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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Damage By Storm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

MOLONG, Mon.--Two Violent storms within 24' hours, caused extensive damage in Molong. The roof of the Rural Bank…

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Damage By Storm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

ROBERTS' CREEK.--A heavy storm disorganised the telephone and electric light services. Many 'phones were put out of order and…

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Free Dance While Storm Raged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

Despite a severe storm which broke at about 3.30 and caused the temporary adjournment of cycle and motor cycle sports on…

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Severe Storm Strikes Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR. Mon.--A severe storm struck Coff's Harbour shortly after 3 p.m. to-day. Heavy rain fell for almost an…

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Flood Water Control Investigations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

INVESTIGATIONS to determine what measurer are necessary to control floodwaters of coastal and inland rivers of northern New South Wales are being carried out up to the limits imposed by the shortage of qualified investigational staff…

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Severe Storm at Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Sun.--Fire homes were unroofed and many others were partly unroofed when a severe storm,…

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Inspection Of Storm Damage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Mon.--Representative of the Social Services Departemnt (Mr. Birnie) and a member of the…

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Trees Uprooted During Storm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

During the windstorm which struck the Clarence River district yesterday afternoon, many trees were uprooted in the Lanitza-Halway Creek area…

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Troops Fight Flood

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon. (AAP).--Large areas of the middle west are threatened by floods, and regular troops have been brought…

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Storm at Iluka

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2

ILUKA. -- The temperature at Iluka on Monday was a record, 91 degrees. A welcome thunderstorm broke in the late afternoon…

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Extensive Damage In Monday's Storm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 3

Residents of Lower Kangaroo Creek district describe Monday afternoon's wind add rain storm as one of the worst experienced for many years…

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Storms Lash Queensland

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.--Road rail and air traffic has been disrupted in the Northern Queesland by torrential rain, yielding…

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34 Deaths In American Gales

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).-- Violent weather: over most of the United States and parts of Canada yesterday caused 34 deaths. Nine people' died in a blizzard…

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Heavy Rain, Winds At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.--To-day's cyclonic disturbance brought rain, rough seas and high winds to Coff's Harbour. THROUGHOUT the day rain…

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Flood Tide Endangers Fishing BOAtS

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 3

WOOLGOOLGA, Wed.--Local fishermen were aroused at daybreaks yesterday, morning to rescue their fishing boats on…

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Cyclone Sweeps to Sea

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The cyclone which swept through parts N.S.W. yesterday and early to-day, has gone. The ccathroll is six in N.S.W. and two in…

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Condition Of Flood Boats Alderman Says Reports Absolutely False

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Reports to a previous council meeting that the Water Brigade boats at South Grafton were useless were absolutely false, said Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer at Monday night's meeting of the South Grafton…

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Rebel Army Storms Police Barracks

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

JAKARTA, Thurs.--Rebel forces under the command of Captain Westerling brok into the police barracks in Pasar…

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Storm On Sterilisation

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).--A nation-wide storm has started over a 28-year-old mother of six children who agreed to be…

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Four Dead in River Floods

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 1

CHARLESTON (West Virginia), Fri. (AAP).--At least four persons died and thousands of families were forced to flee to higher…

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