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Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 31

We Face the Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 8

What Australia receives by having a place in the British War Cabinet (to be temporarily occupied by Sir Earle Page) is no great shakes so far. Australia's representation in a Pacific War Council is a bit more promising…

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We Face the Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 8

What Australia receives by having a place in the British War Cabinet (to be temporarily occupied by Sir Earle Page) is no great shakes so far. Australia's representation in a Pacific War Council is a bit more promising…

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We Face the Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 8

What Australia receives by haying a place in the British War Cabinet (to be temporarily occupied by Sir Earle Page) is no great shakes so far. Australia's representation in a Pacific War Council is a bit more promising…

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Fierce Gale Sub-Stations Blown Out Roofs Lifted

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 1

A TERRIFIC gale that accompanied a fall of rain in the district on Sunday afternoon did considerable damage within…

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Storm Troop Leader Warns Nazis Hard, Long Road Ahead To Victory

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Weaknesses and disagreements in the Nazi party and Germany's terrific difficulties were admitted in a German broadcast by Victor Lutze, Storm Troops leader, yesterday. ADDRESSING Brown Shirts in…

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April Tide at Flood

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

SADNESS set-in in a big way for punters when even - money pop Double Birthday took the count in…

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'Flood Of Aid For Singapore

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 3

A promise of "an overwhelming torrent" of help for Australian and other Empire forces defending Singapore was given…

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Our Primary Products for Allied Forces Financial Stability of Producers will Have Bearing on Peace Time Reconstruction Weathering the Storm of War

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 9

ANY expert to-day who attempts to write a survey of the financial position of the country undertakes a difficult task. He has little to guide him that can be taken as authoritative, he can draw no conclusions from the apparent state of the stock exchange, nor can he gain any true idea of the money market from bank interest quotations…

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The Benby Club Prize Letter a Thunderstorm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 12

"MISS N.S.W." (Pleasant Hills): A bank of inky black cloud bordered the western $ky, making the mountains resemble a huge fortrots in the foreground. The ate was hot and…

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Snow and Gales in Dover Straits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 12

LONDON, Feb. 6 (A.A.P.).—Snow had been falling for 12 hours in the Straits of Dover early this morning. There were also heavy seas and the…

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Stars' defence appointments cause Storm in U.S. House

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Saturday.--Appointment of film star Melvyn Douglas and dancer Mayris Chaney to high civilian defence posts has aroused a storm in the U.S. House of Representatives…

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Storms Halt Rommel Patrols Active in Libya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Feb. 9 (A.A.P.).— Field-Marshal Rommel's advance has been virtually halted about half-way between Derna and…

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Singapore Dock Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 7

The two huge docks at Singapore naval base which is reported to have been partially evacuated. Top: The King George VI graving dock, the second largest naval dry dock in the world, has been flooded, to protect it from bomb or shell damage…

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Flood Warning in North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 7
Also in Daily Mirror, Daily Mirror, Daily Mirror, Daily Mirror

The following statement was issued yesterday by the Weather Bureau:— "The Weather Bureau warns against floods in the Northern Rivers,…

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Storm Saves Allied Convoy

The St George Call · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

How an important Allied convoy carrying troops, planes and material arriving at Singapore, was saved from a possibly disastrous enemy attack by a heavy…

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Tragedy and Disaster on Flooded Rivers Deluge In Queensland BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Five persons were drowned, several thousands of people lost their homes, and tremendous destruction was wrought in the worst floods in…

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