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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

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Germans Cut Off Italian Flood Gates

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Germans cut off the flood gates on the Liri River, resulting in a sudden drop of five feet in the…

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Tuckombsl Flood Relief Scheme

Northern Star · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 4

Correspondence regarding the Tuckombil flood escape scheme was submitted at yesterday's meeting in Lismore of the Post-War…

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Lull Before Russian Summer Storm Finnish Peace Talks End

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—No activity was reported yesterday from the Russian front. Allied and German sources interpret this as the "Iull before the source." Reports from both sides indicate the Russians are massing men and…

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Tuckombil Flood Relief Matter for Woodburn Shire

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 5

CORAKI, Sunday.—At a meeting of Woodburn Shire Council, the President (Cr. L. B. Williams) advised the Council that the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. McGirr) had…

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Strong Westerly Gale

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 2

A strong westerly gale blew along a great part of the east coast of Australia yesterday. At Murwillumbah the wind…

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Freak Gale Hits Sydney Suburbs

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.- Whipping up suddenly in the midst of a rain squall, a freak 50 to 70 mileper-hour gale struck Sydney…

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Floods In Rumania Halt Push

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP).-. Torrents are roaring down the Carpathian valleys as mountain snows melt, causing floods…

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Gale in City Near Hurricane Force

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The highest temperatures in the State for the week which ended to-day were recorded at Mungindi, Moree and…

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Yarra Threatened with Flood

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Serious floods are threatened in the Yarra following three days of rain. Many of the flats are submerged…

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Alien Mills Flood Market with Shoddy Materials

Northern Star · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—After establishing themselves by cutthroat competition, alien manufacturers foisted on the…

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Storm Interrupts Casino Power Supply

Northern Star · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 5

CASINO, Sunday. — During a sharp thunderstorm about one o'clock to-day, lightning damaged the high tension cable at the…

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20 Points in Casino Storm

Northern Star · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday. — About 20 points of rain was registered in a storm at Casino this afternoon. To-night the weather is fine…

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Flood Warnings on South Coast

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Further rain fell throughout most parts of the State yesterday. In the South Coast dairying districts the best…

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Germans In Retreat From Gustav Defence Line Road to Rome Cut: Liri Valley Flooded

Northern Star · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP). — With the Gustav Line shattered south of the Liri River, the Allied armies in southern Italy are pressng strongly through the mountains as the Germans retreat to defensive positions in the Adolf Hitler Line…

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Heavy Rain at Lismore

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 2

Although it was somewhat overcast at Murwillumbah yesterday, no rain fell Dull weather conditions have been experienced for…

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Gale in Channel

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 3

LONDON. Monday: A southwesterly wind at half-gale force yesterday lashed the Straits of Dover into great white-crested…

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German Shipping Floods Into Aegean Sea

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—The Ankara correspondent of the "Times" reports the establishment of Russian preponderance in the…

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Flood Prevention Tuckombil Inspection Visit By Minister

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) promised to-day to inspect the Tuckombil flood prevention scheme within two months. He ga ve this undertaking in…

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Cherbourg Peninsula Forces Link Germans Isolated Allies Push Past Flooded Areas Beachhead Wider, Longer

Northern Star · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 1

LONDON, SUNDAY (AAP). — ALLIED AIRBORNE DIVISIONS HAVE LINKED UP AT THE BASE OF THE CHERBOURG PENINSULA, VIRTUALLY TRAPPING ALL GERMAN FORCES ON THE PENINSULA…

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Heavy Rain Impedes In Italy

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: The Italy communique states: "Heavy rain impeded movement on roads along the…

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