Storm Damage In Central West
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Central western N. S. W. towns were severely damaged by an electrical storm which struck this afternoon…
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Floods & storms, 1953
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Gale Damage In Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sun.--Fierce gales with winds up to 60 m.p.h. uprooted trees, damaged roofing on suburban houses, buffetted shipping and caused extensive…
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NEW YORK, Sun--Gale force winds and 40-feet Atlantic waves lashed the snow blanketed east coast…
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MACLEAN.--There was an attendance of 19 committeemen at the monthly meeting- of Lower Clarence Agricultural Society when a unanimous decision was made to floodlight the ring at the…
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G. Wade's crew had only a foot to snare at the finish of the Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade's half mile flood boat…
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NEW YORK, Monday--Thousands of people returned to their flood-soaked homes yesterday as the devastating two-days' storm died down. The storm, which swept large areas of the…
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The Dorrigo Rifle Club conducted the first stages of the Monthly Spoon Competitions from the 500 and 600 yards mounds, last Saturday, under the worst conditions ever experienced on the local range…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy rain over the North Coast bushfire areas to-day has saved the situation, Forestry Commission officers said to-night…
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BRISBANE, Tues.—A 15-minute storm caused about £30,000 worth of damage in less than two square miles…
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As Northern Rivers County Council gangs worked to repair power lines damaged in Thursday afternoon's storm, neighbours helped three farmers whose…
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Temperatures around the 100-degree mark culminated in a series of rain and thunderstorms over the…
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G. Wade's crew with a sustained burst from the halfway mark succeeded in overtaking R. Fanning's…
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SYDNEY. Monday.--Gale force winds damaged buildings and fences on the South Coast to-day…
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MACLEAN—Consideration of repairs to three floodgates or their replacement resulted in a half hour…
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The final round of the Cliff Blackadder trophy and the Mick Power sealed handicap will be rowed this afternoon at Grafton…
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COFFS HARBOUR, Sunday. -- The heaviest storm experienced in Coffs Harbour for many months sent the crowd at the December race meeting running…
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A short, tut very severe storm caused damage in the Bonville, Sawtell, Coffs Harbour, Korora and Moonee areas on Saturday afternoon. The strong wind was irampanied…
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The Town Clerk of Grafton, Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather, was yesterday appointed chairman of the Clarence…
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COFFS HARBOUR, Wed.--Late this afternon a series of severe, electrical storms passed over the…
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Despite threatening storms many staunch, enthusiasts attended the cycling carnival at McKittrick Park, South Grafton, last night…
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