consecutive days with a temperature of 100 deg. or over, is estimated to have…

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24 Deaths From Storm in U.s

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON. Sunday:-- Named "Hitler's mistake," a 12ft. bomb which failed to explode when dropped on an Fast Anglian town has proved a most…

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Martial Law in Amsterdam Jews Attack Storm Troopers

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 9

LONDON (AAP), Sunday.-- Amsterdam is now under martial law as a result of young Jews attacking uniformed Storm…

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Unusual Storm in America

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 8

NEW YORK (AAP), Monday. -- Trans-continental short-wave broadcasts and telegraph circuits wine interrupted on Saturday afternoon by an…

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Heavy Rain at Twin Towns

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

A storm in which two inches of rain fell in an hour, providing the heaviest downpour for several months, and succeeding showers…

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To Help Farms After Floods and Hailstorms

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Farmers who have suffered as result of the heavy floods and hailstorms would be relieved by assistance that the…

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Heavy Rain at Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 6

CASINO, Friday.--Heavy rain fell at Casino during the greater part of the day, and the registration up to 6 o'clock tonight was 192 points…

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Flood Warning for N. Rivers

Northern Star · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.-- There may [?] floods on the northern rivers, said the assistant-Government Meteorologist (Mr. Newman) to-night…

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Thrilling Rescues in N.z. Floods

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Thursday: Thrilling rescues of families have taken place in severe floods in Canterbury province, South Island…

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The Weather Heavy Rain at Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 6

With a light sprinkle still falling at 1 o'clock this morning, a registration of 46 points of rain was made in the "Northern Star" gauge…

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Gale Mars Labor Day in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:--A strong wind, which at times reached gale force, marred the Labor Day procession this morning. Thousands…

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Mid-winter Gale When Napier Star Was Torpedoed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--A grim story of when the Napier Star was torpedoed in the Atlantic during a mid-winter gale was told by Mr…

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Heavy Rain in North

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Exceptionally heavy rain has been falling on parts of the tropical coast as a result of a minor depression in the vicinity…

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Aid for Councils Where Floods Caused Damage

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday:-- The Premier (Mr. Mair) announced tonight that £25,000 had been made available by the Cabinet to the…

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Cabinet Puts Aside £25,000 to Help Councils After Floods

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Premier (Mr. Mair) announced to-night that £25,000 has been made available by the Cabinet' to the Local Government…

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Flood Danger Over

Northern Star · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The danger of further floods in central and northern Queensland has now passed. The cyclonic disturbance has turned…

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Violent Storm Off Spanish Coast

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 3

ROME, Saturday:--A storm of exceptional violence swept the coast of Tarifa (Spain). Serious damage was caused and nine fishing boats were…

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Heavy Storm at Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 4

BALLINA. Sunday.-- Heavy rain, which [?]et in on Saturday night, resulted in a fall of 201 points being recorded at Ballina Post Office up to 9 a.m. today, and…

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Lull Continues On Libyan Front Sand Storm Hampers Operations

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP). — Military circles in Cairo to-day reported a lull in the fighting at Tobruk, while a dust storm raged, enveloping attackers and defenders in clouds of sand, and reducing visibility to under ten…

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