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Floods & storms, 1943

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Hamburg Hit Again Nazi City Blasted In Big Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 August 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Monday night's R.A.F. attack on Hamburg was made in a thunderstorm so…

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Wants Grant to Repair Flood Damage

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1943 · page 6

Through Mr. G. C. Gollan, M.L.A., Parramatta Council recently applied for a grant of £2000 to meet the cost of repairing recent…

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Hamburg Blasted In Heavy Thunderstorm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--Monday night's R.A.F. attack on Hamburg was made in a thunderstorm so violent that one pilot said he could not distinguish the anti-aircraft fire from the lightning…

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Gale Snaps Cables and Sets River Punt Adrift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- When two 21-inch steel cables broke in a westerly gale yesterday, Hexham punt, loaded with timber and eravel…

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Gale Snaps Cables and Sets River Punt Adrift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- When " two 21-inch steel cables broke in a westerly gale yesterday, Hexham punt, loaded with timber and gravel…

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Gale Snaps Cables and Sets River Punt Adrift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- When two 24 -inch steel cables broke in a westerly gale yesterday, Hexham punt, loaded with timber and gravel…

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Gale Snaps Cables and Sets River Punt Adrift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- When two 2½-inch steel cables broke in a westerly gale yesterday, Hexham punt, loaded with timber and gravel…

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Gale Snaps Cables and Sets River Punt Adrift

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- When two 2½-inch steel cables broke in a westerly gale yesterday, Hexham punt, loaded with timber and gravel…

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Indian Floods Kill 1,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 5

BOMBAY, Aug. 4 (A.A.P.).—It is officially stated that more than 1,000 persons were killed in floods which submerged the town of Vijayanagar,…

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Wharf Shortage, in Spite of Army Aid Flood Of War Supplies

The Sun · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Even with troops being used and all available wharf-laborers working, there will still be a shortage of wharf labor, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declared today…

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Warning Of Inland Floods

The Sun · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 3

Floods may occur during the weekend from the Lachlan and north-east Inland rivers, the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares)…

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5000 Dead in Indian Floods London

The Sun · Sunday 8 August 1943 · page 2

About 5000 persons lost their lives and 50 villages were devastated by floods in Rajputana, India, says a Bombay…

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Flood of new voters sets problems for candidates in border-line seats

The Sun · Sunday 8 August 1943 · page 3

THOUSANDS of additional voters, who have Hooded into metropolitan and near-city Federal electorates in the wake of war industries, have created unpredictable problems for candidates in a number of vital "border-line" seats. Outstanding examples are [?]…

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Danger of Floods Now Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 2

The flood danger at Forbes, caused by melting snow swelling the Lachlan River, has passed. The river this…

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Danger of Floods Now Over

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 7

The flood danger at Forbes, caused by melting snow swelling the Laehlan River, has passed. The river this…

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Believed Lost in Lake Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday. -- Charles Flemming, 22, of Lake Illawarra South, is believed to have been drowned when a 13ft. canvas canoe overturned in a…

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Storm On Control Of Propaganda In United States

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. --America's propaganda in foreign countries is causing a minor storm in Washington on…

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Storm On Control Of Propaganda In United States

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.-- America's propaganda in foreign countries is causing a minor storm in Washington on…

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Storm On Control Of Propaganda In United States

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.-- America's propaganda in foreign countries is causing a minor storm in Washington on…

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Storm On Control Of Propaganda In United States

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. -- America's propaganda in foreign countries is causing a minor storm in Washington on…

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