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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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British Rescue Inhabitants From Flooded Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

An elderly woman being assisted ashore by Dutch Red Cross workers after inhabitants who had been isolated on flooded Walcheren Island were rescued by British troops in amphibious "ducks." (British official radio-picture.)…

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Dust-Storms Nearly Ended

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 11

The Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said dust-storms inland had practically abated. Isolated showers fell in coastal…

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State Dust Storms Go

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

NSW is enjoying a welcome respite from dust storms, State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said today…

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Riverina Dust Storms

The Land · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

The number and severity of dust [?]orms in the Riverina, South, Central [?]nd West, constituted a record, with he result that, following a…

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Solace in Distress The Full Story How the Dutch Have Assisted the Jews before the storm

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

A Netherlander—Jew or Christian—always finds it difficult to convey the spirit of his homeland before the war: the almost…

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Challenge on Floodlight Prosecution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

A certificate had been given for petrol for the generating plant used to floodlight the Boys' Town carnival on Saturday…

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Thunderstorms on N. Tableland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 9

Thunderstorms were experienced at a few places on the northern tablelands yesterday. Armidale recorded 38 points of rain…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Flooded Roadway On The Western Front

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 6

UP TO ITS AXLES in water, an Allied jeep negotiates a Dutch roadway, flooded after heavy winter…

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Storm Bursts at Annual A.w.u. Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A storm burst at the annual meeting of the A.W.U. when a prominent delegate was expelled from…

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Storm Bursts at Annual A.w.u. Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A storm burst at the annual meeting of the A.W.U. wheta a prominent delegate was expelled from…

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Storm Bursts at Annual A.w.u. Meeting

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A storm burst at the annual meeting of the A.W.U. when a prominent delegate was expelled from…

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