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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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£35,000 For Flood Sufferers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 9

The State Government has made available £35,000 for the immediate relief of North Coast…

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In the Garden The Aftermath of the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 6

LAST week's cyclonic storm along the coastline chamged muvh of the season's outlook It briught new problems…

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Floods in the Norths—Drought in the South-West

The Methodist · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 3

While the whole coastal belt of the State has had a thorough drenching, and the worst floods ever known have swept down the valleys of the northern rivers, drought still continues in the Riverina and in…

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Gratitude For Flood Relief Assistance From State Government

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 6

LISMORE, Friday.--Appreciation of the prompt relief measures taken by the Federal and State Governments during the Tenant and share farmers on the North Coast who suffered loss through the recent floods can apply for assistance under the State Government's…

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Fierce Storm in Adelaide Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 2

FORTY-miles-an-hour wind gusts uproofed houses, tore limbs from trees and disrupted electricity supplies in…

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12-year-old Cockney girl takes London by storm

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 38

LONDON, Sat. -- A 12-year-old Cockney girl, Elizabeth Taylor, dressed up as a jockey, ran away…

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Greyhounds beat the river flood

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 5

MOST exciting race at Bathurst greyhound meeting yesterday was between the last event and…

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Bride, Salvationist, Tell of Lismore Flood

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 12

A BRIDE whose glory box was in one of the flooded homes at Lismore, and a Salvation Army woman who did splendid rescue work in the flooded areas, both took part in ceremonies in Sydney this weekend…

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Husband's Graphic Story Of Struggle In Flood To Save Wife and Baby

The Sun · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

CASINO, Monday.-- A dairy farmer, Arthur Winthorpe Hermann, told the Casino Coroner today how he struggled underwater to save his wife and baby in the recent Richmond River floods…

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Flood Victim's Fight for Life

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

CASINO, Monday. -- A 14-stone woman, clinging to one side of a capsized punt in the recent floods, pulled her husband and…

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Adelaide Hit by Gale Havoc In City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Damage to property estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000 was caused by a gale to-day…

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Damage to Schools by Floods

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

SERIOUS damage to Catholic property in the Lismore Diocese was caused by the recent floods…

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Draining Flooded Holland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON. June 27 (A.A.P.).— Eighty-five per centum of the Dutch regions which the Germans flooded have already been drained, according…

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Stock Losses in Flood

The Land · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

Estimated losses of stock during the recent North Coast floods are approximately 2,000 head of cattle and 4,000 pigs…

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Finance For Flood Relief On North Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 6

FINANCIAL assistance totalling £35,000 has been made available by the N.S.W. Government for the relief of those who…

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The Flood at Lismore R. Finigan

The Methodist · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 3

The view from the parsonage verandah on a fine sunny morning is a delight to the eye. The river, winding its way towards the sea, now glistens in the morning light; on either bank the willows hang in…

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Australians Storm Ashore at Balikpapan Beachhead Quickly Established

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

BALIKPAPAN, July 2.—Australian 7th Division troops have stormed ashore at Balikpapan, Dutch oil port in south-east Borneo, and established a firm beachhead…

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Flood Damage Closes Rail Line

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 9

A section of the Ballina railway line washed away by floods last month is still closed. The Railways Publicity Officer (Mr…

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Recovery From Floods

The Land · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

THE subsoils of the Central Rivers area have been saturated, reports Mr.J.M. Pitt, senior agricultural instructor, and the prospects…

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Dairy Output Drops After Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 11

DAIRY production has fallen considerably in Grafton district as a result of June floodlngs, the district Agricultural Instructor (Mr. W. H…

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