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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 13

Three Storms at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN. -- Saturday night's storms did not cause any damage at Maclean although hail as large as…

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Registrations Varied In Storm

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 3

Vivid lightning and loud claps of thunder about 8.30 Saturday night heralded scattered storms in the…

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Storm Damage In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Streets were flooded, walls of several houses collapsed, vegetable and fruit gardens were ruined, and hail "as big as hen eggs" fell when a 10 minute storm…

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Little Damage From Storm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 2

Only one case of damage to property was reported following Saturday night's electrical storm over the Clarence district. This was at Buccarumbi,…

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Storm Hurls Shed Roof 50 Yds

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 3

DARWIN, Mon.—A heavy storm at Darwin this afternoon hurled the roof of the waterside workers' shelter…

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South Koreans Storm Peak Fight Against Time

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, Wed.—South Korean infantrymen stormed and recaptured the highest peak of Sniper Ridge to–day, then drove on to "The Yoke," a maze of tunnels and caves dominating the northern end of the ridge…

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Improved Pastures Unaffected by Floods

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 6

In spite of successive floodings, paddocks sown to improved pastures on a Dairy Production Grant…

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South Coast Flood Risk

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Further heavy rain on the Far South Coast to–day increased the flood danger in low–lying districts. But police in South Coast…

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Two Storms At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 3

Two storms swept over Grafton and the Clarence Valley yesterday. Only a few points—insufficient to…

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Flood Control Radio Set

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 2

Sergeant Lilley and Senior Constable Glascock, of the Sydney police communications branch, are…

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Storm Over "Little Mo"

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Eighteen-year-old Wimbledon champion, Maureen ("Little Mo") Connolly was…

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Radio Link Flood Warning Stations

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — The State Government has provided funds to link flood warning stations in the…

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Severe Damage During Violent Storm on Clarence

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 3

Several Roman Catholic Church buildings at Cowper were partially wrecked and a dub shed at South Grafton destroyed in a violent storm early last night…

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Mylneford Storm

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 6

MYLNEFORD. — Little damage was done in a sharp storm which passed over the district on Friday. One…

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In The Wake Of The Storm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 3

On Thursday night last, a storm accompanied by wind of hurricane force did great damage on the Clarence. Reports are still coming to hand of damage in outlying areas. In the Mid-Clarence the heaviest single losers were the Aero Club at South Grafton. The wrecked club house building is…

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Flood Insurance Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 4

A deputation from the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce will discuss with Sir Earle Page,M.H.R, a pro- posal to establish a fund to be used as an…

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Knocked Down During Storm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Fri. — A 59 years old retired grazier was knocked down by a car at Beverley Hills during a…

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Damage By Cyclone

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

THURSDAY ISLAND, Tuesday.—A 70 m.p.h. cyclone caused £60,000 damage on the waterfront here…

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Severe Hail Storm Causes Havoc Crops Stripped; Houses Damaged

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

A severe hail storm swept the Mountain Top Dorrigo and Megan area late on Tuesday afternoon and caused serious damage to buildings crops vegetables, and also injured animals…

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Storm After Hot Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 2

A storm which broke over the Grafton district at 5 p.m. yesterday brought some relief after one of the…

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