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Floods & storms, 1941

759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 38

Conserve Floodwaters to Increase National Wealth Mighty Rivers Run to Waste

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 6

SALVAGING INLAND AUSTRALIA (4), by Dr. J. J. C. Bradfield. THE map of Australia shows many irrigation schemes, large and small, a few of which can only be briefly touched on. Several mighty rivers, with them numerous subsidiary creeks,…

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Flood of U.s. Fiction Hits Dollar Exchange

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 November 1941 · page 6

WHAT is explanation of flood of American fiction that has recently arrived on Australian market?…

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Four Planes Lost in Nevada's Biggest Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--Perhaps the happiest men in America today are Lieuts. Jock. West and Len. Lyden. They…

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Four Planes Lost in Nevada's Biggest Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--Perhaps the happiest men in America today are Lieuts. Jock West and Len. Lyden. They…

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Four Planes Lost in Nevada's Biggest Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.--Perhaps the happiest men in America today are Lieuts. Jock West and Len. Lyden. They…

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[?] Menzies Smiles At Speech Ban Actor Says "Storm in Tea Cup"

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 7

In a 10-minutes' interview today, J.C.W. actor Ivan Menzies, who caused a stir at the Theatre Royal on…

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Ivan Menzies Smiles At Speech Ban Actor Says "Storm in Tea Cup"

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 7

In a 10-minutes' interview today, J.C.W.--actor Ivan Menzies, who caused a stir at the Theatre Royal on…

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Ivan Menzies Smiles At Speech Ban Actor Says "Storm in Tea Cup"

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 7

In a 10-minutes' interview today, J.C.W. actor Ivan Menzies, who caused a stir at the Theatre Royal on…

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Ivan Menzies Smiles At Speech Ban Actor Says "Storm in Tea Cup"

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 7

In a 10-minutes' interview today, J.C.W. actor Ivan Menzies, who caused a stir at the Theatre Royal on…

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Ivan Menzies Smiles At Speech Ban Actor Says "Storm in Tea Cup"

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 November 1941 · page 7

In a 10-minutes' interview today, J.C.W. actor Ivan Menzies, who caused a stir at the Theatre Royal on…

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Stampede in Deluge As Skipton Wins Cup Storm Breaks At Finish Spring Finery Ruined by Downpour Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

Amazing scenes followed Skipton's thrilling win in the Melbourne Cup this afternoon, the huge crowd stampeding for shelter from a deluge as the horses…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Nazis "Assign" Soldier's Wife To Storm Trooper

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A German soldier, Private Bruno Starke, returning to Leipzig from the Eastern Front, discovered that the local Nazis had assigned his wife to the "legal mating centre," says Moscow Radio…

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Storm In Parit.; M.L.A. Out BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

"What the hell have I to withdraw?" cried Mr. Duncan Macdonald, member for Stanley, in Parliament to-day, when named…

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Women's News Cup Finery Suffered In Sudden Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Two minutes before the Melbourne Cup race started this afternoon, a terrific downpour of rain at Flemington sent punters rushing for shelter, and ruined hundreds of brand-new frocks and hats…

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