Gale Wrecks Three Fishing Boats
ADELAIDE, Sunday. --Three shark fishing boats, the Ebor, Jennifer and La Paloma, were wrecked in an 80 mile an hour…
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Floods & storms, 1948
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Little Easing Of Tasmanian Floods
HOBART, Sun.-- Although only light rain fell to-day there has been little easing of extensive flooding in south-eastern…
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NEW YORK, Mon. (A. A .P.).--Floods devastating vast sections of north-west Pacific areas of the United States and British Colombia, have surrounded lowlying area of Yanport, ill Oregon, drowning an unknown number of persons…
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PORTLAND (Cregon), Tuesday, (A. A.P.).--Unofficial estimates of the death toll at Vanport City, which was wiped put on Sunday by the floodwaters of the Columbia River, are as high as 300, but it may be days before the actual figure is known…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Prime Minister, (Mr. Chifley) to-day sent a message to President Truman expressing regret at the…
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PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday (A.A.P.).Semi-official estimates of flood damage in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia set the figure at it least' .£33,500,009 (Australian) with 26 known deaths and 90,000…
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SYDNEY, Wed. -- The Shires Conference will ask the Minister for Public Works to make available to Northern Rivers councils…
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PORTLAND, Oregon, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Fifty-two persons, 45 of them children, are still missing in the township of Vanport,…
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Auckland, Tues. (A.A.P.).--Gale and hurricane conditions stretching over a vast' area of the South Pacific Coast of New…
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LISMORE. -- Police Inspector Taylor speaking at a round table conference of police and the Lismore Rowing Club and Water…
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Mountainous seasonven by one of the strongest gales for yeans, are, smashing relentlessly on the whole coastline…
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ALL the fears and troubles of flood conditions are with us again. Warnings have been issued to farmers on low-lying areas to move their stock. Transport services have been dislocated on many important routes. Creeks are swollen and over-flowing…
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SYDNEY, Tups.--Widespread floodings and traffic disruption were reported by inland towns to-day, as a result of recent…
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"We cater for floods here," said the Dalmorton postmistress who also conducts a small general store, yesterday. Mentioning…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--The Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare (Mr. Finnan) said to-night he had…
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FOR the third time in three years the people of HUthe Clarence River Valley have experienced major floodings. They have suffered the serious damage to, and loss of "property, as well as grave interference with their means, of earning a living. While…
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At 10.30 last night Grafton was virtually isolated from telephonic communication with most outside centres. The…
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Experiencing its most serious flood for at least 20 years, the Clarence River district at midnight last night was a vast expanse of turbulent flood waters. The river height at Prince street gauge…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--A warning of probable heavy flooding of central coast rivers was given by Weather Bureau officers…
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The strong winds driving in from the sea and constant heavy rain caused havoc with the camps on Park Beach…
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