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Floods & storms, 1943

685 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 35

Names of A.i.f. Men Drowned in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

The four members of the A.I.F. drowned when washed off rocks on the New South Wales coast during the recent storm were:…

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Heavy Rains Lead to Warnings of Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

SO heavy was the rain on the coast this week that warnings of floods in all coastal rivers from the Shoalhaven to the Macleay, including Kevin Hartley chooses an unusual mount for driving the sheep to water at Glen Lee, Obley Road, Dubbo…

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Town Water Pumping Stopped by Flood Arranging with Water Board

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

THE flooding of the Nepean River this week has put the electric pumps for the town water supply out of action and, the steam pump…

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Floods Feared Along Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

A warning that floods were expected to-day on all the coastal rivers from the Shoalhaven to the Macleay, including tributaries, was issued yesterday. Recent heavy rains caused floodings in some suburbs…

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Hundreds Homeless in U.s. Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 6

LONDON, May 19 (A.A.P.).—Floods which are spreading over widely scattered areas in Indians are driving hundreds of families from their…

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Floods Feared on Coast Suburban Homes Evacuated Record Water Storage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 5

A warning that floods were expected to-day on all the coastal rivers from the Shoalhaven to the Macleay, including tributaries, was issued yesterday. Recent heavy rains caused floodings in some…

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Suburban Families Flooded Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 5

During recent heavy rains the Lane Cove River at Fuller's Bridge, Chatswood, overflowed and flooded five homes in River…

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Ruhr Arsenal in Grave Peril 60 Miles of Flood

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--RAF scout planes over Germany yesterday report that floodwaters from the burst Mohne Dam have now affected regions 60 miles distant, and those from Eder Dam, 50 miles…

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Cloudburst Floods Out City Homes Streets Like Racing Rivers; Heavy Damage

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 5

City and suburban streets became like racing rivers and many homes were flooded following a cloudburst. Water was knee deep at Circular Quay…

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Nazi Chiefs Fly to Ruhr Disorders In Devastated Flood Area

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--High Nazi Party leaders have left Berlin by air for the districts flooded after the R.A.F.'s destruction of the Eder…

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Wide Areas Inundated by Floods Heavy Crop Damage Expected Swirling Water Isolates Camden

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 5

WITH only one exit to the south, the town of Camden is virtually isolated, following the overflowing of the Nepean River. There has been no rail traffic to…

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Floods Run 60 Miles Down Ruhr Valley Domestic Water Supply Wrecked

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Reconnaissance photographs show that floods from the Mohne Dam have extended 60 miles, right into the heart of the Ruhr industrial valley. THE floods from the Eder Dam…

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"Mile-By-Mile" Account Of Eder Dam Flood Progress

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--From R.A.F. photographs, it has been possible to reconstruct a "mile by mile" account of damage done by the wail of water from the destroyed Eder dam. HERE is what happened as water…

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Floods Run 60 Miles

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Floods from from broken Mohne and Eder Dams have now extended 60 miles into the heart of the Ruhr industrial country. It is believed that damage will be much greater than at first expected. WATER from the Mohne dam…

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Floods Run 60 Miles

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday-- Floods from the broken Mohne and Eder Dams have now extended 60 miles into the heart of the Ruhr industrial country, 'it is believed that damage will be much greater,than at first expected…

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Floods Run 60 Miles

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Floods from the broken Mohne and Eder Dams have now extended 60 miles into the heart of the Ruhr industrial country, it is believed that damage will be much greater than at first expected. WATER from the Mohne dam…

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Stop Press Floods at Bowral

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 12

BOWRAL, Thursday,--Bowral is without gas following the flooding of the local gasworks to a depth of two necessitating the…

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Stop Press German Flood Damage Spreads

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 12

LONDON, Thursday.-- The floods from the destroyed Mohne and Eder dams in Germany are still spreading and are Penetrating…

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"Mile-By-Mile" Account Of Eder Dam Flood Progress

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--From R.A.F. photographs, it has been possible to reconstruct a "mile by mile" account of damage done by the wall of water from the destroyed Eder dam. HERE is what happened as water…

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Floods Are Feared in Four Rivers Weather Bureau Issues Warning Market Gardens Suffer Heavily

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the rain has ceased in most areas, warnings of floods in four rivers were issued by the Weather Bureau this afternoon. The rivers are the Nepean, the Lachlan, the Upper…

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