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Floods & storms, 1943

685 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 35

Chinese Flooded Out of Gardens

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 5

AH LING (left) and Lee Guy, two Chinese market gardeners, who were evacuated from their flooded riverside gardens, spent last night in the Camden Town Hall. CONSTABLE A. E. NEALE handing out food to some of the market…

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Floods Destroy Big Crops Of Vegetables

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 5

More than 2,000,000 cauliflowers and 1,000,000 cabbages were lost in the Hawkesbury district in the recent floods, the chairman of the Windsor…

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Flood pours from bombe German Dam

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

PICTUREGRAM shows water pouring through breach in the Mohne Dam (Ruhr) after it had been bombed on Monday by the R.A.F. The Mohne and Eder dams were…

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Unrest Spreading in Flooded Ruhr Towns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Street demonstrations have occurred in a number of centres in the Ruhr and Rhineland as the floods caused by the bombing of the Mohne and Eder dams extend. Difficulties in distributing relief have led to angry…

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Flood Toll Still Mounting in Many Country Districts

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 4

FLOODS have caused extensive damage on the South Coast and in the western districts. Settlers are marooned in some areas, many cattle have been drowned or killed by exposure, and vegetable and market gardens have been destroyed…

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Flood Toll Still Mounting

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

Floods have caused extensive damage on the South Coast and in the western districts. Settlers are marooned in some areas,…

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Flood Toll Stilt Mounting

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

Floods have caused extensive damage on the South Coast and in the western districts. Settlers are marooned in some areas,…

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Flood Toll Still Mounting

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

Floods have caused extensive damage on the South Coast and in the western districts. Settlers are marooned in some in areas,…

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Floods Stop Coal Mines

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

LOSS in coal production because of recent floods is estimated at more than 10,000 tons. Of 10 mines idle today, six are not…

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Floods Stop Coat Mines

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

LOSS in coal production because of recent floods is estimated at more than 10,000 tons. Of 10 mines idle today, six are not…

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Flood Toll Still Mounting

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

Floods have caused extensive damage on the South Coast and in the western districts. Settlers are marooned in some areas,…

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Flood Danger Passing Most River Levels Receding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 8

Immediate danger of floods on the Lachlan, Macquarie, Shoalhaven, and Nepean Rivers and their tributaries appeared to…

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Floods Ruin Food Crops Waters Recede

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 3

Flood waters are receding in the Lachlan, Macquarie, Shoalhaven and Nepean Rivers, leaving…

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Essen Threatened By Flood Waters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Friday. -- Floodwaters from the Mohne dam, breached by R.A.F. bombers early on Monday, are now threatening Essen, arms centre in…

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Floods Menace Wheat District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 7

Floods are receding in coastal areas of New South Wales, but west of the Dividing Range the Lachlan River is in high flood. Residents of Forbes, Gooloogong, Condobolin, and…

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Easing Off in Flood Districts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Reports this morning from districts where floods have occurred indicate that the position is easier, although many…

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Easing Off in Flood Districts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Reports this morning from districts where floods have occurred indicate that the position is easier, although many…

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Easing Off In Flood Districts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Reports this morning from districts where floods have occurred indicate that the position is easier, although many…

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Easing Off in Flood Districts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Reports this morning from districts where floods have occurred indicate that the position is easier, although many…

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Easing Off In Flood Districts

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 2

Reports this morning from districts where floods have occurred indicate that the position is easier, although many…

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