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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 39

Storm Damage

The Biz · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

Two violent storms caused damage to Sydney suburbs yesterday, one early in the morning, the other in the afternoon…

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Extensive Damage In Freak Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

Freak cyclonic storms unroofed homes and uprooted trees in Sydney and country districts…

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Fierce Storm Sweeps Many Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

Two violent storms caused damage to Sydney suburbs yesterday one early in the morning and the other in the…

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Hailstones Break Windows Block Traffic Crops Damaged In Cyclonic Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 7

Windows were broken and crops destroyed by heavy falls of large hailstones in Sydney suburbs yesterday afternoon. The hail fell during a freak 20-minute…

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Adventure in the Storm Occupants of Car Out All Night

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

WHERE had Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Smith, of High Street, Penrith, got to on Sunday evening when a storm raged, that they did not…

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Flood Threat to Northern Highway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- The main North Coast Highway is threatened with flooding by the Caboolture River, which has risen 30ft. after a…

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Floods Force Many To Evacuate Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--Floods have forced hundreds of residents of South Canterbury district, South Island, to evacuate their homes. Reports from country areas…

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Stop Press N.z. Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 20

WELLINGTON, N.Z.--Marry parties of people are marooned by floods and cannot be rescued before daylight tomorrow. South of…

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Stop Press N.z. Floods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 20

WELLINGTON, N.Z.-- Many parties of people are marooned by floods and cannot be rescued before daylight tomorrow. South of…

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Deaths in N.z. Flood Feared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.— Lives may be lost in the heaviest floods ever experienced in South Canterbury, South Island…

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"None Homeless" In Wyong Storm

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

Statement by Mr. Williams, MHR, in the House of Representatives yesterday that 200 people were homeless in the…

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Storms Drive Ships to Port

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 4

Because of heavy coastal storms seven Australian corvettes, instead of four, arrived recently at an Australian port…

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Marines Storm Iwo Stronghold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--U.S. Marines today fought their way to the top of Mt. Suribachi, Japanese stronghold on Iwo Jima. When they reached the summit the commander of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Fifth Army Storms Stronghold in Italy

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Fifth Army troops in Italy have seized the southern portion of another mountain stronghold south-west of…

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Disastrous N.Z. Floods

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 11

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--Trade and farming circles estimate the flood damage to cereal and small seed crops in…

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