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Floods & storms, 1944

646 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 33

More Dust-storms, Heat Forecast for Riverina

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 9

Dust-storms could be expected today in the Riverina, western, and south-western areas, the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said last night. Heat-wave conditions were…

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Protecting Cyclone-damaged Roof

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

Neighbours drawing canvas salvage sheets supplied by the Fire Brigade over the damaged roof of Mr. F. Smart's house at Naremburn last night. Several houses were damaged and partially unroofed by a cyclone of great intensity…

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Storm Rains Inland

The Sun · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

Matty parrs of the State have received useful falls of rain in the 24 hours to 9 am today,…

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Cyclone Hits Suburb Naremburn Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

A freak cyclone cut a trail of damage for 400 yards through Naremburn at 5 p.m. yesterday. No one was seriously injured,…

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Gale In Suburbs Unroofs Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

Dozens of houses were damaged when a "line squall" swept through Auburn, Croydon, and…

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Crisis Over Coal Members Receive Flood of Letters By Our Special Representative

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 3

Opposition members representing New South Wales metropolitan electorates said in Canberra last night that they were now being flooded by telegrams and letters protesting against the Government's…

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Thunderstorms Over State

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

Thunderstorms brought refreshing rain to scattered places in New South Wales yesterday. Rain fell in southern districts and…

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Filipinos Storm Recruiting Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

LEYTE, Nov. 30.—Self-styled majors and captains fresh from their private war against the Japanese are among the eager Filipinos flocking down from the hills to enlist in the new Philippines Army. Presiden Osmena's recent…

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Cool Change Throughout State Low Temperatures: Electric Storms Strike North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 7

A sudden cold change developed yesterday over most of the State, with a drop of 23 degrees on Wednesday's temperature. This followed a heat-wave of five days…

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Thunderstorms Pass Away

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 4

Thunderstorms in New South Wales contracted to the northeastern portion of the State last night, after useful falls had…

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dirty sydney and the deluge

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 2

BRILLIANT Melbourne art critic, Clive Turnbull, told Melbourne the other…

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Advance through floods on Ruhr, Saar Six German towns fall, Allies now fighting 22 miles from Cologne LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 3 December 1944 · page 1

THROUGH flood and German fire, Montgomery's and Patton's troops are smashing towards the great German industrial areas of the Ruhr and Saar…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio says that the Seine River is stall rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday-- Pans Radio says that the Seine River is still rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio says that the Seine River .is still rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio says that the Seine River is still rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio says that the Seine River is still rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Flood Threat in France

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio says that the Seine River is still rising and it may become necessary to evacuate the population from…

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Storms Expected in West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

Thunderstorms in western New South Wales in the next 24 hours were forecast last night by the Divisional Meteorolog [?] Mr. Mares…

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Storm Over Europe Might Engulf Civilisation Again

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 8

DEMONSTRATIONS in Athens, Rome, and Brussels are symptoms of a sickness in Europe…

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