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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

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Violent Channel Gale Smashed Breakwater of U.S. Portable Harbour

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: It was disclosed at United States naval headquarters that huge 6000-ton concrete blocks forming the breakwater for the American portable harbor which was taken across the Channel since…

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Heavy Storm Brings Relief

Northern Star · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 4

Lismore experienced a heavy rainstorm at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. Gutterings and watertables in many parts of the town…

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Floods Slow Italy Advance

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Heavy rain on the Apenennes and the Po Valley has turned all rivers into formidable…

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Last Night's Storm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 2

The Tweed district had weather "made to order" for its show week. Warm sunshine favored the big…

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Storm Benefits District Crops

Northern Star · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 4

Lismore and district received a heavy storm late yesterday afternoon, which should be of value to farms and gardens in the town and…

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War News Briefs Storms in Italy

Northern Star · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Fierce thunderstorms all along the Italian front yesterday restricted ground operations…

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Wedding Gale -- McNAMARA

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 3

The Children of Mary and Ther-sians formed a guard of honour outside St. Mary's Church, Concord, for Patrick McNamara (A.I.F., returned)…

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150 Points In Two Storms

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 4

In a torrential downpour late on Friday afternoon more than an inch of rain was registered at Kyogle post office in less than an…

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Another Storm

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 2

There was a brief storm at Murwillumbah last night with a sharp shower about 8.45 o'clock. There was little rain after 9…

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Storm Causes Postponement of Talent Quest

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

Owing to the vic[?] of the storm lart night and its effect on traffic, t[?] our Talent Quest, which was to be opened by the G.P.L. in…

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88 Points of Rain in Last Night's Storm

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

A violent electrical storm was experienced in Lismors last night, accompanied by light hail and at times wind of gale force. It came…

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Leyte Showdown Delayed by Storms

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: The correspondent of the New York Times (Frank Kluckhorn) on Leyte says: The Japanese appear ready to take the initiative from their pivot on Ormoc plateau, where their last stand in this…

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Gale Tossed Super-fortresses Like Feathers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Super-Fortresses of the 20th Bomber Command Base in China ran into a sudden hurricane of such…

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Damage by Gale at Kurri Kurri

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 4

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday: During yesterday's heavy dust storm a violent gale swept the Kurri district causing damage…

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Vicious Dust Storms

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Practically the whole of the western and southern divisions of the State were ravaged by vicious…

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Towns "Blacked Out" by Fierce Dust Storms

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday : Fierce dust storms, some the worst for many years, raged in many parts of the Southeast quarter of Australia during the weekend. Some towns were…

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Fierce Dust Storm in South Aust

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday: The worst dust storm experienced at Hawker for over 40 years, according to old residents, raged…

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Heavy Rain as Allies Battle Toward Ruhr U.S. Troops Reach Roer River

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: British and Americans strained in the mud today battling their way, yard by yard, towards the Ruhr, under, massive artillery support, with the rain teeming down, converting fields into lakes and roads into shallow rivers…

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Heavy Rain in Hungary

Northern Star · Saturday 25 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—The battle for Budapest continues in difficult weather. Heavy rain is falling all along the front in…

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240 Points Of Rain In Lismore Storms

Northern Star · Monday 27 November 1944 · page 4

In a series of storms yesterday afternoon 240 points of rain was registered at Lismore post office. At first, residents had visions of…

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