Storms Follow Heatwave —Damage Done
Telephone lines were damaged, trees uprooted and undergrowth flattened by a severe windstorm which swept through the Towgon Grange district on Saturday…
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Floods & storms, 1946
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Grafton City Council Urges Expedition Of Flood Prevention Grant
GRAFTON CITY COUNCIL at its meeting last night decided to urge the State Government to expedite the granting of money to enable the flood prevention embankment at Great Marlow to be reconstructed…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Information has been received by the Railway Department that several lines out of commission in the Moree…
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TAMWORTH, Wed.—Flood-waters from the McIntyre and Mehi River completely isolated Moree early this morning when,…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Floodings are likely in the Barwon River and Macintyre River districts in northern and north-western New…
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LONDON, Monday.—The gales which lashed the west coast of Britain during the week-end continued with unabated fury to-day…
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LONDON, Tues.—A terrific gale was still sweeping parts of Europe last night, and a Copenhagen message reported that a…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Falls up to eight inches along the North Coast of New South Wales, coinciding with even heavier flood rains in…
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It accompanied the report of the Royal Commission on Abattoirs and Meatworks and shows the areas which are subject to…
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LONDON, Monday.—Floods in the Rhineland are the worst for 35 years, and Hamburg radio reports that water is rushing down the Rhine Valley at a speed of 10 knots. Meanwhile, waters in most…
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TOWNSVILLE, Monday.—Cyclonic weather during the week-end with a registration of 11¾ inches of rain in…
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THE South Grafton Municipal Council was advised last night by the Department of Public Works that approval had been granted for an expenditure of £824 for the repair of flood damage. The department added that…
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LONDON, Tues.—The worst floods that have been in Germany in a century are causing catastrophic results, according to…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Steady soaking rain has been falling over wide areas of the State, particularly the South Coast, during the past 21 hours. The rain is now sweeping north and will benefit milk producing areas…
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GELSENKIRCHEN, Wednesday.—Three thousand villagers were rendered homeless when the Emscher River, a tributary of the Rhine, broke its banks. The engine and four carriages…
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Lack of condition told against Grafton Water Brigade members who held a floodboat flutter over the half-mile course on Saturday…
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Most vital requirement to mitigate flood damage at Murwillumbah and district was a few hours' warning of the imminence of a…
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Copmanhurst Shire Council will confer with the Grafton City Council over the provision of funds to construct an…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.—Lashed by a disastrous cyclone last night, and deluged with rain. Melbourne to-day was practically flood-bound and the city has suffered the heaviest weather damage in years…
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