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Floods & storms, 1944

646 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 33

Destroyer Caught in Cyclone a Drama of the Indian Ocean

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 August 1944 · page 2

Caught in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and wallowing disabled in heavy seas and a raging wind, the French destroyer Le Triomphant was rescued by the American tanker Cedar Mills and the cruiser H. M. S. Frobisher. It is an epic story of the sea…

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Huge Army Invades Southern France British, French and American Forces Storm Beaches Very Slight Initial Opposition Met Record Air-borne Landings In Enemy's Rear

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1944 · page 1

LONDON, August 15 (A.A.P.).—British, French and American troops landed on the Mediterranean coast of France to-day. By mid-morning all landings were proceeding successfully against only light opposition…

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Armed Provosts Guard Hotel Suites of Bob Hope's Party Flood Of Phone Calls From Girls

The Sun · Wednesday 16 August 1944 · page 3

Armed U.S. Provosts guarded the private suites of film comedian Bob Hope and his party of troop entertainers at Hotel Australia today…

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Crescent Gutters Flooded

The Biz · Thursday 17 August 1944 · page 6

Have any of the Fairfield aldermen ever attempted to ford The Crescent gutters during a storm? Surely not—otherwise they would have made provision for…

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Costly gewgaws flood shops still starved of essentials

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1944 · page 5

AFTER inspecting some of the gaudy and badly-constructed wares in Sydney shops one wonders…

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Trade & Finance Fear Of U.S. Flood In World Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 10

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).-- America would finish the war with the largest potential manufacturing capacity of any country…

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Poles Storm Warsaw Skyscraper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 3

The Consul-General for Poland in Sydney yesterday issued a statement that the Polish Radio in Warsaw had…

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Warning Of Floods From Tweed To Manning

The Sun · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 2

Probability of floods on the North Coast from the Tweed to the Manning rivers was imminent, the…

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Immigrant Flood If Births Decline

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 10

The birthrate in Australia was just sufficient to maintain its population, Deputy-Director of War Organisation in Queensland (Mr. Colin Clark) said last night…

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Torrential Rainfall Rivers Rise Rapidly Flood Warning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 10

TORRENTIAL mm fell on the North Coast lost night when a cyclonic disturbance swept the area, Heavy rain is still falling, and a…

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Torrential Rainfall Rivers Rise Rapidly Flood Warning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 10

TORRENTIAL rain fell on the North Coast last night when a cyclonic disturbance swept the area. Heavy miss is still fatting, and a…

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Torrential Rainfall Rivers Rise Rapidly Flood Warning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 10

TORRENTIAL rain fell on the North Coast last night when a cyclonic disturbance swept the area. Heavy rain is still falling and a…

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Torrential Rains in North Several Rivers Rise Rapidly Mares Warns on Flooding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 9

TORRENTIAL rain fell on the North Coast yesterday when a cyclonic disturbance swept the area. Heavy rain is still falling, and a…

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Downpours on North Coast Flood Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 5

A flood warning for several North Coast rivers was issued yesterday, following torrential rains. Two centres reported…

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Flood Signs On Nth. Coast

The Sun · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 5

Torrential rains in the past four days have so swollen central North Coast rivers that Mr. Mares' flood warning still stands. Flood threat in the Bellinger passed its peak today, but…

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Warning Of Floods In Five Rivers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 7

Flood warnings were issued yesterday to North Coast districts by the Weather Bureau…

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Floods Wreck North Coast Roads, Fences

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

The worst floods in years are reported from some parts of the north coast, following heavy rain in the past three days. RIVERS are swollen and many miles…

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Serious Floods on North Coast

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

The worst floods in years are reported from some parts of the north coast, following heavy rain in the past three days. RIVERS are swollen and many miles…

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Floods Wreck North Coast Roads, Fences

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

The worst floods in years are reported from some parts of the north coast, following heavy rain in the past three days. RIVERS are swollen and many miles…

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Serious Floods on North Coast

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 4

The worst floods in years are reported from some parts of the north coast, following heavy rain in the past three days. RIVERS are swollen and many miles…

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