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Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 31

Flooded Fence

The Land · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 10

"Subscriber": The inquirer dors not state whether the fence is an ordinary dividinft fencc, rabbit proof fence or n fence between Crown lands. Full particulars of fences…

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Govt. May Face Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.--The decision of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to drop the four per cent. profit…

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Miracle of the Nile Delta Harnessing of a Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 7

Egypt once again a prize to be fought and suffered for osves her existence, her personality and her unity to her river. It is not astonishing that the Nile, which is still Rommel's goal, should have been regarded as a mystical…

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"Rub 'Em Out," Cried Irate Ascot Mob Munro. Hush Storm Centre Plan That Told Only One Made It

Truth · Sunday 2 August 1942 · page 2

AUSTRALIA'S ace jockey, Darby Munro, together with trainer Ted Hush, were made the targets of a rowdy demonstration when the ex-Brisbane champion Abspear…

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Owner fords floods to race Milanja

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 August 1942 · page 11

Milanja rewarded owner-trainer Michael Dann for a 600-mile five-day trek by winning yesterday's Ascot Flying…

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Flood of Income Tax Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 7

About 200,000 income taxation returns were received by the Income Tax Office on Thursday. Friday, and Saturday. Most of them came by post…

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Flood Of Gestapo Spies In Vichy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--Five hundred Gestapo men and women are now in Vichy, seat of Marshal Petain's Government…

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Flood Of Gestapo Spies In Vichy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. --Five hundred Gestapo men and women are now in Vichy, seat of Marshal Petain's Government…

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Flood Of Gestapo Spies In Vichy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. --Five hundred Gestapo men and women are now in Vichy, seat of Marshal Petain's Government,…

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Flood Of Gestapo Spies In Vichy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--Five hundred Gestapo men and women are now in Vichy, seat of Marshal Petain's Government,…

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Flood Of Gestapo Spies In Vichy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. --Five hundred Gestapo men and women are now in Vichy, seat of Marshal Petain's Government,…

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Pop-storm Brewing

The Sun · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

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Storm Rains Cause Heavy Soil Losses

The Land · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 5

HEAVY storm rains have caused severe sheet erosion and some gullying on undulating country, on portion of the wheat crops in the…

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Before the flood in Singapore This Was Singapore, by R. C. H. McKIE. Sydney: Angus and Robertson

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 4

UP East R. C. H. McKie tried a durian. The first bitter bite of this king of fruits, as the Malays call…

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Flood of U.S. Aid Became a Trickle Australia Staggered Pacific Revelation

Truth · Sunday 9 August 1942 · page 20

AUSTRALIA has been staggered by the revelation that the resources we have received from U.S.A. amounted to three days of America's present output. We have been lulled into the belief that aid received and still…

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[?]Ort for Attack by Hughes Storm Over Censorship Rises Not Political Says Curtin: "I Am Not Judge"

The Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 3

Vigorous protest by the UAP Leader (Mr. Hughes) that a statement by him criticising the conduct of the New Guinea campaign had been "politically censored" threatens to arouse a new storm over censorship control and abuses…

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Flood of War Materials Storage Problem In Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Aug. [?] (Official Wireless).—British war production is reaching such a peak that storage has now become a…

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"America Is at Last in the War" Worldwide Tempo Now Speeded Up U.S. Forces Storm Several Fronts

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Friday.--Today, even more than after the battles of Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea and Midway, Americans feel that they are at last in the war…

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Indian Situation in Hand Storm Centres Quiet Isolated Rioting Elsewhere From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Aug. 13.—Latest reports from India indicate that the situation, despite scattered incidents, it well in band as a result of the Government's stern and swift action against the civil disobedience…

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Storm Dies Down in India Cities More Normal Minor Incidents at Calcutta From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 9

LONDON, August 14.—The improvement in the general situation in India is being maintained, according to latest reports. Congress Party violence is reported from isolated…

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