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Floods & storms, 1946

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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 8

IT was terribly bot. Dad was our in the fields adds and Mummy. Peter. John and myself were resting in the coolest place we could find—that was in…

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Britain Swept by Gales and Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Thunder-storms, hail-storms and gusts of gale force yesterday swept Britain for the eighth successive day. RAIN continued to fall steadily,…

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Britain Swept by Gales and Floods

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Thunder-storms, hail-storms and gusts of gale force yesterday swept Britain for the eighth successive day. RAIN continued to fall steadily,…

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The Burrcutter and His Mate Things to Remember in Case of Storm

The Land · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 21

"THE sun's shining again," remarked the Burrcutter, turning his head on the pillow in order to gaze at the window, "but we…

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Frantic Search for Baby Lost in Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 12

LONDON, Friday. -- A frantic search is being made for a two-years-old boy lost in the rain, hail and floods that have been devastating the country for eight successive days. PHILLIP WOOD. Claythorpe…

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Frantic Search for Baby Lost in Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 12

LONDON, Friday,-- A frantic search is being made for a two-years-old boy lost in the rain, hail and floods that have been devastating the country for eight successive days. PHILLIP WOOD, Claythorpe,…

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Frantic Search for Baby Lost in Flood

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 12

LONDON, Friday.-- A frantic search is being made for a two-years- old boy lost in the rain, hail and floods that have been devastating the country for eight successive days. PHILLIP WOOD, Claythorpe,…

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Dust Storm

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 19

IT was a typical western desert storm with blinding sheets of sand swept with the furious wind making visibility zero…

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Blondie's Family Storm-Tossed

The Sun · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 5

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Cheerful after storm shocks

The Sun · Sunday 24 November 1946 · page 1

Pillow alight. Mrs. L. Scheltens, attractive Dutch wife of a Dutch Naval officer, who was feeding three-months-old Ingrid when lightning set fire to a pillow in her Macleay-street flat last night…

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Carnival off due to storm

The Sun · Sunday 24 November 1946 · page 12

Owing to a storm which broke out shortly before the start of the show, the Sports Ground variety carnival last…

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Freak Storm in City Area

Truth · Sunday 24 November 1946 · page 55

Parts of the city were drenched when a freak thunderstorm, accompanied by high winds and lightning, broke early…

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Firm Moves to Prevent Storm in a Teacup

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 November 1946 · page 7

Malleys, Ltd., sheet metal manufacturers, of McEvoy Street, Alexandria, are employing a woman to make morning and afternoon tea for their staff of 50…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms, Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday. -- Storms and heavy rain lashed Britain during the weekend, bringing a deluge of reports Of ships in distress…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms, Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday. -- Storms and heavy rain lashed Britain daring the weekend, bringing a deluge of reports of ships in distress…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms. Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday. -- Storms and heavy rain Sashed Britain daring the weekend, bringing a deluge of reports of ships in distress…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms, Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday. --Storms and I heavy rain lashed Britain daring the"weekend, bringing a deluge of reports of ships in distress…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms, Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday.-- Storms and heavy rain lashed Britain during the weekend, bringing a deluge of reports of ships in distress…

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Britain Again Ravaged by Storms, Gales

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 17

LONDON, Monday.--Storms and heavy rain Sashed Britain daring the weekend, bringing a deluge of reports of ships in distress…

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Gales In England

The Sun · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--Rivers overflowed their banks, made roads impassable, and held up railway services in many…

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