Gale Whips Britain
LONDON, Mon., (AAP).--Small ships floundered in distress all around the British coast as the first major…
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Floods & storms, 1951
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U.s. Deaths in Storms
NEW YORK, Mon. (AAP).--At least 164 persons died in accidents caused by violent wintry storms in…
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The works report presented to the last meeting of the Urban Committee stated only a few minor jobs were done in Coffs…
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Clarence Advisory Committee will be advised by the Grafton branch of the C.W.A. that it is fully in accord with flood control and mitigation on the Clarence River as a primary object of any scheme to be…
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Less than 50 landowners in the area above the Gorge have property that will be partially affected by the Flood Control-Electricity Power dam recommended by the State Expert Committee…
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MILAN, Wed. (A.A.P.).-- Millions of Italians prayed to-day, as a new deluge threatened to swell the…
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ROME, Thurs. (A.A.P.).--Italy to-day faced one of its greatest disasters in living memory as the…
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ROME, Sun. (AAP).--Half of the 20,000 residents of Rovigo had fled yesterday while loudspeaker vans…
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An inspection of the Great Marlow flood embankment was made recently by the District Engineer…
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"Flood control is of more importance to farmers than any other section of the community. We should do everything in our power to support whatever scheme is approved by qualified engineers and the Government."…
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A Record hot November day on the Clarence yesterday ended in a severe electrical storm which Damaged equipment at Nymboida power station. Caused a general 45 minutes power blackout…
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ROME, Friday (AAP).--Rainswollen floodwaters of the Po River have blasted new breaches in dykes, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swan Creek P.P.U. Favours Flood Mitigation Hydro Electric Dam
SWAN Creek branch of the P.P.U. wholeheartedly supports a flood mitigation hydro-electric…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freak Electrical Storm Causes Havoc Light Fall of Rain Recorded
The freak electrical storm which struck the district last night caused havoc in some areas, particularly Boambee-Sawtell-Bonville. Crops of tomatoes, which were in full production. were wrecked and laid waste, trees…
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COFFS HARBOUR, Tuesday--Damage totalling many thousands of pounds was caused by a freak storm which struck a small section of the fertile Boambee valley, six miles south of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters To The Editor Flood Control
Sir.--I have read with great interest in your paper of the Clarence River Advisory Committee's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light Hail in Mid-Day Storm
Hail fell in a midday storm which broke over the Clarence River district yesterday, but crops suffered only slight damage. The storm covered only a…
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ROME, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Zero temperatures yesterday brought a new and more horrible threat--ice--to thousands of people in the flooded P.O. Valley…
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F. O'Loughl[?]n and C. Shaw's crews featured in an exciting finish in the half- mile flood boat flutter…
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WIDESPREAD storms over the north eastern corner of the State last night yielded useful falls of rain…
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