Wooli Storm
In a report published yesterday a storm at Wooli was said to have occurred on Friday evening. This was an error. The storm occurred on…
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Floods & storms, 1940
176 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9
CYCLONE Wrecks Town Of Greta Cloudburst Floods Streets Newcastle
Accompanied by a terrific cloudburst a cyclone almost wrecked the business centre of Greta, where the huge military camp has been established…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm Damage at Moleton
"I have been in some bad storms at sea and on land, but never experienced anything to equal in violence one that passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Storms Man Killed by Lightning Brisbane
Frederick Wilmot, 33. was struck by lightning and killed at Langley, during a severe storm. In other storms, a man suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Storm at Megan Severe Damage to Property
The storm experienced in Dorrigo last Monday afternoon, made itself felt in the Megan district in a much more several storm than here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Lake Flood Western Sector French Defence System Ready to Meet Germans London
The French have completed the flood defences on the northern sector of the Western front, whereby a great artificial lake can be created…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Thunderstorm Over Grafton And District Minor Damage at Copmanhurst
A severe electrical storm broke over Grafton at 5.40 p.m. yesterday afternoon, accompanied by torrential rain, severe thunder and lightning. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →YAMBA. Two Thunderstorms Heavy Rain. Yamba
Two very heavy thunderstorms were experienced at Yamba yesterday. The first at 5 p.m., which lasted for half an hour, was responsible for 40 points of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Storms Half an Inch at Grafton
A further storm broke over Grafton and district yesterday afternoon, and 50 points of rain fell. Vivid, lightning and intermittent thunder accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Live Wire Kills Brisbane Girl Blown Down by Gale. Brisbane
Early this morning Miss May Kraft. 21, who was at the Salvation Army home at Chelmer, was electrocuted by a live wire which had been torn down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CYCLONE Lashes Richmond River Houses Demolished Crashing Boulder Misses Bus. Lismore
Practically the whole of the Richmond River district was lashed by a terrific cyclone late this afternoon, causing thousands of pounds worth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the Storm The Electricity System Amount of Damage Trivial
"From our point of view, although there was a longer interruption in Grafton than we could have wished, the amount of damage was trivial,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bitter Weather Europe's New Miseries Gales And Ice In North Fresh Turkish Earthquakes London
Europe, which is praying for relief from the bitter winter, was visited by new miseries to-day. Soldiers on the Western front and Parisians shivered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved From Floodwaters Darwin
Natives saved white people from death from floodwaters when the Roper' River Mission Station was swept away. For five days aborigines and whites…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclonic Storm Grafton Deluged Trees Blown Down Aerodrome Hangar Demolished
At South Grafton aerodrome damage estimated at £300 was caused When a terrific wind, hail arid rain storm occurred at 3.30 o'clock…
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With the restoration of telephone communications throughout the Richmond district on Saturday,reports were received from a wide area, parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yamba Severe Storm. Yamba
recorded. Light rain also fell on SaturYamba on Sunday just before 5, p. m. It was again accompanied by torrential rain and severe thunder and lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday's Storm Damage to Brown and Jolly's Showrooms
The violent storm which passed over Grafton on Sunday afternoon left much damage in its wake, and one of the firms to suffer was Brown and Jolly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed Queensland Storm Father. and Two Children. Brisbane
While sitting around a table at they home at Mt. Mellum, near Lands borough, during a terrific storm last night. a man and his two children were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Palmer's Island Storms
During the past week storms have been almost a daily occurrence at Palmer's Island, with the result that 309 points of rain, were recorded for the…
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