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Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 31

Lull At Port Moresby May Be Prelude To The Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

PORT MORESBY, Thursday.-- Although Japanese planes were reported over parts of New Guinea yesterday, Port Moresby experienced its fourth consecutive day of peace. SHORTLY after 9 a.m., a Japanese…

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Lull At Port Moresby May Be Prelude To The Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

PORT MORESBY, Thursday.-- Although Japanese planes were reported over parts of New Guinea yesterday, Port Moresby yesterday experienced its fourth consecutive day of peace. SHORTLY after 9 a.m., a Japanese…

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Lull At Port Moresby May Be Prelude To The Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

PORT MORESBY, Thursday.-- Although Japanese planes were reported over parts of New Guinea yesterday, Port Moresby yesterday experienced its fourth consecutive day of peace. SHORTLY after 9. a.m., a Japanese…

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Lull At Port Moresby May Be Prelude To The Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

PORT MORESBY, Thursday.-- Although Japanese planes were reported over parts of New Guinea yesterday. Port Moresby yesterday experienced its fourth consecutive day of peace. SHORTLY after 9 a.m., a Japanese…

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Lull At Port Moresby May Be Prelude To The Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

PORT MORESBY, Thursday.-- Although Japanese planes were reported over parts of New Guinea yesterday, Port Moresby experienced its fourth consecutive day of peace. SHORTLY after 9 a.m., a Japanese…

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Danube Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 6

LONDON, March 19 (A.A.P.).— Reports from Zurieb say that [?] Rumanian Dictator, General Antonescu, is personally directing…

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Storm Threat Over War Industries Dept

Truth · Sunday 22 March 1942 · page 19

MR. IFOULD, the Deputy-Director of War Organisation of Industry, is expected to be the centre of a spectacular storm when Federal Parliament meets. A bid firm, partly encased on…

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Evatt Puts All Cards on U.S. TABLE Flood Of Aid Expected No More of "Too Little, Too Late"

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.--Because "too little, too late" tactics in Malaya and the East Indies have pointed Japan's dagger at the heart of Australia, the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) has arrived in…

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Evatt Puts All His Cards on U.S. TABLE No More Of "Too Little, Too Late" Flood of Aid Now Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Because "top little, too late" tactics in Malaya and the East Indies have pointed Japan's dagger at the heart of Australia, the…

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Evatt Puts All His Cards on U.S. TABLE No More Of "Too Little, Too Late" Flood of Aid Now Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Because "too little, too late" tactics in Malaya and the East Indies have pointed Japan's dagger at the heart of Australia, the…

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Evatt Puts All His Cards on U.S. TABLE No More Of "Too Little, Too Late" Flood of Aid Now Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Because "too little, too late" tactics in Malaya and the East Indies have pointed Japan's dagger at the heart of Australia, the…

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Evatt Puts All His Cards on U.S. TABLE No More Of "Too Little, Too Late" Flood of Aid Now Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Because "too little, too late" tactics in Malaya and the East Indies have pointed Japan's dagger at the heart of Australia, the…

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Coming War Storm Hitler's Plans for 1942 Likely Battle for Asia by Our London Correspondent (By Cable)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 4

Before the world-wide war storm breaks—possibly late in April or early in May—it is appropriate to take stock of the United Nations' position following the Far Eastern disasters…

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Raub Mine Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 3

The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company's mine in Malaya was flooded at the beginning of January after part of the stores and…

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Newspaper Storm May Bring Crisis

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. -- If tomorrow's Commons debate on the threat to close down the Daily Mirror goes against the' Government, the motion…

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Sunspot Storms Expected Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.). -- Pittsburgh Astronomic Observatory issued a warning today that an extremely large group of sunspots can be…

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Electric Storm Forecast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 6

NEW YORK, March 26 (A.A.P.).— The Pittsburgh Observatory has issued a warning that an extremely large group of sunspots may be expected to…

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Heavy Rain Brings Good Run-off Into Dams Drought Broken In Many Country Areas; Widespread Benefit

The Sun · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 3

Substantial run-off info Sydney's depleted supply dams is confidently expected by the Water Board following rainfall over the Nepean catchment area during the week ended 9 am yesterday…

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Two Dead in Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 29 March 1942 · page 7

PERTH, Saturday.--A cyclone which struck the north-west coast this week and swept inland…

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Police in bathers rescue 40 from Manly floods

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 29 March 1942 · page 7

Police, wearing bathing costumes, rescued more than 40 persons from flooded Houses in Manly last week. Two square miles of land near Manly golf…

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