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Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 31

Storm Over Labor Executive Election Present Members Seek New Term

Truth · Sunday 7 June 1942 · page 19

A STORM within the Labor Party is developing around the suggestion of Mr. McAlpine, State President of the A.L.P., that an official ticket should be run for re-election of the present State Executive…

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Helpless in a Gale Gallant Work By Vessel's Engineers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

News received from London describes the wonderful work done by engineers to a vessel in one of the worst Atlantic gales…

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Czech Blood Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice,…

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Czech Bleed Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice,…

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Czech Blood Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice, a…

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Czech Blood Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. --The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice, a…

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Czech Blood Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice, a…

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Czech Blood Flood Villagers Executed En Masse

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans are continuing their blood purge for the death of "Butcher" Heydrich. Libcice, a…

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Rice Harvest Held Up By Heavy Rain

The Land · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

The drought broke with a vengeance in the Griffith, Leeton, and Narrandera districts of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, reports Mr…

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Axis Tries Double Libya Drive Attack in Dust-storm Seeking Opening to Tobruk From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 5

LONDON, June 15.—Allied tanks are hitting back [?]ercely at two Axis panzer forces which are hammering at Akroma (about 30 miles north-west of Tobruk) in an attempt to open the way to Tobruk and…

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Greatest Flood the Days of '67

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 1

It is 75 years (three-quarters of a century) this week since Nepean and Hawkesbury districts were visited by what is the greatest flood in the…

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Churchill Expected To Survive Libya Storm LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 1

Following bitter attacks upon the Government during yesterday's preliminary debate on Libya, "The Times" calls for a searching inquiry; but it is generally believed that Mr. Churchill will survive the storm arising from the defeat…

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Storm Breaks In Commons Over Heavy Libyan Defeat Hostility Shown to Churchill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The expected storm on the Libyan defeat broke in both the House of Commons and House of Lords yesterday when members demanded a full…

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Last-minute Loan Deluge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 9

Nearly 35,000 Second Liberty Loan applications -- easily the highest number recorded on any one day for any loan in this…

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Sand-storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 4

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Bombers Put Brake on Rommel's Drive May Storm Coast Barrier LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 27 June 1942 · page 1

Rommel's drive into Egypt has been slowed down by heavy air blows, which are being maintained by the RAF from dawn to dusk…

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Mississippi Flood Predicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 6

WASHINGTON June 28 (A. A. P.).— The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted yesterday that the Mississippi River would early this week rise in the…

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Trapped in Flood of Oil London

The Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 4

When a British cruiser was torpedoed several men were trapped in an underwater compartment flooded…

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Holy Father's Brodcast to World "Our Lord Never Nearer To His Church Than In This Storm" Leaders Urged to Seek Peace with Justice

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 1

THE full text of the Holy Father's address to his children throughout the world, broadcast by the Vatican Radio on the eve of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his episcopal consecration, has just reached Australia…

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Canberra Cyclone Near Army Gestapo Stunt Staggers Everyone

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Violent repercussions in both the Public Relations section of the Army Department and the Commonwealth Security Service are certain to follow the findings of the…

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