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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 31

Rosehill Charges Raise Storm Trainers 'Hot Under Collar' Association to Discuss Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 16

Decision of Rosehill Racing Club to charge £1 for each horse nominated for the next meeting has roused a storm of protest from owners and trainers. Yesterday it was announced that entry fees for races…

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Rosehill Charges Raise Storm Trainers 'Hot Under Collar' Association to Discuss Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 16

Decision of Rosehill Racing Club to charge £1 for each horse nominated for the next meeting has roused a storm of protest from owners and trainers. Yesterday it was announced that entry fees for races…

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Rosehill Charges Raise Storm Trainers 'Hot Under Collar' Association to Discuss Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 16

Decision of Rosehill Racing Club to charge £1 for each horse nominated for the next meeting has roused a storm of protest from owners and trainers. Yesterday it was announced that entry fees for races…

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Rosehill Charges Raise Storm Trainers 'Hot Under Collar' Association to Discuss Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 16

Decision of Rosehill Racing Club to charge £1 for each horse nominated for the next meeting has roused a storm of protest from owners and trainers. Yesterday it was announced that entry fees for races…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Rosehill Charges Raise Storm Trainers 'Hot Under Collar' Association to Discuss Move

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 16

Decision of Rosehill Racing Club to charge £1 for each horse nominated for the next meeting has roused a storm of protest from owners and trainers. Yesterday it was announced that entry fees for races…

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Sea-Water Flooding of North Coast Farms; Big Potato Loss

The Land · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 15

FOLLOWING the heavy rain and terrific seas last month much damage was done to farming land on the Central North Coast through…

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Floods Expected Warning by Mr. Mares- J

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 8

Floods of the tributaries of the Gwydir, the Namoi, probably the Castlereagh, and, later on, of coastal rivers are expected, the…

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Floods Expected Over Wide Areas Catchment Flow Renewed by Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 5

Floods in several parts of the State are expected to follow recent heavy rains. The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) yesterday issued flood warnings for the north-east and…

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Flood Danger, Says Mares

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 2

Flood warnings for the northeast and coastal areas have been issued by the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Mares)…

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Flood Danger Is Not Serious Now

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 3

"ANYTHING could have happened yesterday, but latest reports indicate that there is no serious danger of floods," the Assistant Meteorologist…

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Flood Danger Is Not Serious Now

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 3

"ANYTHING could have happened yesterday, but latest reports indicate that there is no serious danger of floods," the Assistant Meteorologist…

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Flood Danger Is Not Serious Now

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 3

"ANYTHING could have happened yesterday, but latest reports indicate that there is no serious danger of floods," the Assistant Meteorologist…

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No Serious Flood Danger

Truth · Sunday 8 November 1942 · page 16

"ANYTHING could have happened on Friday, but latest reports indicate that there is no serious danger of floods," the Assistant Meteorologist…

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Rivers Above Flood Level

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 2

"Reports received at 9 o'clock this morning say the Macquarie River at Warren is at a height of 28 feet, or 5 ft. above flood…

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Rivers Above Flood Level

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 5

"Reports received at 9 o'clock this morning say the Macquarie River at Warren is at a height of 28 feet, or 5 ft. above flood…

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Rivers Above Flood Level

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 5

"Reports received at 9 o'clock this morning say the Macquarie River at Warren is at a height of 28 feet, or 5 ft. above flood…

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Storm In Cabinet Forecast Order by Ward Causes Concern

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 10

A first-class political row is brewing as a result of the precipitate action of the Labor Minister (Mr. Ward) in withdrawing manpower officers from Sydney wharves…

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Floods Destroy Many Potato Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 8

POSSIBLY 10,000 bags of potatoes had been lost on the North Coast because of floods, reducing production to an estimated 20,000 bags, said Mr. J. M…

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Adventure at Sale Fell Into the Flood

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 2

One had to do a little navigation to go from the roadway to the property at the sale at "Wallale," Bringelly Road, last Saturday afternoon. It is…

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11,000 Die In Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. -- It is now revealed in a message from Calcutta that a cyclone that struck the eastern coast of Bengal on…

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