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1943
The public works department measured the flows and lengths of the state levadas for the first time in many years; the Rabaçal levadas were measured at 65 and 86 l/s.
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1943
J. Brito Câmara's poem Auto da Lenda was published.
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1943
Câmara de Lobos led Madeira's fish landings, while Reis Magos landed 102 sperm whales.
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1943
Only 187 vessels entered the port of Funchal during the Second World War.
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1943
Imports and exports through the port of Funchal reached 222,258 tonnes.
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1943
A. Artur Sarmento published a pamphlet on Archduchess Leopoldina's visit to Madeira.
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1943–1944
The Praça do Município in Funchal was enlarged, the town hall freed from adjoining buildings and a large fountain built.
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29 January 1943
Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia died at Quelimane, Mozambique.
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July 1943–August 1943
A series of articles on the beginning of Madeiran settlement, 1425–1450, was published in O Jornal.
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9 July 1943
Alfredo Vital Miguéis died in Funchal.
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11 July 1943
João de Oliveira Sá Camelo Lampreia died in Rio de Janeiro.
Lampreia (João de Oliveira Sá Camelo) João de Oliveira Sá Camelo Lampreia Rio de Janeiro
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17 July 1943
The Casa dos Pescadores building in Machico was inaugurated.
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18 August 1943
A further list of classified national monuments in Madeira was published in the Diário do Governo.
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20 September 1943
José da Cruz Tavares published an article on Madeiran wine folklore.
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21 October 1943
Decrees nos. 33,158 and 33,159 on the hydraulic development of Madeira were promulgated, changing the administration of the levadas, regulating the use of springs, and ordering a network of new irrigation channels and hydro-electric works.