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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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Dry Storms in Mallee

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Sunday: Latest disappointment for farmers in the drouglht-stricken Mallee is the dry thunderstorm…

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Storm Sweeps Tweed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

A sudden and brief storm at noon yesterday provided a climax for some days of sultry weather. Rainfall was patchy, and 87…

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Forged Coupons Flood Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police inquiries show that during recent weeks Sydney has been flooded with thousands of forged coupons, mostly for clothing. Many of them have been received by retail stores and…

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Heavy Rain In Lismore Storm

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 4

Torrential rain fell in Lismore last night when a storm broke over the town between 6 and 7 o'clock. For nearly half an hour the rain,…

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Storms in Some Drought Areas

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Thunderstorms ranging over widely-separated over areas have given temporary relief to some of the…

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Storm on Tweed; 3in. At Kunghur

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

The best storm experienced for some time broke over Kunghur late yesterday, afternoon and three inches of rain…

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Storms in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday: Storm rains were more general in the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today. Light to moderate storms ranging from…

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Heavy Falls, But Storm Not General

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 4

Reports received yesterday indicate that the storm which occurred in Lismore on Thursday night did not result in general…

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Bombers Take the Air Despite Ice And Snow Storms

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Taking off from slippery runways, with snow falling, many United States 8th Air Force bombers and fighters in recent days have flown through blizzards to targets behind the German armies…

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Storms Help Twin Towns Water Supply

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 2

Two storms, each of which yielded over an inch of rain, have temporarily boosted the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta water supply. Mr A. L…

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Snow Storms Cut Off British Towns

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Heavy snow storms which swept most of Britain [?]ly last week cut off whole towns and buried vehicles in…

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Flood Danger In Italy

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: "The Germans will try to flood the Po River valley. Patrols must frustrate the plan, which would…

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Germans Trying to Flood Po Valley

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—The Germans are trying to flood the Po Valley and this plan must be frustrated by patriots," said Sir…

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Torrential Storm in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A torrential downpour, accompanied by thunder and lightning, took Sydney by surprise this…

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Cyclone Devastates Mauritius

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 1

PORT LOUIS (Mauritius, Indian Ocean), Friday: A threeday cyclone devastated the whole of Mauritius, cutting all…

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Old Vessel Towsd Through Gale

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Towed through a full gale in a 30-year old wooden ship for three days, 12 men faced the possibility of their craft…

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Dust Storms Inland

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Dust [?]torms and hot drought con[?]itions are being experienced over a wide inland area at. present,…

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Storm Troops Clash With German Civilians

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Paris radio states hundreds of German civilians were killed when a clash occurred with stormtroopers in the…

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City Storm 59 Mph Wind

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When a thunderstorm struck Sydney at 6 p.m. tonight the wind reached a velocity of 59 miles per hour,…

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59 M.p.h. Gale Hits Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When a thunderstorm struck Sydney at 6 p.m. tonight the wind reached a velocity of 59 miles per hour, the…

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