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Floods & storms, 1940

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Cyclone's Havoc Greta's Business Centre Damaged Maim Street Like River Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 4

Accompannied by a terrific blast, a cyclone almost wrecked the business centre of Greta, where a huge military camp has been established. It…

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N.T. Floods Aborigines Save Lives of White Folk Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

Aborigines saved white people from the flood waters when the Roper River Mission Station was swept away. For five days the aborigines and whites…

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Terrific Storm Damage at Grafton Aerodrome Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused at the South Grafton aerodrome when a terrific storm demolished the hangar, severely damaged a…

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Big Floods In Northern Territory SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 1

Further details of floods in the Roper river, Northern Territory, revealed that nine exhausted natives were rescued from the tops of trees by Constable…

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Father and Children Killed Tree Crashes Through Roof During Storm Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 5

While sitting around a table in their home at Landsborough during a terrific storm last night, a man and his two children were killed instantly when a…

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The Storm at Illabo

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

In the miniature tornado, which struck the village of Illabo and surroundings, a chimney was blown down on Mr. J. A. Meiklejohn's. On almost…

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Fire on Italian Liner 82 Reported Missing Ship Drifting in Storm Rome

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

After it had been reported that 417 passengers and 218 of the crew of the Italian liner Orazio (11,667 tons), which caught fire in the Mediterranean, had…

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Heavy Rain Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

Heavy rain fell yesterday in many North Coast areas Grafton registering 142 points…

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Mr. Casey Frank Not Taking U.S.A. by Storm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

"The exchange of Ministers between the United States and Australia means far more to Australians than it does to Americans, because of the many…

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Cyclonic Storm in Brisbane Brisbane

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

A cyclonic storm swept the city and suburbs yesterday afternoon, causing widespread damage, while the railway and tramway traffic was…

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Queensland Floods Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

Flood waters still surround the town of Millmerran, west of Toowoomba, and Somerset Dam, on the Brisbane River, which, has teen isolated…

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Queensland Floods Bail and Road Services Severed Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

Flood waters still surround the town of Millmerran, west of Toowoomba, and Somerset Dam, on the Brisbane River, which has been isolated. On…

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New Zealand Floods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday —Hundreds of homes have been inundated by floodwaters, while many reports of narrow escapes from drowning…

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Storm Strikes U.S.A. Communications Disrupted: 20 Deaths New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

The winter's worst storm hit the eastern United States to-day. Galedriven sleet and snow disrupted communications. Highway, aeroplane and…

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Winter Storms 50 Deaths in America New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 4

Deaths as a result of the winter storms which are sweeping the Eastern United States, already exceed 50. Communications, and air, road and sea…

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Blizzards and Floods 100 Dead in Balkans Intense Suffering in Many Countries LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 1

Continental Europe is learning the full meaning of the word zero. New blizzards in the Balkans have raised the death roll to 100. The Danube…

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N. Queensland Cyclone Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 1

Great relief was expressed today when it was learned that Cardwell, Lucinda Point, and Halifax had missed the full force of the cyclone…

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Storm at Leeton Light Rain Recorded Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

A storm, remarkable for the continual rumbling of thunder with occasional deafening explosions like artillery fire, passed over the town at…

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The Weather Cyclone in Queensland Mother and Son Injured While Milking Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 4

So far no loss of life has been reported from areas struck by the cyclone in North Queensland. Communication is still affected, but early…

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Flood Damage in Spain Santander

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 6

Floods have caused widespread damage in the Basque provinces of Spain. A landslide derailed 3 train, killing, one and injuring six. K…

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