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Floods & storms, 1947

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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Barnes in Another Cricket Storm Gives Up Job As Eng. Pro. Burnley Drawcard While He Lasted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 30

SID BARNES, stormy petrel of Australian cricket, ran into another cricket storm with the English club Burnley, and, after a wordy argument, it was agreed to cancel the contract -- suddenly…

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Japanese Flood Victims Demand Food Protest Outside War Office Delay in Issue of Govt. Rations

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 5

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- Foodwaters in the Tokio area have subsided, but the Japanese Press reports that the temper of hungry flood victims is rising…

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Flood Victims Demand Food Demonstrations Outside War Office in Tokio

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 20

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- Floodwaters in the Tokio area have subsided, but the Japanese Press reports that the temper of hungry flood victims is rising…

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Flood Victims Demand Food Demonstrations Outside War Office in Tokio

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 20

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- Floodwaters in the Tokio area have subsided, but the Japanese Press reports that the temper of hungry flood victims is rising…

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Adventure in a Snow Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 6

ROBIN'S dark hair flew out wildly from beneath her cap as she gained speed down the slope. Her skis hardly…

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Second Tropical Storm Strikes Florida Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--The Weather Bureau at Miami hoisted storm signals today when the second tropical storm in a week struck the west coast of Florida…

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Yacht Kathleen Rides Gale World Voyagers at Rodriguez Is

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, Thursday.--The Sydney ketch Kathleen arrived here yesterday after a 2,000 miles voyage in 12½ days from Cocos Island…

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Yacht Kathleen Rides Gale World Voyagers at Rodriguez Is

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, Thursday.--The Sydney ketch Kathleen arrived here yesterday after a 2,000 miles voyage in 12½ days from Cocos Island…

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Yacht Kathleen Rides Gale World Voyagers at Rodriguez Is

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, Thursday.--The Sydney ketch Kathleen arrived here yesterday after a 2,000 miles voyage in 12½ days from Cocos Island…

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Yacht Kathleen Rides Gale World Voyagers at Rodriguez Is

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, Thursday.--The Sydney ketch Kathleen arrived here yesterday after a 2,000 miles voyage in 12½ days from Cocos Island…

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Yacht Kathleen Rides Gale World Voyagers at Rodriguez Is

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, Thursday.--The Sydney ketch Kathleen arrived here yesterday after a 2,000 miles voyage in 12½ days from Cocos Island…

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"Economic Storm" Threatens America

The Sun · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday. --"A severe economic storm appears to be threatening," Marriner Eccles,…

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Scheme To Flood Country In Blverina

The Land · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 9

The Minister for Conservation (the Hon. Geo. Weir, M.L.A.), has stated that the scheme of works to flood'country on both sides of the…

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Buildings, Ships Hit By Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A freak storm, accompanied by strong winds, heavy seas and high tides, hit Jacksonville…

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Buildings, Ships Hit By Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A freak storm, accompanied by strong winds, heavy seas and high tides, hit Jacksonville…

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Buildings, Skips Hit By Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A freak storm, accompanied by strong winds, heavy seas and high tides, hit Jacksonville…

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Yacht Damaged in Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday. — A £30,000 luxury yacht, the Morewa, is undergoing repairs in Brisbane following storm damage on a voyage…

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Storm at Meeting of R.s.p.c.a

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

Stormy scenes marked the annual meeting of the R.S.P.C.A. at Federation House this afternoon…

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No Troops for India Britain Gives Reply Floods Increase Threat of Famine

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Britain has resolutely refused to send armed help to either Pakistan or India. The official view in that intervention in India would constitute a violation of the sovereignty of both…

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