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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

113 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 6

The War's Worst Blow to German Industry Dams Blown Up Densely Industrialised Areas Flooded

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Millions of tons of water went swirling down the Ruhr valleys, sweeping away bridges and Handing vital areas, as the result…

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The Weather Floodwaters Recede Sydney Catchment Area Benefits

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Although considerable areas are still affected, reports to-day indicate that the flood-waters resulting from the recent…

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Major Victory for R.A.F. Ruhr Valley Flooded Road and Railway Bridges Wrecked Devastating Blow to German Industry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Millions of tons of water are swirling down the Ruhr Valley, sweeping away bridges and flooding vital areas as a result of an R.A.F. attack on the Eder and Mohne dams, which the "Daily Telegraph" described…

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Great Floods Roar Downuhr Destruction Gs As Waters ead Throughleys. (A.A.P.)DON

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 1

Great floods are roaring down the Ruhr Va Reconnaissance phphs reveal the great havatod by…

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Terrible Damage in Ruhr Valley Floods Cover Vast Area Result of R.A.F RAID Industries Disorganised Power Plants, Railway and Bridges Swept Away

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Great floods are still roaring down the Ruhr Valley. Reconnaissance photographs show that great havoc caused by the breaching of…

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U.s. News Serious Floods Pear That Dam May Break

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday:—Floods are spreading over widely-scattered areas in Indiana and driving hundreds of families from…

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Nazi Leaders Survey Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A message received in Zurich from Berlin says that Goebbels, Himmler and Bohrman have left Berlin in a special plane…

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The Weather More Floods Expected Vegetable Growers Lose Crops

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Flood-waters are now receding in most areas throughout the State and the damage will probably not be…

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Chaos in Germany Floods Cause Great Damage LONDON

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

Flood waters from the burst Mohne dam have now reached 60 miles distant and from the Eder dam, fifty miles, British…

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Ruhr Valleys Flooded by R.A.F. Two Big Dams Blown Up

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 1

R.A.F. Lancasters on Monday night blew up two of Germany's greatest dams-the Mohne and the Eder-and flooded the Ruhr and Eder Valleys…

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Damage by Wind and Floods Heaviest Rain for Years

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

A rain and wind storm which swept part of New South Wales last weekend caused floods, and did extensive damage in the country and suburbs…

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Floods Reported Homes at Bowral Inundated Town Without Gas

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

BOWRAL, Thursday: Following torrential rains during the last six days floods occurred which resulted in many homes being inundated…

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Effect of Mohne Floods

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—The Morocco radio says that as a result of the floods after the bombing of the Mohne Dam. deliveries of coal from…

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Flood Warning Rising of Rivers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A warning that rivers might rise again was given to-day, by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). The danger,…

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Remarkable Escape Airmen Storm-bound on Himalayas Missing 46 Days

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1943 · page 1

DELHI, Friday.—One of the war's most remarkable escape stories is brought to Delhi by Captain Rosbert (Seattle) and…

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German Floods Nazi Newspaper Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—The first account of the Eder and Mohne floods published in the German newspapers appear in…

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Flood Damage

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 1

Damage to crops by the recent floods in the Windsor and McGrath's Hill districts is estimated at more than £10,000. Mr. Jack…

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Fined £20 for Lifting Channel Regulator Flooded Commission's Works

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 1

A FINE of £20 with 8/- court costs was imposed upon a defendant at the Griffith police court before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., on…

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Storm About to Break Invasion Indication Greek Patriot Activities

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—"What a summer storm is about to break," says Hanson Baldwin, "New York "Times" correspondent…

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Dry Spell Broken Good Winter Rains Severe Hail and Wind Storm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 8

The dry spell of over a month was broken last week-end and steady soaking rain continued to fall up until Wednesday. In all…

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