Essendon airport closed by storms; Vic. flood threat
MELBOURNE, Saturday. — A cyclonic disturbance today closed Essendon areodrome and threatens parts of Gippsland with floods…
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2,067 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 104
Secret History of the Day Up The Garden Path Vanity's Reward Then The Deluge
INSIDE story is that Jack Shand, K.C., who prosecuted in the New Guinea timber case for alleged conspiracy, advised the…
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ROCKET units to assist aircraft to take-off, were used for the first time by the RAAF during recent tests at Point Cook. Rough…
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SOME of the worst wind, rain and snow storms in history are sweeping the US, Britain and Western Europe. In six northern American…
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HOBART, Sat. -- Three men rowed a dinghy five miles through heavy seas last night to take off an injured member of the crew of the yacht Lass o'…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Farmers in East Gippsland were driving thousands of head of stock to…
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LONDON, Jan. 2.—A heavy storm last night threw the Queen Mary on to a sandbar outside…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.--Gippsland floodwaters, which washed away four bridges and covered Prince's Highway for several…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died in weekend storms over western Europe…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died in weekend storms over western Europe. ELEVEN sailors were drowned off the French coast in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died in weekend storms over western Europe. ELEVEN sailors were drowned off the French coast in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died in weekend storms over western Europe. ELEVEN sailors were drowned off the French coast in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died In weekend storms over western Europe. ELEVEN sailors were drowned off the French coast in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--At least 39 persons died in weekend storms over western Europe. ELEVEN sailors were drowned off the French coast in 70…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Mystery man' Atyeo centre of brewing storm
Diplomatic "mystery man," Mr. Sam Atyeo, will be the subject of discussion at a special meeting of the NSW branch Council of the Commonwealth Public Service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Year Came in on a Fierce Gale London Diary
LONDON, Wednesday.—Drowning out the peal of church bells, the wind screeched over London's chimney pots and through the bare trees—it was New Year, blown in on a gale. In all this bluster, the only people who heard 1949 arrive were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm Troops Couldn’t Break The Spirit Of The French Coalminers From Rupert Lockwood Paris
The Compagnies Re publicans de Securite, called the CRS or “French SS” by the workers, look more…
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LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).-- Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.-- A gale stuck the coal town of Howard, 18 miles north of Maryborough, yesterday…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.-- A gale stuck the coal town of Howard, 18 miles north of Maryborough, yesterday…
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