"Storm in a Tea Cup"
A disturbance at a party, which developed into what Judge Storkey, V.C., referred to as a "storm in a…
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Floods & storms, 1953
149 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 8
Unable To Assess Flood Damage
The difficulty of making an accurate assessment of the monetary loss in the Orara Shire caused by the…
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MAITLAND, Tuesday--Engineers forecast success for the flood refuge hillocks contemplated for the Macleay district, and the first, completed this week, indicates that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Winds Fan Bushfires
BRISBANE, Sun.--Bushfires fanned by gale force winds, the strongest for the year, raged over many parts…
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A South Grafton fire during the height of yesterday's gale winds could have been started by children,…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.—Winter returned to Victoria with a rush over the weekend, bringing gales, frost,…
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LONDON, Tues. -- Raging gales which lashed the English coast last night are expected to moderate to-day…
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The second round of the Grafton Voluntary Water Brigade's flood boat half mile pointscore competition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Westlawn Seeks Flood Protection
A scheme providing for embankments to prevent the Westlawn district being inundated by floodwaters…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Entrance to-day had its severest hail and rain storm for 60 years. More than a 100 windows were…
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AN exciting finish was witnessed in the Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade's floodboat flutter on…
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LISMORE, Tues.--A storm with heavy rain brought limited relief to some areas of the drought-parched…
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A heavy storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, broke over Grafton at 11.45 last…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--A severe electrical storm with heavy rain to-day swept over N.S.W. and brought…
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Repairs to a flood levee bank in Copmanhurst Shire adjoining the Grafton boundary will be the…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.—Serious flooding occurred in the Morwell district of Victoria to-night, following…
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REGGIO CALABRIA, Friday.--Eighty people are known to have lost their lives, and 200 are missing in devastating floods in southern Italy…
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LONDON, Mon.—Italian police yesterday had to evacuate many reluctant villagers by force from their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Leaders In Flood Boat Point Score
O. PERKINS and K. Hankinson are joint leaders in the flood boat point score competition being conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms Lash Britain
LONDON, Monday: -- Storms, gale-force winds, and rain lashed Britain day and night yesterday…
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