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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 31

Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid Hail of Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis Storpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid hail of Shells. Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Flood Of Torpedoes Malta Reached Amid Mail af Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday. --Riding a flood off Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail off enemy shells and bombs, a convoy off supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid Unit of Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid Hail Of Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid Hail Of Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Convoy Rides Torpedo Flood Malta Reached Amid Hail of Shells, Bombs Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser Go Down

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday -- Riding a flood of Axis torpedoes, and dodging a hail of enemy shells and bombs, a convoy of supplies and reinforcements has fought its way to Malta…

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Indian Flood Disaster New Delhi

The Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

Hundreds of people lost their homes through the flooding river Jumna (Northern India), which…

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Four Drowned When Dives Into River Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Monday.-- Four people were drowned when a sedan car crashed through a fence on a bridge approach at Latrobe, yesterday, and plunged into the flooded Mersey Sliver. SEARCHERS discovered the tragedy…

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Four Drowned When Car Dives Into River Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Monday.--Four people were drowned when a sedan car crashed through a fence on a bridge approach at Latrobe, yesterday, and plunged into the flooded Mersey River. SEARCHERS discovered the tragedy…

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Four Drowned When Car Dives Into River Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Monday.-- Four people were drowned when a sedan car crashed through a fence on a bridge approach at Latrobe, yesterday, and plunged into the flooded Mersey River. SEARCHERS discovered the tragedy…

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Four Drowned When Car Dives Into River Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Monday.-- Four people were drowned when a sedan car crashed through a fence on a bridge approach at Latrobe, yesterday, and plunged into the flooded Mersey River. SEARCHERS discovered the tragedy…

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Four Drowned When Car Dives Into River Flood

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Monday.-- Four people were drowned when a sedan car crashed through a fence on a bridge approach at Latrobe, yesterday, and plunged into the flooded Mersey River. SEARCHERS discovered the tragedy…

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More Aid for Australia "Will Be Mighty Flood"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 4

"As the war proceeds, American aid to these shores will become a mighty flood. The hearts of the British and…

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Jumna River in Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 (A.A.P.). —Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless by the flooding of the river Jumna, which…

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New Attack by Curtin: Says 'Sniping' Must End Federal Storm Brews; Fadden and Menzies Make Hot Rejoinders

The Sun · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) returned to the charge today following his bitter attack last night on leading members of the Opposition. Mr. Curtin said today in Brisbane that he wanted a clear-cut…

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Australia Building "Flood" Of Beauforts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 August 1942 · page 5

"Production of Beaufort aircraft in Australia is becoming a flood," the Aircraft Production Minister (Senator Cameron) said yesterday. "A few months ago it was a…

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United States Marines Storm Tulagi, Solomon Islands

The Sun · Sunday 23 August 1942 · page 3

ACTIONGRAPH reconstruction by "The Sunday Sun" of the landing by US Marines at Japanese-occupied Tulagi, beginning the drive which has culminated in the capture of all islands assaulted by American shock troops. Terrain is reproduced to scale. Invasion barges are seen on the beaches…

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Stalingrad Awaits the Storm Nazis' Fierce Drive Vital Battles in Two Areas

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.--The threat to Stalingrad increases hourly as Marshal yon Bock calls on his forces for a supreme effort to storm the approaches to the Soviet steel city on the…

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Stalingrad Awaits the Storm Nazis' All-In Drive To Take City Vital Battles in Two Areas

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The threat to Stalingrad increases hourly as Marshal von Bock calls on his forces for a supreme effort to storm the approaches to the Soviet steel city on the…

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