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Floods & storms, 1942

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Yachtsman's Last Signal In Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

A WHISTLE from the sea was the last signal from Clifford Sidley Martin, yachtsman, washed overboard from the Sydney yacht Moana Lua…

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Yachtsman's Last Signal In Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

A WHISTLE from the sea was the last signal from Clifford Sidley Martin, yachtsman, washed overboard from the Sydney yacht Moana Lua…

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Yachtsman's Last Signal In Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

A WHISTLE from the sea was the last signal from Clifford Sidley Martin, yachtsman, washed overboard from the Sydney yacht Moana Lua…

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Yachtsman's Last Signal In Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

A WHISTLE from the sea was the last signal from Clifford Sidley Martin, yachtsman, washed overboard from the Sydney yacht Moana Lua…

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Storm In Tea-cup MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

Calerers in Melbourne are at sixes and sevens over tea rationing. Several cafes are serving…

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Danube in Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 6

LONDON, April 8 (A.A.P.).—A report received in Zurich from Bucharest says that, as a result of a flood in the Danube, the town of Vidin (on…

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"Storm Soon In England"

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--According to John B. Hughes, the noted commentator, Sir Stafford Cripps was glad to go to India…

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"Storm Soon In England"

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--According to John B. Hughes, the noted commentator, Sir Stafford Cripps was glad to go to India…

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"Storm Soon In England"

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--According to John B. Hughes, the noted commentator, Sir Stafford Cripps was glad to go to India…

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"Storm Soon In England"

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--According to John B. Hughes, the noted commentator, Sir Stafford Cripps was glad to go to India…

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"Storm Soon In England"

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--According to John B. Hughes, the noted commentator, Sir Stafford Cripps was glad to go to India…

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261 Refugees Die in Gale London

The Sun · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

Two motor-boats packed with Greek refugees, including women and children, have been wrecked in a storm, and the…

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Shipwreck In Cyclone PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 12 April 1942 · page 7

Battered by one of the fiercest cyclones in the history of the North-West. Broome luggers have limped into a northern…

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Storm Centre Of The Hour

The Sun · Sunday 12 April 1942 · page 1

Map shows the area in which latest British reverses have occurred. See Story, Page Three…

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Published by Arrangement with Time the American Newsmagazine U.S. at War Before the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 April 1942 · page 1

[?] The 25th anniversary (April 6) US entry into World War 1 was a quiet day, in which the new war seemed…

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Flood of Protests on Labor Problem

The Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 3

Complaints regarding calling-up of manpower are pouring in to members of Parliament representing rural constituencies, said Mr. F. J. Cahill, MLA, today. "Owing to enlistments, call-ups and…

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BOOFHEAD Any Port In A Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 13

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BOOFHEAD Any Port In A Storm

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BOOFHEAD Any Port In A Storm

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BOOFHEAD Any Port In A Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 13

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