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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

194 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 10

LOCAL & GENERAL Bush Fire and Storm Damage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

Primary producers whose property has suffered damage from bush fires, or recent wind storms, should make application to their…

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Storm Damages Many Homes

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

A storm which passed over Chatsworth district on Tuesday unroofed buildings, uprooted trees and caused heavy damage…

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Karangi Storms

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

The holidays passed off quietly at Karangi. Good rain fell from several storms, which helped to brighten…

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P.M.'s Comment On Heavy Rain At Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Heavy rain which fell for several hours in Canberra to-day penetrated the Post Office and delayed…

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Old Wooden Ship Towed Through Gale

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--Towed through a full gale in a 30-year-old wooden ship for three days, 12 men faced the…

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Churchill Centre Of Small Storm

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.—Mr. Churchill was the centre of a small storm in the Commons this morning after announcing that there…

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59 M.P.H. Wind In Sydney Storm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—When a thunderstorm struck Sydney at 6 o'clock to-night, the wind reached a velocity of 59 miles per hour, the…

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Japanese Storm Another Town

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 3

CHUNGKING, Sun.—A Chinese communique disclosed that the Japanese stormed Chihing, 40 miles to the east of Kukong in a…

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Storm Kills Soldier In Camp

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Fri.--A severe gale struck a military camp near Brisbane yesterday, and wrecked 50 tents…

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Cyclone Damages Whyalla Works

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.—Struck by an 80 miles an hour cyclone, the Broken Hill Proprietary's blast furnaces and shipyards at Whyalla were considerably…

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Further Heavy Rain Likely Soon

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day that additional heavy rain could be expected within the next…

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Iron To Repair Storm Damage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 6

Sir Earle Page has received a letter from Mr. Makin, Minister for the Navy and Munitions, advising that arrangements have…

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South Arm Rain Storm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

A rain storm passed over the district on Sunday afternoon. Heavy rain fell for a time, but unfortunately its duration was far…

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Beneficial Rain From Storms in Clarence Valley

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 2

Following a humid day, a beneficial rain storm passed down the Clarence Valley last night…

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Training Planes Caught In Storm: Two Men Killed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.--When a sudden storm struck a southeast Victorian training unit on Saturday night two R.A.A.F…

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Train Swept From Flooded Bridge

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thurs.—Trapped in the flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River, two people are…

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Russians Storm Outer Defences Of Konigsberg

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Fri.--Battle formations of Red Army cavalry and motorised infantry to-day stormed the outer defences of Konigsberg. They are how fighting less than five miles from the…

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Cyclone in N. Queensland

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.—A cyclone unroofed houses and tore trees up by the roots at Mossman (North Queensland). One ship is in…

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Lawrence Storm Damage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 4

The cyclonic storm which struck Lawrence about 4 p.m. on March 5 was accompanied by torrential driving rain. Damage to…

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Devastated Scene After Cyclone Strikes Woodburn

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 3

LISMORE, Sun.—Hitting the centre of Woodburn about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a cyclone ripped a trail of havoc…

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