Gale, Rain In U.K. Sequel To Fog
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).--Following the lifting of the fog over Britain, 70-mp.h. gale yesterday lashed the west coast of Scotland,…
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Floods & storms, 1948
279 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 14
Storms
NATURAL phenomena have their terrifying aspects. Earthquakes are probably the most dangerous to life and…
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THE Clarence River district received very little benefit from the storms over the week-end. Few centres had rain. Grafton was the only town to report serious damage. Grafton appeared to be the…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Monday.--The electrical storm on Sunday night was the most severe experienced in the district for…
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Storm rains on the Nymboida River watershed had only a temporary effect on the river flow at the hydro-electric power…
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Grafton City Council last night decided to pay a contribution of £647 for the reconstruction of Ulster Lodge and…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--A Series of storms which passed over the Coff's Harbour district to-day brought light falls of rain…
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LISMORE, Tues.--Regarding representations made in connection with the Gorge hydro-electric scheme, the Minister for…
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MACLEAN.--During the July flood the C.S.R. Co's employees at Harwood Mill did great work in safeguarding property and…
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A STORM which swept the Macleay left havoc oh a Moonebah property, a few miles from Kempsey. A home was unroofed, bails and sheds wrecked, and pieces…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--Within the next, few days, members who had asked questions as to the Flood Damace Relief Fund would receive a communication from him intimating the amount of assistance that could be given, the Minister for Works and…
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LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).-- Floods yesterday followed gales which sprang up suddenly on Wednesday night and lashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm Weeps Scone
SCONE, Thursday.--A cyclone that swept Scone this afternoon unroofed buildings, blew down telephones, and electric light poles and uprooted big trees. It caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. No one was injured--not even two linesmen who were…
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Graf ion and South Grafton sweltered yesterday in a temperature of 100 degrees. The heat culminated in a…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.--Following a sultry and oppressive day, a series of severe electrical storms broke over Coff's…
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SYDNEY, Fri.--Residents of the northern districts of Mor[?]e and Scone spent to-day salvaging materials and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.--A tearing southerly, 64-mile-an-hour gale hit Sydney shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday. In short time roofs, were blown from homes, small craft on the harbour were capsized, and big freighters dragged their anchors…
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BANYABBA.--The recent severe heat culminated in several storms. The accompanying heavy rain was welcome as it disposed…
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CANBERRA,. Wed.--Torrential rain in Canberra late to-day closed the Fairbairn aerodrome, causing the diversion of five…
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