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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

279 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 14

To Save French Pits From Flooding

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Tues. (A.A.P.).--Troops who took over France's strikebound northern coalfields yesterday immediately started pumping operations to save the pits from flooding. Algerian and Moroccan infantry blocked strategic roads…

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Cyclone Sweeps Through Village

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Thurs. -- The village of Black Mountain, eight miles from Guvra, was devastated by a cyclone late this afternoon…

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Flood Of Money For Vagabond

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.--There was another flood of money for Vagabond to-day, and the Sydney colt is now pressing Carbon Copy closely for Derby…

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Gale Lashes Sydney Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--A series of tropical squalls which struck the N.S.W. coast to-day, disorganised shipping and…

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Gale Winds At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Following a sultry and opressive night, strong winds which at times reached gale force,…

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Wind Storm Disturbs Fishing Fleet

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 1

Heavy winds, which blew in gusts and at times reached gale force, were experienced in Coffs Harbour on Sunday…

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Serious Flooding In New Zealand

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Tues. (A. A. P. Reuter). -- A state of emergency has been declared in the southern takes district on the South Island…

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Flood Emergency Radio Trials

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 November 1948 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Following the recent announcement by the Postmaster-General on the plans for the institution of a flood…

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80 M.P.H. Gale Lashes Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sun.-- A sudden gale, reaching 80 m.p.h., swept Adelaide metropolitan area yesterday afternoon…

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Two Sisters Killed In Severe Storm

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

Two sisters were killed instantly, yesterday afternoon on a farm in the Bowraville district when they were crushed…

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Burtenshaw-gale Wedding

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 5

Traditional white satin, with a lovely tulle veil, was worn by Nancy Joyce, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gale, of…

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Queensland Bacon Flooding Market

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Tues.--Queensland bacon was flooding the Sydney market and had brought the price down to 110 lb., the chairman…

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Cyclone in India

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

BOMBAY, Monday (A.A.P.).-- A cyclone which reached a velocity of 100 m.p.h., unrooted trees, blocked roads, paralysed transport and…

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Poetry, Etc. Both Good And Bad Storm Paths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

O YOU, who tread the paths of peace, Beware the paths of storm. When atmospheric gusts increase The forests to deform…

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Asks For Flood Relief In Richmond

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Technical officers should be made available as soon as possible to investigate methods of flood mitigation…

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"Storm Of Time"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1948 · page 4

Following her highly successful "Timeless Land" Eleanor Dark has continued the documentary novel style, in her latest book…

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Storms Bring Good Rains To Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1948 · page 3

GOOD rains, in some cases accompanied by heavy wind and severe lightning, fell over the Clarence River catchment area yesterday. The rain which began in the…

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Big Flood Wall Restored

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 2

DAMAGE done during the 1946 flood to the Great Marlow flood embankment on the Clarence River, near…

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Heavy Rain Marred Cathedral Fete

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 3

The Cathedral Women's Guild had arranged an attractive fair in the grounds of the Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, last…

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Storm Allows Humid Conditions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 2

Humid Conditions in Grafton yesterday culminated in a severe rain and thunder storm at about 7.30 p.m., Which was…

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