Wild Storm Lashes Southern Areas
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Tasmania and parts of Victoria and New South Wales yesterday experienced their worst storm for many years. Great destruction of stock and crops is reported from Tasmania…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2
Revised cost estimates by the Department of Works for repair work on the Great Marlow and Ulster Lodge flood…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 1
HOBART, Wed.—It appears that the worst of the storms have passed in the Huon and Derwent Valleys, where many families were…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Terrific gales piled up mountainous seas again in Bass Strait to-day. A storm warning was broadcast to…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 7
THE Copmanhurst Shire Council at its meeting in Grafton on Wednesday, received notification from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill), that he was prepared to make available to the Copmanhurst Shire Council, a grant of half…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3
SOUTH Grafton Council last night decided to draw the attention of the Public Works and Lands Departments to the urgent necessity of action to prevent floodwaters entering on valuable land, and for work to be undertaken to repair recent bank…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 4
TENTERFIELD,. Tues-- After several applications for flood relief for flood damage caused [?] monhs ago, the Tenterfield Shire…
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Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 1
DESMOINES, Fri.--Floods continue in the town of Nebraks, on the Missouri River, in Illinois, with the homeless aggregating…
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Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1947 · page 3
LONDON, Friday.--A severe thunderstorm over London delayed play in the Wimbledon championships, but Australia…
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Daily Examiner · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 1
NEW YORK, Sunday.--Residents of Southern Illinois, aided by troops, fought desperately to save their homes yesterday as the highest flood in the Mississippi in…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 1
WELLINGTON (N.Z), Mori.—Disastrous floods, the worst since 1897, followed 10 inches of rain in 24 hours in the Wairarapa district during part of Friday and Saturday. Maori Caught In Torrent And Drowned…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 2
ULMARRA.--The Department of Public Works has notified Ulmarra Municipal Council that a grant of £125 has been lodged…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wed.—There was widespread damage in a gale on the South Coast last night. Many roofs were damaged, including…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Thurs.--The flood position in Victoria is easier, although Ovens and Glenelg Rivers are still rising…
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Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1
The delay in commencing work on the floodlighting of the Jetty Road at Coffs Harbour was again referred to by Cr. Riding at Wednesday's…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Mon.--After heading into a cyclone halfway across the Tasman Sea, a flying boat which left Rose Bay at 6 a.m. to-day for New Zealand had…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 3
In a mayoral minute submitted A last night's meeting of South Grafton Council the mayor (Aid. J. C. Lane) outlined discussions…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 5
BRISBANE, Monday.--The announcement that Darby Munro is to ride Good Idea in the King's Cup has resulted in a flood of…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Wed.--The collier, Stanley Park, en route to Adelaide With badly needed coal, had to put back to Melbourne…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 1
COLOMBO, Mon. (A.A:P;):-- Between 15,000 and 20,000 persons have been evacuated from flood areas in Colombo. The…
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