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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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Political Storm In Victoria

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Mr. Dunstan is still clinging to the Victorian Premiership, despite his defeat on the floor of the House and despite the…

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Heavy Rain In Sydney Rough Track Likely for Metropolitan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1945 · page 5

SYD., Mon: Early tilts morning it was still raining heavily in Sydney. and the indications are that Randwick track will be under…

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British Towns Battered By Terrific Gales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: All Central Europe is threatened by a great 90-miles-per-hour gale which on Thursday night gave many parts of…

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Northern Gale Causes Night of Terror British Towns Battered and Europe Threatened

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: All Central Europe is threatened by a great 90 mile per hour gale which last night gave many parts of Southern England a night of terror. So far, at least three persons are…

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Terrific Gale Continues in Northern Seas British Shores Again Battered

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: The mammoth liner Queen Mary, was" among the ships held up. when, as high hide came held up when as…

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21 Killed in Indian Cyclone

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 1

MADRAS, Sunday fA.A.P.): The cyclone which last week swept the east coast of India killed 21 in the Godavari district of the…

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Liner Queen Mary Rides Out Gale

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 1

LONDON. Sunday (A.A.P.):- After riding out last week's violent gale for 50 hours off the liner of Wight, ihe liner Queen…

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City Letter Storm

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 1

The storm is blowing up in the capital cities of the Commonwealth, particularly in Sydney--politically, industrially and civilly. Here, in…

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Our Sydney Letter Storm

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

The storm is blowing up in the capital cities of the Commonwealth, particularly in Sydney, politically,industrially and civilly. Here in the…

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The Weather Latest Forecasts Bush Fires and Dust Storms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The latest official weather forecasts are:— Riverina and Southwest Slopes: Fine and warm to hot with a…

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As the Tree Bows to the Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 4

An Australian soldier, for over three years a prisoner of war in the hands of the Japanese, was relating how he avoided much trouble and grief by the simple expedient of doing what his captors thought it correct for him to do, especially in respect of taking a…

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Thunderstorm at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 4

A heavy thunderstorm broke over Wagga shortly before 11.30 o'clock last night. It was only of short duration, but about 60 points…

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Heavy Storm Damage in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Extensive damage was done to property in outer Sydney suburbs by a heavy thunderstorm accompanied by a…

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Storm Losses Government Help

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Farmers' in the Pendle Hill district, where on Sunday thousands of pounds worth of damage was wrought during a 70 m.p.h…

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Farmers Suffer Loss in Storm Government Assistance

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Farmers in the Pendle Hill district, where yesterday thousands of pounds worth of damage was wrought during a…

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Government Aid For Storm Victims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wednesday: The State Government has set up a special committee to investigate the losses sustained in the recent…

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European Peoples Interested In Australia Reported Flood of Inquiries

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: The best quality migrants ever likely to be available to any country are waiting in Europe to hear…

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Thunderstorm and Rain Ends Heat Wave

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

Last evening between 7 and 8 p.m. a thunderstorm from tho west, accompanied by some vivid flashes of lightning, heralded a change in the…

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Gale Lashes British Coast Ships Battered: Mines Ashore

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wed (A.A.P.): A 70 m.p.h. gale swept the British coast yesterday and is continuing unabated…

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Southern England Swept By Gales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: A gale for which three days has whipped the United Kingdom last night was still fierce. More…

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