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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 31

Prevention of Floods at Narrabeen Is Aim

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting will be held in the Roxy Theatre, Narrabeen, on Thursday evening, to ask the Shire Council to prevent further flood…

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Prevention of Floods at Narrabeen Is Aim

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting will be held in the Roxy Theatre, Narrabeen, on Thursday evening, to ask the Shire Council to prevent further flood…

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Brazilians Storm German Embassy

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

Enraged over the Axis sinkings of their merchant ships,a crowd of Brazilians riot outside the German Embassy…

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Brazilians Storm German Embassy

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

Enraged over the Axis sinkings of their merchant ships, a crowd of Brazilians riot outside the German Embassy…

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Brazilians Storm German Embassy

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

Enraged over the Axis sinkings of their merchant ships, a crowd of Brazilians riot outside the German Embassy…

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Editorial Lull in the Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 5

WHATEVER the results of the Kharkov offensive, it is obviously a prelude to mightier battles to come. The ground-swell of the coming cyclone…

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The War, Day by Day Brewing Storm at Smolensk By Our Military Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

The announcement by a spokesman of the Soviet High Command that Germany is concentrating enormous numbers of…

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DISASTROUS U.S. FLOODS Many People Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 6

NEW YORK, May 25 (A.A.P.). —At least 32 people are known to have been killed and many others are believed to be dead…

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Fantastic Rumors Affect U. S. People Flood of Optimism Subsiding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday-- America's strange and intoxicating fit of optimism-- what news analyst William L. Shirer calls…

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Fantastic Rumors Affect U. S. People Flood of Optimism Subsiding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday.-- America's strange and intoxicating fit of optimism-- what news analyst William L. Shirer calls…

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Fantastic Rumors Affect U. S.People Flood of Optimism Subsiding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--America's strange and intoxicating fit of optimism-- what news analyst William L. Shirer calls…

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Fantastic Rumors Affect U.S. People Flood of Optimism Subsiding

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday.-- America's strange and intoxicating fit of optimism -- what news analyst William L. Shirer calls…

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29 Lives Lost in U. S. Floods

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday.--During the past week 29 lives have been lost m Eastern Pennsylvania, due to disastrous U. S. floods…

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Storm On Petrol Cuts In America WASHINGTON

The Sun · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 2

The Prices Administrator (Mr Leon Henderson) is under fire as the result of Congressional indignation at the way petrol…

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Political Storm Brewing Over Information Dept. Minister Hits Plan To Split Organisation

The Sun · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 2

A political storm is developing over the report by a Federal members' committee recommending the disbandment of the Department of…

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Dubbo Politics Flood Very Dry Wellington (Nsw)

The Sun · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 3

The town and district have never seen such a flood of political speakers as that which has descended on the…

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Gale—flowers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 6

Rev. C. E. A. Reynolds officiated at the recent wedding of Margaret Florence youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Flowers, of Toongabbie, to…

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Boom Mame Poly Pan Meets Death in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 16

Racetracks have seen the last of Poly Pan, who was raced and trained by R. W. Skelton. THE mare, frightened when a storm…

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Boom Mare Poly Pan Meets Death in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 16

Racetracks have seen the last of Poly Pan, who was raced and trained by R. W. Skelton. THE mare, frightened when a storm…

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Axis Drive In Libya Foiled Attempt to Storm Key Post Smashed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Field-Marshal Rommel has abandoned his attempt to storm Bir Hakheim, 450 miles south-west of Tobruk, air reconnaissance reveals…

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