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Floods & storms, 1944

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Story of the M.L.A. Nature's Ominous Warning The Meaning of Dust Storms

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 4

The blinding dost storms, unprecedented in the history of Australia, that have been sweeping over the Irrigation area and other inland districts for weeks past, almost without cessation, strike an ominous note of warning that our…

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The Weather Indications of Rain and Thunder Dust Storms in Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: "Rather significant appearance of influences pertaining to moisture on the Rafter chart to-day indicated that scattered rain and…

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Italian Front Heavy Rain Slows Operations Luck With Nazi Commander

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (AAP.): Heavy rain pelting down on the battlefield around Faenza has held up operations by the Eighth and…

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Terrific Storm Hits District Houses Unroofed; Railway Damaged Near Muttama

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

A terrific isolated thunder storm which occurred about midday yesterday, wrought .havoc in certain parts the district, particularly…

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The Weather Heat Wave. Dust and Thunderstorms Scattered Showers For Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Dust-storms, accompanied by scorching heat wave conditions, and in some instances followed by…

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Storm at Batlow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 4

A storm with much lightning passed over Batlow shortly before midnight on Tuesday, about 34 points being recorded…

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Heat Wave Conditions More Dust Storms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

Heat wave conditions and dust storms are expected within the next few days, the Acting State Meteorologist, Mr. Newman, said yesterday…

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Allie[?] Progress inside Germany DARING U.S. MOVE Saves River Bridge Nazi Scorched Earth Policy Enemy Claims Flooding of British Positions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): A vital bridge across the Saar River at Saarlouis has been captured intact. American units crossed the swollen river in assault…

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Allied Progress In Saar Area Street Fighting By the Americans in Saarlouis Floods in Holland "Looking Down the Enemy's Throat"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.):—"General Patton's Third Army troops last night were within 6 1/2 miles southwest of Saarbrucken, great hub of the German…

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Mud and Hail Storm in Sydney Drives Traffic From Streets

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wed.: Rain which in some instances looked like large blobs of mud, was but one of the features of the torrential downpour which hit…

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Dust Storm at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 2

About 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a strong wind, which had been blowing for some time, brought a heavy dust storm that…

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Gundagai’s Worst Dust Storm

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 8

Gundagai experienced its seventh and easily its worst dust-storm this summer at the week-end. On Saturday afternoon at 5.30 p.m…

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Another Week-end Dust-Storm Over the Area

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

ANOTHER dust storm over irrigation area last week-end made conditions extremely unpleasant, the whole countryside being…

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Fierce Dust Storms Rage Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 1

The worst dust storms on record are sweeping the country, mainly raging the southern, central and eastern districts, and spreading to the…

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Dust Storms Over Five States Planes Delayed En Route to Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Fierce dust storms raging over Victoria and almost the whole of inland New South Wales reached…

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Dust Storms Continue SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 2

The worst dust storms on record are sweeping the country, and are mainly raging in the southern, central and eastern…

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Christmas Forecast Dust Storms Not Over

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: In a long range forecast for the Christmas holidays the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day:…

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The Weather Heavy Rain in Queensland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: Heavy rain has fallen in several Queensland districts and scattered falls were reported on the north-western slopes of N.S.W…

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The Weather Mr. Mares Forecasts a Wet Christmas More Dust Storms

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.: "The weather indications at present show every sign that New South Wales will be subjected to a wet Christmas,"…

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The Weather Rain at Broken Hill Damage by Gale in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Broken Hill received 71 points of rain to-day. Conditions were so serious in the area that eight…

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