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Floods & storms, 1944

646 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 33

Heavy Rain on Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 5

Heavy rain fell on the New South Wales coast in the week ended 9 a.m. yesterday. The heaviest falls were:—Laurieton…

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Survived storms to bomb Yap

The Sun · Sunday 18 June 1944 · page 2

By HARRY POTTER, a "Sunday Sun" war correspondent in New Guinea. TO bomb the Jap-occupied…

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Heavy Rain Slows Italy Drive

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. -- Allied troops chasing the Germans towards northern Italy have reached the suburbs of Perugia,…

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Flood Didn't Stop Allies

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

AN AERIAL VIEW of the Pontine Marshes after they had been flooded by the Germans in an unsuccessful…

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Flood Didn't Stop Allies

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

AN AERIAL VIEW of the Pontine Marshes after they had been flooded by the Germans in an unsuccessful…

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Strange but True Storm Frears

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 8

RECURRENCE of willy-willy conditions off the Western Australian coast recently recalls freakish incidents. It was…

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Invasion Shipping In Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. -- A violent Channel gale created a perilous situation for the Allied armies…

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Vienna and Budapest Raided Storms Restrict Air Blows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 3

LONDON, June 27.—Strong forces of heavy bombers yesterday attacked oil installations and an aircraft factory at Vienna, says to-day's Italy communique. Reuter's correspondent at Allied…

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Trash Floods Australian Market

Tribune · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 4

FIRST issue of Fellowship, organ of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, carries a warning that overseas interests are…

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Heavy Rain at Week-end Waterspout Reported in Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in many Sydney suburbs during the weekend, although the reading at the Weather Bureau was only 101…

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Big Drive Down Peninsula U.S. Attack In Normandy Heavy Rain Checks Pace

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Pushing down the Cherbourg Peninsula on a 38-mile front, American forces which launched a new offensive at dawn yesterday have advanced several miles, have…

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Big Drive Down Peninsula U.S. Attack In Normandy. Heavy Rain Checks Pace

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Pushing down the Cherbourg Peninsula on a 38-mile front, American forces which launched a new offensive at dawn yesterday have advanced several miles, have…

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Big Drive Down Peninsula U.S. Attack In Normandy Heavy Rain Checks Pace

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Pushing down the Cherbourg Peninsula on a 38-mile front, American forces which launched a new offensive at dawn yesterday have advanced several miles, have…

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Big Drive Down Peninsula U.S. Attack In Normandy Heavy Rain Checks Pace

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Pushing down the Cherbourg Peninsula on a 38-mile front, American forces which launched a new offensive at dawn yesterday have advanced several miles, have…

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Stranded Vessel Saved in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- An overseas freighter has been salvaged near North Cape, off the north coast of New…

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Stranded Vessel Saved in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- An overseas freighter has been salvaged near North Cape, off the north coast of New…

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Stranded Vessel Saved in Storm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- An overseas freighter has been salvaged near North Cape, off the north coast of New…

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Russians Storm Minsk and Press on No Sign of German Stand Whole Regiments Surrendering From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, July 4—Powerful forces of Russian troops, tanks, and artillery are bearing down against some 12 broken German divisions beyond Minsk, which fell to the Red Army yesterday after a surprisingly…

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Show in Adelaide Hills; Floods Block Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Show fell so heavily in the Adelaide hills today that schoolchildren were able to build snowmen. Snow was several inches deep…

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Flood Danger in Launceston

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Friday.--Just when Launceston was again discussing its much-shelved flood prevention scheme to…

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