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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 38

Flew Over Tasman in Storms

The Sun · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 3

Between New Zealand and Sydney, Mr. Menzies experienced the only rough flying conditions on his journey from…

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Storm Spoils Empire Rally

The Sun · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

EMPIRE DAY recruiting rally in Martin-place to-day was marred by a sudden sharp storm, which sent…

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Heavy Rain Makes League Games Hard Slippery Ball Will Test Backs in Games

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 12

Heavy rain soon after mid-day affected most of the. First Grade League grounds, and when the First Grade games comenced sloppy conditions prevailed, and handling was difficult. Easts met Newtown at Henson before a fair crowd. '…

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Storm Gathers Over Us. Neutrality Act Repeal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (Mr. Sol. Bloom) Said today that his committee was prepared to open immediate hearings to consider revision of the Neutrality Act…

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Storm Gathers Over U.s. Neutrality Act Repeal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (Mr. Sol. BIoom) said today that his committee was prepared to open immediate hearings; to consider revision of the Neutrality Act…

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Neutrality Act Repeal Storm Gathers Over U.s

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (Mr. Sol. Bloom) said today that his committee was prepared to open immediate hearings to consider revision of the Neutrality Act…

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Storm Gathers Oyer U.s. Neutrality Act Repeal

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (Mr. Sol. Bloom) said today that his committee was prepared to open immediate hearings to consider revision of the Neutrality Act…

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Baby Cyclone Hits Arncliffe

Truth · Sunday 25 May 1941 · page 20

A TERRIFIC gale sweeping through Arncliffe district yesterday unroofed houses, tore down fences and trees, and brought down…

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Damaged by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 May 1941 · page 8

THE WALL was blown in and the roof carried away when a tornado struck the Arncliffe School of Arts yesterday morning. Mr. Joseph Davis, of Arncliffe, inspecting the damage…

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Gale routs war rally crowd

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 May 1941 · page 6

While a 50 m.p.h. gale tore roofing from the official dais and scattered flags in Martin Place…

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Roofs And Chimneys Torn Off By Gale

The Sun · Sunday 25 May 1941 · page 7

Striking Sydney and suburbs a 50 miles an hour, yesterday, a gale in 10 minutes unroofed houses,…

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Gale Damage in Sydney. Trains Delayed. Roofs and Chimneys Torn Off

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 11

A gale which blew at 56 miles an hour through Sydney for 10 minutes before a thunderstorm on Saturday damaged property in many suburbs…

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Conscription Move Stirs Ireland Storm May Force Britain To Review Ulster Plan Eire United; Crisis Threatened London

The Sun · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 5

Re-examination of the whole question of conscription in Northern Ireland may be necessary because of the opposition the proposal has aroused…

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1,200 Homeless in U.S. Floods. Washington, May 26. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

The Red Cross has announced that it will feed and house 1,200 persons driven from their homes at Carlsbad (New Mexico) by the ris[?] of the Tacos River…

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Syrian Arabs' Call to British Forestall Nazi Invasion, They Urge Arms Flooding Into Palestine London

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 5

"The time has come for the British to make a bold move and march into Syria before Germany occupies it." This, says the Jerusalem correspondent of the…

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Soccer Storm In Teacup Says Official

The Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 13

Soccer officials to-day cleared up any doubts about N. Conquest and J. Wallace appearing in the N.S.W…

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Floodlighting of Town Hall Held Over

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 3

Having further considered the question of floodlighting the Town Hall building, the finance and general purpose committee recommended to…

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Drought and Flood. North-western Experience DUNEDOO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 8

Last year's drought at Tucklands was described to the judging party of the R.A.S. fodder conservation (north-western zone)…

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Last Saturday's Storm

The Propeller · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 3

At about mid-day last Saturday a terrific wind storm passed over the St. George district, followed by rain Several houses were unroofed, fences…

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Berlin Shrieks Rage at Roosevelt Rome Joins Storm of Abuse New Warning to Sink-at-sight Germany Poses As Dove of Peace LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 1

Berlin's immediate reaction to President Roosevelt's challenge was to repeat Hitler's recent threat to sink American ships at sight…

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