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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 38

Night Of Terror For Hundreds In N.Z. Floods AUCKLAND

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5

Hundreds of residents of Palmerston North spent last night in terror when millions of tons of water swept from the Manawatu River and flooded houses and gardens in a three-mile belt…

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War Council Storm Over Munitions Production Lag Charges for Debate Today

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

The fate of the Advisory War Council rests on the outcome of what promises to be of the Council in Canberra this afternoon…

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Diggers Given Grim Role at Tobruk Bar Way In Big Suez Drive Sizzling Heat and Storms Nazi Crews Faint In Tanks LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 1

With Italy apparently about to throw an army of 420,000 into Libya, Australian troops buttressed behind the fortress of…

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A Scare In The Storm

The Sun · Sunday 11 May 1941 · page 3

WITHOUT warning, the storm came up. Heavy black clouds obliterated the blue sky and a low rumble of thunder sounded close by. I looked…

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Canberra Storm at Office Shift

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 11

CANBERRA, Monday.--Residents of Canberra are incensed at the Federal Government's decision to transfer the Pensions Branch to…

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Canberra Storm at Office Shift

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 11

CANBERRA, Monday-- Residents of Canberra are incensed at the Federal Government's decision to transfer the Pensions Branch to…

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Storm Over Warden For Glebe

The Sun · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 3

A dispute is raging in Glebe municipality over the refusal of the Chief Warden (Ald. S. P. McCormack) to…

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Storm Over Displaced C Refuses to Ma Way for May

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 16

GLEBE COUNCIL meeting last night developed stormy affair when a letter was read from the of National Emergency (Colonel Lorenzo) advising ex-minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Primrose) had approved…

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Storm Over New Air Warden Displaced Chief Refuses to Make Way for Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 16

GLEBE COUNCIL meeting last night developed into a stormy affair when a letter was read from the Director of National Emergency (Colonel Lorenzo) advising that the ex-Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Primrose) had approved of the…

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Storm Over New Air Warde Displaced Chief Refuses to Make Way for Mayor

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 16

GLEBE COUNCIL meeting last night developed into a stormy affair when a letter was read from the Director of National Emergency (Colonel Lorenzo) advising that the ex-minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Primrose) had approved…

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NEWSFLASHES Commandant Jardin Takes Melbourne by Storm

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

On Monday, 5th, the Spencer St. Station was crowded with Free French members, representatives of the State Government and also the…

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Running Sea Soon at Flood Tide

Truth · Sunday 18 May 1941 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Running Sea, who finished second in the first division of the Juvenile at Mentone today, is at last showing some…

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Native Son's Return. Horoscope for Mr. Menzies. a Flood Tide to Take. by Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 8

A world-praised v[?]rtuoso is tuning up for his first concert back in his native land. Oversea praises of him may have been read rather less large than…

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Value of Radio in Flood-time. Flying Doctor's Pedal Network

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 5

The value, during floods, of the pedal wireless network of the New South Wales Flying Doctor Service is reflected in statistics received yesterday by the…

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Victory Flood of Arms Vancouver

The Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

"With the combined productive resources of Britain, the U.S. and Canada, we can shortly swamp the enemy,…

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Orchestra Soon Re-equipped. Deluge of Offers. From Our Own Correspondent London, May 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 11

Within a week of losing its instruments when Queen's Hall was bombed, the Philharmonic Orchestra has been offered enough to re-equip them five…

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Parachute Attack on Crete Nazis Assault Key Island As "Tourists" Flood Syria LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

German parachute troops ore attempting an invasion of the island of Crete, last Greek stronghold. "Early this morning…

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Storms Keep Raiders Away LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

Bad weather last night prevented German planes from leaving their bases to attack Britain…

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Deluge Upset Title Bowls

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 15

"No play" was posted on all Sydney and suburban bowling club blackboards today. It was to be a big day, too, with final of…

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Deluge Upset Title Bowls

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 13

"No play" was posted on all Sydney and suburban bowling club blackboards today. It was to be a big day, too, with final of…

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