Timber Mill Destroyed Bush Fire Fanned by Gale
On Saturday afternoon a bush fire resulted in the total destruction of the Dorrigo Timber Company's mill at Blick's River. The…
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Floods & storms, 1946
231 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 12
Southern England Swept By Gale
LONDON, Sun.--The death roll of the great gale which swept, the English Channel and southern England on Friday before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Boats Capsize in Heavy Gale Sailing
Four of the Clarence River Sailing Club's boats capsized yesterday in a 30 miles an hour westerly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patient Suffers Brain Storm
SYDNEY, Fri. -- A patient in a Sydney Hospital with a fractured skull suffered a temporary brain storm and became mental…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Benefit From Rain Storms
Severe storms which swept the Clarence and other North Coast areas during the week-end resulted in rains. Town and district centres reported falls from one to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor's Flood Survey Action Ratified
GRAFTON City Council last night adopted a Mayoral minute on the negotiations with Copmanhurst Shire Council regarding the flood protection proposals for Great Marlow and Ulster Lodge works. The Mayor's action in agreeing to a preliminary survey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunder Storm Sweeps Clarence
Sultry conditions which ruled over Grafton and South Grafton yesterday culminated in a short sharp storm, which swept across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Wanted in Wheat Belt
SYDNEY, Mon.--Heavy ram is still needed over the Whole New South Wales wheat belt if this season's crop is to approach…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Cost Clarence River Fishing Industry £50,000
THE two recent floods had cost Clarence River fishing industry £50,000, Mr. G. E. Coombes, president of the Grafton branch of the New South Wales Fishermen's Union and chairman of directors of the Clarence River Fishermen's Co-operative Ltd., said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wireless Facilities For Flood-Warning Messages
THE provision of special wireless facilities for the dissemination of flood warning messages was not strictly a responsibility of th Post Office. It would not be justified in providing communication facilities at public expense, other than those required to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooded Dunkirk Area Restored
PARIS, Before evacuating the port of Dunkirk, the Germans smashed the dykes and flooded the plain of Moeres near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Signals of Coming Depression
WASHINGTON, Monday.--Government economic and financial experts have issued cautionary advice which the American Associated Press interprets as storm signals of a coming depression, but does not attempt to forecast the severity of it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Storm Hill" Film to Be Made at Dorrigo
A recently expressed wish of mine is to be fulfilled, for in "Storm Hill" Mr. Eric Porter intends to make a film, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Warning Set To Be Sought From Police Department Grafton Council
USE of Police Department short-wave transmittals appliances for flood Communications will be sought by the Grafton City Council The council was informed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Demolishes Hall; Radio Mast Broken
The widespread nature of last night's storm, which yielded 50 points of rain at the South Grafton Post Office, was revealed by reports of damage at Lawrence and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain in Sydney
SYDNEY, Friday.--Heavy rain was falling in Sydney at 11.30 o'clock to-night. There were sharp showers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain and Storms Down the River
REPORTS from Lower Clarence districts continue to emphasise the damage done by the storm of Wednesday. Good falls of rain were received on Friday, in some parts, however. These will be of great value to pastures and crops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hail In Storm At Coff's Harbour
COFF'S HARBOUR. Sun.-- Large hail fell for about ten minutes in a heavy storm early yesterday afternoon. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seeking Information About Storm Damage
CANBERRA, Mon.--The Minister for Works and Housing (Mr. Lemmon) told Sir Earle Page (C.P., N.S.W.) in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conference Agrees On Combined Scheme Of Flood Protection
AN agreement that the Great Marlow and the Ulster Lodge embankments be included in the one scheme of flood protection was reached at a conference between representatives of the Grafton City Council and the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday…
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