11,000 Die In Cyclone
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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11,000 Die In Cyclone
LONDON, Friday. -- It is now revealed in a message from Calcutta that a cyclone that struck the eastern coast of Bengal on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Ruin in Midnapur How Tidal Wave Formed Our Staff Correspondent, H. A. STANDISH
CALCUTTA, Nov. 12.—The great tidal wave which drowned 10,000 people in the Midnapur district, south Of Calcutta, and…
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Through the breach thundered the British tanks, engaging the flank of the German Army which had let itself be drawn…
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The Japanese destroyers now reported off Buna were first sighted near Gasmata, on the south coast of New Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Austerity Cup In Heavy Rain
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Heavy rain throughout the afternoon provided a genuine austerity atmosphere for the 1942 Melbourne Cup, stripped already of much of its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Disorganises Suburban Rail Traffic
DURING a severe storm on Saturday night, the electric signal box at Parramatta was struck by lightning and considerably damaged…
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Suburban train services were disorganised by a storm on Saturday night from 10.45 to 11.50. Lightning put the complicated…
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DURING a severe storm on Saturday night, the electric signal box at Parramatta was struck by lightning and considerably damaged…
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DURING a severe storm on Saturday night, the electric signal box at Parramatta was struck by lightning and considerably damaged…
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DURING a severe storm on Saturday night, the electric signal box at Parramatta was struck by lightning and considerably damaged…
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DURING a severe storm on Saturday night, the electric signal box at Parramatta was struck by lightning and considerably damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scarborough Ward. Matter of Storm-water Channels
Aldermen for Scarborough Ward in Rockdale Council have been active in the matter of storm-water channels in their area and at the last meeting of Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V.d.c. to Storm Sydney Reservoir
AN extensive V.D.C. interbattalion exercise will be carried out in the metropolitan area tomorrow, beginning at 7 am…
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AN extensive V.D.C. inter-battalion exercise will be carried out in the metropolitan area tomorrow, beginning at 7 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Danger of Flood Passing in Vic
MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Most rivers are below flood level and the flood position is expected to improve. An exception is…
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CONNECTIONS of Tidemark must be disciples of that redoubtable Scot, Robert Bruce. He persevered with his spider and turned out trumps. Tidemark's stable took many blows on the chin, but remained at the perpendicular to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's Air Power Coming Deluge of U.S. Machines
Australia's advance in air power, both in men and machines, was stressed by the Minister for Air, Mr. Drakeford, in an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Political Storm Brewing Over Beveridge Report Fear Shelving
LONDON, Thursday.-- The Beveridge report, formulating a scheme of social security for all in Britain, is the most momentous event in British social history of our times--…
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