Use Of Wireless During Floods
Further information about the suggestion that wireless communication should be used on the Clarence during flood used on the Clarence during flood times was…
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Floods & storms, 1947
161 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9
Queensland Cyclone May Cause Floods On Northern Rivers
FLOOD conditions are expected to-day on the Tweed, Richmond and Upper Clarence Rivers, according to official Weather Bureau information received in Graf ton early last night. They will be caused by a cyclone moving southwards from…
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ALTHOUGH considerable rises have occurred in the Nymboida River and in the upper reaches of the Clarence, these are not expected to affect Graf ton and Lower Clarence areas unless much heavier rain falls…
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BRISBANE, Sun.—One life has already been lost in the most disastrous flood since 1893 to sweep South Queensland. The body of H. Watson was found to-day in Teviot Creek. He was last seen late…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger Of Flood Recedes Rapidly
WITH district centres reporting a fine day yesterday, and river levels falling rapidly in the Clarence and tributaries, the danger of a major inundation as a result of recent rains has disappeared. Tabulam reported yesterday…
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LISMORE, Wednesday.—The Richmond River at Lismore is falling steadily, and is now almost back to normal. It had risen…
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A severe thunderstorm occurred early last night south and west of Grafton. A few points of rain fell at…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Fifty people floodbound at Waterford, are b[?]ing supplied with food by motor boats, dinghies and packhorses,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coffs Air Service Storm Turns Plane Back
The Butler service plane from Coffs to Sydney turned back about half an hour after leaving Coffs on Wednesday evening and landed at…
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TAMWORTH, Thurs.—During a terri[?]e thunderstorm which struck the north-west of New South Wales to-night,…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—A system of flood warning stations is to be established on the North Coast of N.S.W…
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Heavy rainstorms on the Upper Clarence yesterday afternoon and in the early evening saw creeks and river…
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Damage to roadst from the recent flooding in the Nerang Shire was estimated at £6000 by the engineer (Mr. T. E. Peters)…
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BRISBANE, Sun.—Areas between Cairns and Port Moresby are being ravaged by another cyclone and heavy rain is falling along the tropical coast. Five inches of rain has been reported from Thursday Island and it is still coming down in a solid mass…
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During one of the recent severe storms, Mr. Jasper Spear, of McHugh's Creek, Bowraville, had his house blown down…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Following torrential rains over a wide area of Northern Queensland yesterday and last night, the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—N.S.W. railway property suffered railway property suffered vere delayed on several areas…
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BRISBANE, Thurs.—One life has been lost and many people have been driven from their homes as the result of floodings in North Queensland. At Mackay, business people are preparing to leave their premises…
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The recent flooding had cost the council £3000 in damage to roads and bridges throughout the shire, the engineer (Mr. A…
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(From Reuter's Special Correspondent aboard H.M.S. Vanguard.) LONDON, Mon.—An equatorial…
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