Flood Disaster in U.S.
NEW YORK, Sunday: Latest official estimates that floods in the vast Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys, "Which are the most destructive for…
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Floods & storms, 1947
334 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 17
Heavy Rain
Cr. Petrie told a "Guardian" man yesterday that the Hargraves district received rather more than its share of the recent rains, falls…
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Biggest storm of the season, according to those in the know at Warners, was not the recent semi-cloudburst but the one…
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It is reported from Shanghai that the recent big floods in Kwang-si Province of China resulted in the death of over…
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Three New Zealand racehorses were battered to death in a violent storm in the Tasman Sea. The horses, which had good records in…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Three New Zealand racehorses—Scotch Tweed, Battle Acre and Destiny— were battered to death in storms…
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Although it has been dry in most parts of Queensland for some time, heavy rain is now falling on the north coastal fringe…
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NEW DELHI. Sunday: With the deadline for the end of British power only four days away, rioting and floods are causing more loss of life…
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CANBERRA, Friday: The Aurora Australis appeared In the southern sky tonight. A report from Canberra says that the sky was glowing with soft…
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COLOMBO, Sunday: Heavy rainfalls in Coylon have increased flood damage on the Island, flood Water is rushing down the mountain slopes…
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Between 15,000 and 20,000 persons have been evacuated from flooded areas of Colombo to a depth of 3 12 feet…
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SYDNEY. Sunday: A man had a narrow escape from injury early this morning when a 54 mile an hour gale blew a galvanised iron roof off a city…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Strong, Gusty winds swept Sydney today and reached gale force at 4.30 this afternoon. One gust blew fit 54 m.p.h…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: A gale which had been blowing in Victoria since early this morning, died away this afternoon…
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Over an inch of rain fell in Manildra on Monday night, and heavy falls were also reported from parts of the district…
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The record cyclone, which was reported from the Bahama Islands severely days ago and which was proceeding towards…
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NEW YORK. Wednesday: The hurricane off the Florida coast was moving south today and latest report said it threatened to sweep the whole…
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FUGOWRA. Wednesday: A Eugowra man, Frank Tengilly, was nearly drowned in Billabong Creek near Parkes last night, when he got…
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SYDNEY. Friday.âThe rool and part of the tot floo[?] of a modem house it Chatswood collapsed under the force of a…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The roof and part of the first floor of a modern home at chatswood collapsed under the force of a freak 10-minute gale which…
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