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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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The Weather Cyclone Strikes Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

ADELAIDE Thursday: Damage totalling thousands of pounds was done in three minutes by a cyclone which [?] along a quarter of a…

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Amusements "Storm Is Over Lisbon" at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

Much too rarely does Hollywood turn our a picture which affords moviegoers such genuinely interesting and timely a story as "Storm Over…

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Amusements "Storm Over Lisbon" at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

"Storm over Lisbon" Republic's exiting tale of adventure and [?] will be shown at the Capit[?]. Theatre this afternoon and…

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To Build Ark in Case of Flood

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: Because he believes that a tidal wave, following an earthquake, will inundate Queensland…

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Relief of North Coast Flood Victims Commonwealth to Assist State

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA. Wed.: The Federal Government has decided to costribute £5000 on a £ for £ basis with the N.S.W. Government for…

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To Build Ark in Case of Flood

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

Because he believes that a tidal wave following an earthquake will inundate Queensland coastal towns and extend inland to the Great…

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R.S.L. Aid For Flood Victims Drive for A.C.F. Christmas Hampers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Returned Soldiers' League will donate £100 towards North Coast flood relief. This action was decided on at…

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The Weather Flood Warning in the North

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A flood warning to northern New South Wales was issued to-day by the Weather Bureau. The Acting State…

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The Latest (Second Edition) U.S. Third Fleet Suffers Damage in Storm More Ships Affected Than in Any Battle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 2

GUAM, Friday: Admiral Nimitz announced to-day that a severe typhoon struck the U.S. Third Fleet on June 5, damaging at…

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The Weather. Snow in Sydney Flood Danger Eases

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Passengers on a city-bound tram from Bondi this afternoon reported a fall of snow for nearly a mile of the journey…

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Worst Storm for Years Liner in Port Set on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: The 10,000 ton Union Castle liner, Tura, was struck by lightning and set-on fire as she lay off Gravesend last…

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Floods Again Feared in North

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Weather Bureau stated to-night that tributaries of northern rivers may…

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Floods in New Zealand Delay Hay Exports

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

Heavy floods in New Zealand have held up the transport of meadow hay to the coastal ports Cor export to Australia. Two thousand tons of meadow…

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Berlin Horror Underground Hospital Deliberately Flooded

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Hundreds of corpses are still clogging a three-mile section of the Berlin subway in the heart of the…

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Freak Storm Near Burrumbuttock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 2

A phenomenal storm sweet easterly through a narrow belt of country just south of Burrumbuttock soon after 5 o'clock…

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Oddfellows' Annual Social Heavy Rain Mars Attendance

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 3

The annual social conducted by Tumut Lodge of the M.U LO.O.F. eventuated on Monday night last, and although the attendance was…

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Storm Locater Makes Air Travel Safer

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA: With an invention by British scientists of a thunderstorm locater, air mishaps caused by aircraft flying through storms…

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Storm Locater Makes Air Travel Safer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 2

With an invention by British scientists of a thunderstorm locater, air mishaps caused by aircraft flying through storms will soar be a thing…

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Disposal of Floodwaters From Culverts on the Albury Road Mitchell Shire Council Makes Decisions

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1945 · page 3

A lively discussion took place at the Septemhar meeting of the Mitchell Shire council held on Start at the Shire Office, Wagga concerning the disposal of floodwater from the new reinforced concrete box culverts on…

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Storm Locater

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 1

A British discovery will play an important part in post-war meterology in that, by its use, safety factor in air travel will be…

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