Sabotage Suspected Vessel's Holds Flooded at Night. New York, March 22. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 14
A message from Baltimore states that the Panamanian (15,573 tons) is lying alongside the pier partially submerged Sabotage is suspected. The engine-room and two holds were…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Storm at Meeting
The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 March 1940 · page 2
An ugly situation developed at the A.L.P. conference last night when visitors in the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms Burst As Mildura Won High Caste Rumors; Cooper Ire
The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1940 · page 9
Incensed because he considered the A.J.C. handicapper, Mr. G. F. Wilson, had given his horse no chance against the winner, Mildura, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Goering Leads Flood Workers London
The Sun · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 10
Field- Marshal Goering directed operations when a dam burst on the Oder River, flooding a large expanse of German territory…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German Floods Our Own Cable Service
Daily News · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 3
LONDON, Sunday. -- Messages from Germany tell of floods along the River Oder and the inundation of large areas of land. The damage is being inspected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded River at House Steps
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 7
ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday. -- The wharves and rowing sheds at Rockhampton were flooded yesterday by the Fitzroy River…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Daily Telegraph Picture Stories Gunn's Gully- Floods Of Trouble
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 6
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chaos Caused By Sun Storms MELBOURNE
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2
Magnetic disturbances today upset cable, beam wireless, short-wave radio, telegraph, and telephone services in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magnetic Storm Isolated Britain LONDON
The Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2
It is now revealed that the magnetic storm on Sunday completely cut Britain off from America and Scandinavia and interrupted short-wave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Magnetic Storm. Communications Upset. U.S.A. and Britain. New York, March 25. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 9
The worst magnetic storm in modern history, which was due to sunspots, cut off the United States from communication with the rest of the world almost…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 9
As a result of more heavy rains in northern Queensland, Innisfall is partially flooded and Tully is isolated. Rain at Innisfall during the week-end…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 2
BRISBANE, Monday. -- As a result of further heavy rains in north Queensland, Innisfail is partially flooded, and Tully is isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World-wide Storms
Daily News · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3
LONDON, Tuesday.--Electrical storms of an unusual intensity are still being experienced in many ports of the world. Radio and telephone communication…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Magnetic Storm. London, March 26. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 14
It is revealed that the magnetic storm which occurred on Sunday completely cut off Britain from America and Scandinavia. It also interrupted short-wave communication over the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Horses Rescued From Flood. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 15
Two youths, Gordon Rowe and Robert Turnbull, saved the lives of 12 valuable draught horses after two others had been drowned while grazing on the flat adjacent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Air Passengers Stranded. Flooded Creek in North
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 15
The passengers and crew of the Java air express that landed at Kingsford Smith airport last night were separated from their Lockheed 14 at Cloncurry…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flooded Creek Delays Airliner
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5
A K.N.I.L.M. airliner was marooned yesterday for six hours at Cloncurry by a flooded creek. The plane landed on Monday night at the Cloncurry aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooding Rope's Creek
Nepean Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1
IN response to a request from St. Marys Council that Rope's Creek be flooded from the Sydney water supply canal, the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Those sunspots may mean heavy rain
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6
IN the past few days sunspots have bombarded the earth with electricity and seriously disrupted radio, telegraph, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone Hits West Australia
Daily News · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8
PERTH, Thurs.--A cyclone is sweeping along the north-west coast between Broome and Anna Plains, and torrential rains are falling…
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