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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

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Hail Storm at Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—As the result of a hail storm at Casino on Monday some gardens suffered severely. In other narts of the…

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Nazis Flood Marshes in Italy

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: Dispatches from Algiers state that the Germans have begun the flooding of the Pontine Marshes by the demolition of irrigation tanks in an attempt to delay the Allied…

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Storm Troopers Taking Over On Soviet Front

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Storm Trooper officers are reported to be replacing three main German commanders on the eastern front,…

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Deluge at Southport

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

Torrential rains at Southport during the early hours of yesterday morning caused damage estimated at many…

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Terrific Storms in Orara

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

GRAFTON, Wednesday: Four terrific thunderstorms within four horns between 2 and 6 o'clock this morning…

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"May Be Floods"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The Acting Meteorologist (Mr Newman) issued a warning today that floods may be expected on the Tweed…

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Heavy Rain Continues In Italy

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Algiers communique reports: "Heavy rain continues along the…

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Typhoon and Floods in Areas of Philippines

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON Thursday: Manila Ra[?]io reported: "Manila has been paralysed since Monday as a ty[?]hoon and flood inundated most of…

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Record Floods On Tablelands

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—In one of the greatest floods experienced on the north-west tablelands, towns and homestead have been isolated…

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Violent Hail Storm At Lismore

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

LISMORE, Thursday: Driven by a southeast wind of high velocity, a violent hail storm struck Lismore and district…

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Fierce Tweed Storm Causes Much Damage; Church Blown Down

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

A fierce storm, accompanied by a high wind, which swept over Murwillumbah and many parts of…

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Storm Damage Sequel Glass Stocks in Lismore Exhausted

Northern Star · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 4

Shortly after the storm on Thursday afternoon one wholesale establishment in Lismore had disposed of its entire stock…

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Rush for Glass in Lismore After Storm Damage

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

LISMORE, Friday: Shortly after the storm on Thursday afternoon one wholesale establishment had disposed of its entire…

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Terrific Storm Causes Great Damage At Upper Doon Doon

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

The worst disaster in Upper Doon Doon's history was caused by a terrific wind and rainstorm which swept the district late on Thursday afternoon. Damage running into thousands of…

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Flood of Beans in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

The secretary of the Banana Growers' Federation Co-operative Ltd (Mr A. Buckley) said last night that a telegram received late in the…

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Houses Wrecked by Storm

Northern Star · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 4

During last Thursday's hailstorm the wind reached hurricane force as it whipped over Goolmangar Valley and broke at the foot of…

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Galvanised Iron for Storm Repairs

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 4

All persons requiring galvanised roofing iron to repair the damage caused by the recent storm, are requested to place…

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Flood Prevention Proposed Straightening Of Richmond

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 4

At their meeting last night Lismore Municipal Council had before them a communication from the Post- War Reconstruction…

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Storm Damage to Electricity Equipment

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 4

The interruption to the electricity supply in Lismore as a result of the hailstorm which swept over the town last Thursday was the…

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Heavy Rain On Tweed

Northern Star · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Rainfall registrations for the week which ended to-day are:—North Coast: Tweed Heads 194, Murwillumbah…

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