Melbourne Floods Falling
MELBOURNE, Wed.—Floods in the metropolitan area are falling rapidly, although big stretches of country along the Yarra are still…
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Floods & storms, 1946
231 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12
North Queensland Hit By 70 m.p.h. Cyclone
BRISBANE, Sunday.—The North Queensland coast, particularly between Cairns and Townsville is being lashed by a 70-mile-an-hour cyclone, mountainous seas and torrential rain. All rail, and air travel has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dispute, Flood Held Up Cane Crushing
The crushing season was timed to start on June 20, but because of flood conditions it was July 2 before the cutters were signed on. Harvesting operations, already…
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BRISBANE, Mon.—As floodwaters in Queensland threaten to engulf great areas, with possibly disastrous consequences, the Queensland Railway Department is rushing every available truck and carriage to the threatened areas on the far north…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Almost 3000 Australian servicemen are on board three troopships which have been caught in the cyclone…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Damage to the sugar cane crop by the North Quensland cyclone and floods is not sufficiently serious to affect supplies of refined sugar to householders this year, said a spokesman for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company to-night…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Although communication has not been restored with the flooded towns of Home Hill and Ayr, in North…
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TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.—It is now revealed that during the height of the flood Peter Hansen, 93, spent eight hours on a stool on top of a table which in turn was placed on a bed. While floodwaters are…
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The secretary of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission advised yasterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire…
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Heavy rain fell in a storm which passed over the Tucabia district on Friday afternoon…
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These spectacular close-up pictures of flooded Home Hill, Queensland, were taken by a photographer under hazardous conditions. Circling over the area in a plane, the photographer was strapped securely to the inside; a hatchway was opened for…
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The above map shows the Mediterranean clanger spots how occupying world attention. Spain appears to be on the eve of another civil war with the possibility of British American and French intervention in the interests of general world peace…
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ADELAIDE, Sun.—A married couple and their daughter were marooned for several hours on the wrecked end of the jetty at…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.—Portland was isolated by floods following torrential rain which swept a wide part of western…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.—Devastation and loss of life have accompanied the worst floods in the history of the western disfrict of Victoria…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Dramatic stories of timely rescues from floods in western Victoria are coming to hand as communications are restored…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Flood Damage Estimated At £2,000,000
MELBOURNE, Wed.—Flood waters receding in Western Victoria are leaving damage estimated at £2,000,000. The…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Many Western Victorian towns which were swamped in the recent floods present scenes of…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Heavy rains being experienced are due to the influence of a tropical cyclone operating just off Sandy Cape, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Torrential Rain On Clarence Flood Warning Further North
Torrential rains swept the Clarence Valley during Saturday night and yesterday. Last night the State' Meteorologist…
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