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Floods & storms, 1945

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Sailors Ordeal In Cyclone After Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 7

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Harrowing experiences of the crew of a ship which was lost in the Coral Sea on Friday, March 16, during a cyclone, were described today by survivors…

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Graphic Sea Rescue Survivors Tell Story Ship Struck by Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 9

A GRAPHIC account of the harrowing experiences of the crew of a vessel which sank in the Coral Sea during a terrific cyclone on the…

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Graphic Sea Rescue Survivors Tell Story Ship Struck by Cyclone

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 9

A GRAPHIC account of the harrowing experiences of the crew of a vessel which sank in the Coral Sea during a terrific cyclone on the…

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No "Storm" at Conference Mr. Curtin Denies Union Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, denied to-day the version given to the bus and tram employees'…

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Sloop Adrift In Heavy Storm, Three Rescued

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 9

A 25-foot sloop drifted helplessly three miles off the coast last night after its rudder had been smashed, the jib torn to pieces, and the engine put out of action…

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Japanese Flood Tactics In Burma Fail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 3

BURMA, April 1 (A.A.P.).—The Japanese defenders in the Kyaukse area, 24 miles south of Mandalay, opened the sluice…

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Stop Press Big Floods in U.s

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 20

NEW YORK, Tuesday. --Floods and tornadic winds caused at least eight deaths in the central and southern states yesterday. It is…

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Smuts's Plane in Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, April 4 (A.A.P.).— Lightning struck the Avro York plane in which the Prime Minister of South Africa, General…

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Record Low Output Unless Heavy Rain Falls Soon

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 4

UNLESS good rains saturated the Manning River and Port Macquarie districts soon there would be a record law dairy output, the…

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"Flood-through" to the Weser

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

"Along all roads east and north-east of Osnabruck a great cavalcade of British armour is sweeping forward followed by…

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Book on Russia rouses a storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 12

Report on the Russians, by William L. White. New York: Harcourt Brace. NEW YORK, Friday.--No…

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Hurricane hits north coast: city storms

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 3

WOODBURN, not far from Lismore, was swept by a hurricane yesterday, and in half an hour thousands of pounds worth of…

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Cyclone brings rain, ruin on coast Northern town wrecked; circus tent blown down

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 5

A cyclone which swept the coast yesterday brought widespread rain. Heavy local gales caused extensive damage. At Woodburn, on the north coast near Lismore, nearly every building…

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Shells, Floods In Nazi Town

Truth · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 19

ENGINEERS OF THE U.S. 9th ARMY wade through a shell-scarred area of Julich, key German road junction west of the Rhine City of Cologne.-…

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Warnings of Coastal Floods More Heavy Rain Likely After Weekend Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 5

Cyclonic gales and[?] heavy rain swept the New South Wales coast on Saturday and Sunday, and warnings of floods in coastal rivers have been issued. Rain extended to the tablelands, where some of the heaviest falls…

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Terrific South Coast Deluge; Flood Threats

The Sun · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 7

During the week -end's violent storm, phenomenally heavy rain fell on the South Coast and adjacent highlands. Araluen had nearly 19 inches…

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Fierce Gales Lash Coast City Homes Unroofed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 3

The vilent storm which struck Sydney during the week-end blew at 65 miles an hour…

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Storm Strikes Manly Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 1

Ripped away by the force of the storm on Saturday night, material from this steeple of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, Manly, fell and damaged the church roof. Rain dripped through on the congregation at the service yesterday morning…

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Cyclone Damages Homes, Boats; Planes Grounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 1

Widespread damage was caused in and around Sydney by Saturday night's cyclone. Houses were unroofed, walls and fences blown down, boats and launches driven…

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Storm Damage in Suburbs Phones, Electricity Services Washed Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 5

The weekend storm dislocated telephone communication in many areas. Most trouble was caused by water running into underground…

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