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Floods & storms, 1943

685 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 35

8th Army Storms Last Rommel Line Bayonets Win First Objective

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--The 8th Army, Britain's veteran desert force which "always goes through," is attacking Wadi Karit, Rommel's last defence line in southern…

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Heavy Storm

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

A torrential storm broke over Penrith and district about 5 p.m. on Sunday and the terrific downpour, one of the heaviest the town has known for…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 7

Summary dismissal by the new Chief Warden for. the City of Sydney (Mr. R. G. Clark), of Mrs. K. Millar, founder and…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 7

Summary, dismissal by the new Chief Warden for the City of Sydney (Mr. R. G. Clark), of Mrs. K. Millar founder and…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 7

Summary dismissal by the new Chief Warden for the City of Sydney (Mr. R.G. Clark), of Mrs. K. Millar, founder and…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 7

Summary dismissal, by the new Chief Warden for the City, of Sydney (Mr. R. G. Clark), of Mrs. K. Millar, founder and…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

Summary dismissal by the new Chief Warden for the City of Sydney (Mr. R. G. Clark), of Mrs. K. Millar, founder and…

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N.e.s. Dismissals Arouse Protest Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

Summary dismissal by the new Chief Warden for the City of Sydney (Mr. R. G. Clark), of Mrs. It. Millar, founder and…

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Gales in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 8

MELBOURNE. Friday.—Velocity records were broken by squalls experienced in Melbourne yesterday. During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m…

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Yachtsmen face storm ordeal MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 3

When their 15ft. yacht capsized off Mentone this afternoon, Alex Ferguson (19), of James-st., Mordialloc, an AIF soldier back…

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Convoy Rescue Drama In Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Torpedoed by a U-boat while saving survivors from a liner, a Norwegian merchantman began to…

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Gale Damages Mountain Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Monday.--An 80-mile-an-hour gale damaged many mountain homes in the weekend. Roofs were blown off many buildings,…

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Eighth Army Took Defence by Storm Mountain Line Broken

The Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--Storming mountain slopes in the full moon of Tuesday night, infantry of the Eighth Army forced a breach in Rommel's Enfidaville line in the Tunisian coastal sector…

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How Death Winged Its Way to Tokio "Never See Them Again" Planes Took Off in Raging Gale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.-- "We bowed our heads as the last B25 launched from the Hornet's deck roared over the horizon towards Tokio. 'We'll never see him again. We must wish him…

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How Death Winged Its Way to Tokio "Never See Them Again" Planes Took Off in Raging Gale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.--"We bowed our heads as the last B25 launched from the Hornet's deck roared over the horizon towards Tokio. 'We'll never see him again. We must wish him…

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How Death Winged Its Way to Tokio "Never See Them Again" Planes Took Off in Raging Gale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday. -- "We bowed our heads as the last B25 launched from the Hornet's deck roared over the horizon towards Tokio. 'We'll never see him again. We must wish him…

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How Death Winged Its Way to Tokio "Never See Them Again" Planes Took Off in Raging Gale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.--"We bowed our heads as the last B25 launched from the Hornet's deck roared over the horizon towards Tokio. 'We'll never see him again. We must wish him…

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Then the Storm Broke

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 18

SOME sailors are bad enough. They have a wife in every port. But what about commercial travellers STILL, many a girl takes a commercial seriously…

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40,000 People Storm Trains Holiday Rush Home Starts Before Dawn

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 7

Trains, jammed full, brought nearly 40,000 people back to Sydney from holiday resorts yesterday. People began returning to Sydney early in the…

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Flood of Aid for Mother of 12

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 3

Help continues to pour in from all parts of the city for the widow and 12 young children of J. V. Scott, tram conductor, who was knocked down and killed by a tram on Saturday…

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