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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1944

646 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 33

Flood Of Arms For MacArthur Sought

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--Like a voice crying in the wilderness, Senator Dennis Chavez (Dem., New Mexico) in ..the Senate yesterday demanded that planes and guns "by the thousands" be sent to General MacArthur so that he could…

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Flood Of Arms For MacArthur Sought

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--Like a voice crying in the wilderness, Senator Dennis Chavez (Dem., New Mexico) in the Senate yesterday demanded that planes and guns "by the thousands" be sent to General MacArthur so that he could…

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Russians Storm Way Into Kingisepp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

Russian forces have entered Kingiscpp (12 miles from the Estonian border) and fierce fighting is going on inside the town as the Germans attempt to halt the Red Army's sweeping advance from Leningrad…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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U.s. Planes Lost in Pacific Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.). --The U.S. Navy Department today announced that 22 of 23 Navy Corsair planes were lost in a severe storm in…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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22 U.s. Planes Lost in Storm

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Twenty-two of 23 Corsair fighters failed to reach their destination, because of severe…

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Flood Rains on North Coast No Benefit Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 7

Extremely heavy rain resulted in floods on the Richmond and Tweed Rivers, on the North Coast, during the week ended at…

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Flood Rains On North Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

FLOODS occurred on the Richmond and Tweed Rivers on the North Coast. as the result of extremely heavy lain,during the week,…

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Floods in South Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

CAPE TOWN, Friday. -- Torrential rains have made rivers impassable in the Transvaal, where dams and lakes are overflowing…

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Floods in South Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

CAPE TOWN, Friday. -- Torrential rains have made rivers impassable in the Transvaal, where dams and lakes are overflowing…

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Floods in South Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

CAPE TOWN, Friday. -- Torrential rains have made rivers impassable in the Transvaal, where dams and lakes are overflowing…

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Floods in South Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

CAPE TOWN, Friday. -- Torrential rains have made rivers impassable in the Transvaal, where dams and lakes are overflowing…

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Daughters of Smuts Marooned by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Saturday. -- Two daughters of General Smuts are marooned on their father's farm near Pretoria, Transvaal, following…

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Daughters of Smuts Marooned by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Saturday. -- Two daughters of General Smuts are marooned on their father's farm near Pretoria, Transvaal, following…

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Daughters of Smuts Marooned by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Saturday. -- Two daughters of General Smuts are marooned on their father's farm near Pretoria. Transvaal following…

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Daughters of Smuts Marooned by Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Saturday. -- Two daughters of General Smuts are marooned on their father's farm near Pretoria, Transvaal, following…

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