Floods Maroon Train Passengers
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 1
PERTH, Monday.--Nearly two hundred train passengers' marooned in the Perth-Kalgoorlie express, because of floods, which have washed way the trans-continental railway line in several places, have been forced to ration their food…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 1
DARWIN, Tues.-- A cyclone has wiped out the small isolated township of Borroloola, near the Gulf of- Carpentaria, 125…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3
BRISBANE, Wed. -- Unsettled weather with rain conditions and a number of three to five inch totals, were reported from coastal…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2
BRISBANE, Thurs. -- Nearly 14 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Cardwell, north of Townsville, in heavy rain which fell over the…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2
News has been received of the accidental death, in Japan, of Lieut.-Col. Harvey Ennis Gale, O.B.E. No particulars are to hand…
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Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 1
BRISBANE, Friday.-- Following meetings of 500 railmen and 2000 wharf labourers to-day more than 2000 striking railwaymen and wharfies stormed Parliament House where the Parliamentary Labour Caucus was discussing the strike and sent a deputation to…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2
SOUTH Grafton Council last night decided to adopt a report by the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. Beresford) that Council go ahead with a simple structure, estimated to cost £500, to house the Wafer Brigade flood boats…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2
GLENREAGH. -- Two very heavy thunderstorms at Glenreagh during the week-end resulted in 274 points being…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2
A tropical downpour on Wednesday night at Kenny's Creek washed away four chains of fencing and did considerable damage…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Government should make investigations on coastal rivers, particularly the Richmond River, and…
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Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2
FALLS ranging from one and a half to over three inches of rain were recorded at a wide range of centres as a result of heavy storms which swept the Clarence Valley on Saturday afternoon and night…
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Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Sun.--Heavy thunderstorms and rain are forecast over the north-eastern and northern part of the State for the…
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Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1
BRISBANE, Tues.--At 9 o'clock to-night an intense cyclone travelling down the Queensland coast was reported about 100 miles…
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The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1
During a severe storm which passed over the district at about 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon last, Mr. J. H. Lean, aged 67, a…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3
BRISBANE, Wednesday;--A terrific cyclone is batttering the southern coast of Queensland. Gigantic seas are threatening to smash homes and flooding beaches in many areas. The cyclonic zone extends along 150 miles of the coast and winds…
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Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2
Although there remained several places where erosion of the banks had to to receive attention, work done on the Great…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 3
BRISBANE, Thurs.--The cyclone which has been raging off the Southern Queensland coast, is now moving slowly out…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1
ROME, Monday. (A.A.P.).--Border guards and Italian troops yesterday stopped 4000 Italians who attempted to storm…
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Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2
ADELAIDE, Sun.--A fierce cyclone caused widespread havoc in the Adelaide-Glenelg ' district this morning. No…
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Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 2
KEMPSEY, Mon.--A short severe storm caused extensive damage to crops, gardens and buildings on the Macleay this…
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