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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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The Latest (Second Edition) Elbe Bridgehead Expanding Towards Berlin Germans Flood Western Holland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): The American Ninth Army's bridgehead across the Elbe is still expanding in spite of violent German couter-attacks. A particularly heavy counter-attack yesterday was smashed. The Ninth Army…

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Russians Storm Into Berlin Centre of City Almost Reached Stalin Believed to be with Red Army Link-up with Allies Expected Hourly Near Dresden

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The Russians are now fighting in the suburbs of Berlin and are less than three miles from the centre of the city…

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Cyclone at Darwin Feats of Heroism

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2

Small vessels worth' £100,000 were rescued during a 90 mile an hour cyclone which raged over the port of Darwin yesterday, through the…

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Goering's Arrest Sentenced to Death by Hitler Rescued From Storm Troopers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Arrested on April 27 on Hitler's personal instructions, Reich Marshal Herman Goering was taken to…

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The Weather Riverina Continues Dry Thunderstorm in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Although conditions in Riverina were cloudy and cool to-day there was no indication of a heavy rainfall, said…

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The Weather Terrific Storm in Sydney Damage by Gale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Houses were damaged, trees uprooted, small ships on the Harbor damaged, and interruptions caused to electricity…

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Storm Approaching May Benefit Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Acting Meteorologist (Mr. Neumann) to-day forecast a return of storm conditions over the week-end. He…

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Storm at Sea Racehorse Killed on Way to Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Denton, one of 18 horses travelling from Sydney to Newcastle for Saturday's meeting, was so severely injured in…

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Flooded Holland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Fifteen feet of water now covers the Wieringerward area in North Holland which was flooded by the…

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Rain Expected in Drought Areas Storm Clouds Over Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Rain in southern drought areas could be expected within the next few hoars, the Acting State…

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U.S. Marines Storm Shuri Castle in Okinawa OKINAWA

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 2

U.S. Marines have driven through into Shuri Castle, at Okinawa, the former headquarters of the Japanese High…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Story of the M.I.A. Flood Threat at Yenda Engineers' Wonderful Achievement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 4

The wet winter of 1939 stands out as one of the most trying and anxious periods ever experienced on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It also served to show the resourcefulness and skill of the engineers of the Water Conservation and…

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Heavy Rain Storms Patchy Falls

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 3

Storm falls yielded heavy rate registrations in parts of the district on Sunday afternoon, all north of the railway, There was very light rain in Coolamon…

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Flooded Rivers Follow Storms in Queensland Agricultural Belt Benefits

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday: Storms are reported along the Queensland coast from Bundaberg to the New South Wales border. The rivers…

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The Weather Official Forecasts Flood Warning

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Following are the latest official weather forecasts:—Riverina and Southwest Slopes:…

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Rain and Gales on North Coast SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 2

Owing to, heavy rain and e on the North Coast the interststc railway service has been interrupted…

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Tiny Vessel Caught in Cyclone Crew Stagger Ashore: One Man Missing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: After a two hour battle in tempestuous seas, seven members of the crew of the Coweambah (76 tons),…

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Mother and Four Children Drowned in Floods Near Casino

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: After their home at Tatham. on the Richmond river near Casino, was flooded yesterday, following torrential rains which…

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Widespread Floods on North Coast Towns Cut Off; Trains Held Up; Food S.O.S. From Casino

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: With the north coast of New South Wales in the grip of the greatest flood for years, telegraphic communication has been interrupted and traffic between Brisbane and New South Wales rendered impossible. Expresses from…

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Serious Flood Dangers After Torrential Rains

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 2

Torrential rains over 48 hours, have given rise to serious flood dangers on the far North Coast of N.S.W. where a cyclone centred between…

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