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Floods & storms, 1941

759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 38

Flood Rises in Inland Rivers

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 5

Flood waters from Queensland are causing rivers in the north-west and west of New South Wales--including the Darling, Barwon, Bokhara and…

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Catholic Men's Camp Retreat. Heavy Rain No Obstacle. More Than Two Hundred Men at Tallangatta

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 11

Proof, were it required, was at hand in abundance this week-end to demonstrate the popularity of the annual Camp Retreat sponsored by the North Eastern…

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Creeks in Flood. Banana Lorries Held Up. MULLUMBIMBY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

Thousands of cases of bananas were unable to reach Mullumbimby station for despatch to market, because of the rapid swelling of creeks at Main Arm,…

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Homes Swept Away Sheep Country Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 8

Flood waters, miles wide, are sweeping some parts of the north-west, carrying away…

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Every Farmer a Storm-trooper Against Drought Page Tells Why Conservation Is Vital Problem For Whole Nation

The Land · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

WHILE Australia has to make strenuous efforts to resist the mllitary might of aggressor countries she also has to fight an enemy on the…

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Repair to Flooded Fences

The Land · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 12

"C.E.L.": The inquirer does not say whether the fence is a rabbit-proof fence or an ordinary dividing fence, but in either case the fact that the inquirer cut the wires…

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Flood Fears Grow in North-west

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 3

Several small towns in the north-west of New South Wales are in danger of being flooded. Rivers are swollen as the result of recent heavy rain in Southern Queensland, and already have caused local floods…

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Floods Threaten Township Residents Get Ready to Flee As River Rises

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 7

Expecting the Culgoa River to rise rapidly, residents of Collarina, 60 miles north of Bourke, are prepared to leave the township for higher ground at short notice…

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Flood Threat in Hungary. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 15

There is a danger of serious floods in Hungary. Bombers are being used to break up the ice on the Danube, which, in places, completely blocks the river…

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Settlements Endangered By Floods Preparing to Move to Higher Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 7

Settlements and sheep stations in far north-western New South Wales are in danger of being isolated by flood waters. Heavy overflows from Queensland rivers into…

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Sports [?] "Ancient Mariner" Weathered The Gale Year's Best Round Goes To Overlin

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 18

ROUNDS like these you dream about! Anticipation of them lures the fight public to the arenas in thousands, Ken Overlin didn't rate much…

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Your Week by the Stars Outlook is sunny, but storms are on the way

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 15

A PLEASANT outlook for most people this week, but storms are brewing…

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Sudden Gale Upsets Harbour Sailing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 8

A south-easterly gale on the harbour yesterday afternoon played havoc with boats competing in the final heat of the Australian 18-foot championship. Four of the boats capsized a few minutes after the start. Top: The crew of Dee Why sitting on their craft as they waited for assistance. Lower: Marjorie Too being towed to a landing. She capsized off Clark…

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Storms of the Soul. Spiritual and Temporal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 6

The Administrator the Very Rev. Monsignor Walter J. Hurley, who preached during High Mess at St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning, said that the Church for encouragement…

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Storm Lashes Sydney. Crowds Rush for Shelter. Harbour Craft Upset

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

Heavy rair and strons southerly winds lashed Sydney yesterday when a thunderstorm burst over the city and suburbs with sudden fury…

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Daily Telegraph Picture Stories Gunn's Gully - Flooded Out!

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 9

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Storm Damage at Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 9

A thunderstorm which broke over Oberon on Sunday was the worst experienced in the district for 10 years. Fifty fowls were killed on one property when a shed was blown down,…

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Surprise Sorties by Greeks in Storm London

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

Despite torrential rain over the entire Albanian front, the Greeks made local surprise attacks in various sectors and captured new positions without a shot being fired…

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Big Floods in Hungary. Wheat Crops Ruined. BUDAPEST, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 11

The Hungarian Minister of the Interior to-day informed Parliament that 492,000 acres had been submerged by floods. The winter wheat crop, mostly…

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Flood Holds Up Rat Horde Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 12

As soon as flood waters recede another four inches below the level of the railway rails across the Thomson River, Longreach expects a visitation…

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