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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

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No British Prisoner Lost in Dam Flooding

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—The War Office announced that, in reply to an inquiry addressed to the protecting power, the German…

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German Story of Flooding

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: The first account of the Mohne and Eder floods published in a German newspaper appears in the…

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30,000 Dead in Ruhr Flood

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Reliable reports from persons arriving in Sweden from Germany state the casualties, as a result of the…

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Students Deluge University with Applications

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The University officers to-day were inundated with inquiries from parents of students previously excluded from…

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Damage in Gale

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A 67 miles per hour gale struck Adelaide during the week-end. Houses were unroofed and considerable damage was done…

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Flood Prevention Levee on North Side Proposed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 2

Protection of Murwillumbah from floods as a postwar scheme was further discussed by Murwillumbah Municipal Council at…

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Flood Prevention '£10,000 for South Mur-bah Filling'

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

Filling the depression in the residential area of South Murwillumbah to a height of 10 feet as a flood prevention measure…

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5000 Die in Floods in India

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: A Bombay communique states that about 5000 [?] lost their lives and 50 villages were devastated by floods in…

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5000 Die in Big Indian Floods

Northern Star · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 5

BOMBAY, Sunday (AAP).—An official communique states that 5000 persons lost their lives and 50 villages were devastated by floods in…

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"Storm in Germany Soon"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: Mayor La Guardia in a speech at the American Legion Convention said: "Italy is virtually out of the war and…

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Teachers Storm Parlt. House

Northern Star · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—As a protest against the alleged failure of the Government to provide a better deal for them, especially in relation…

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Soviet Army Storms Into Suburbs of Kiev Flank Drives Menace Nazi Escape: Smolensk Triumph

Northern Star · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Following swiftly on the occupation of the great German base at Smolensk by the Russian forces, it was reported to-day that the Soviet forces have stormed into the suburbs of Kiev, capital of the Ukraine. Three major Russian attacks are converging on the city. One is a frontal blow and the…

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Voilent Storm in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Amazing incidents, including freak dislocations of tram and train traffic, were caused by torrential…

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Hail Four Feet Deep Havoc in Record Sydney Storm

Northern Star · Thursday 30 September 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Amazing incidents, including freak dislocations of rail, tram and train traffic, were caused by torrential rain and hail during a violent storm which swept Sydney…

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Heavy Rain in Hunter Area

Northern Star · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday — During the past week rain was confined to the Central and Southern Highlands and the coast. The…

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Storm Salvage Sale Realises £425

Northern Star · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. — Casino Show Society held a successful sale of the timber and iron from the buildings on the showground,…

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Black-out In Heavy Storm At Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 4

CASINO. Friday.—About 9.45 this evening a violent storm broke over the town and almost immediately the town lighting systems failed…

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Heavy Rain on South Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Apart from the north-west corner of the State, where there was very little rain, falls were generally light to…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Rain was general and moderate on the South-east slopes. On the Northern Tablelands 108 points were reported at…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — During the past week rain has been of a light to variable nature, with a number of discrepancies,…

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