Efforts To Sail Dutch Freighter Stopped By Gale
Sydney, February 14.—Efforts to sall the Dutch 10,000 ton freighter "Tjlbesar" secretly from Sydney this morning were defeated by the weather. Pilots…
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Floods & storms, 1947
202 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 11
Gale Batters N.S.W. COAST Havoc To Small Ships
Sydney, February 14.—An easterly gale lashed the entire coast today, battering ships at sea and playing havoc with small craft and ferries in Sydney Harbor. Gale warnings have caused the postponement of sailings from Sydney, Newcastle…
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Sydney, February 16.—With little rain reported throughout the State today the danger of flooding in areas where heavy falls were received last…
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LITTLE AMERICA, February 16. — More accurate weather forecasts in the Southern Hemisphere may be…
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On Sunday night a severe thunderstorm was experienc00ed at [?] and this caused a breakdown in the telephone servies to that town. Phobes were stall not…
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Auckland, February 17.—The worst storm in many years struck New Zealond at the week-end.Snowstorms gales and heavy rain…
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Sydney, February 17.—The township of Mogil Mogil has been cut off by boards for a week and packhorses are being used to get food through to the…
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SYDNEY.—A severe electric storm over Sydney early last night held up two divisions of the Brisbane express, many other trains,…
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London, February 23.—Blizzards and vicious snow storms 7 continue on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain was again lashed by blizzards which may further affect the already stringent fuel rationing, while a twenty-four hour snow storm…
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Sydney, February 24.—Flood waters yesterday swept away two main road bridges in the Coonabarabran district. Bridges…
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Sydney, February 26.—Fairly heavy rain fell in many parts of the State during the past 24 hours. During the day further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wilson River in High Flood Will Affect Cooper's Creek
The Wilson River is in high flood, or was some days ago. This river was rushing to Cooper's Creek that it joins above Nappa Merrie Station On Monday Mr. Lucas Hughes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tibooburra News Isolation By Floods Ended
Tibooburra for more than a fortnight had been isolated by flood rains and impassable roods till, last week-end when the mail lorry reached the township with the aid of two other emergency vehicles…
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Sydney, March 2.—After a week's incessant rain local floods are exported in the northern rivers of N.S.W. Heavy rains at present falling in southern Queensland are expected to reach the northern rivers tomorrow, a Weather Bureau…
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Lapaz (Bolivia), March 2.—Although it is estimated that fifty per cent or the city of Trinidad. Bolivia, which maintains a population of eight thousand…
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BRISBANE.—Swirling floodwaters inundating great areas north of Brisbane have drowned at, least two men and forced preparations for the evacuation of the big town of Bundaberg. A honeymoon couple were…
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Montreal, March 4. — One of the most intense storms swept Eastern Canada on Sunday and yesterday caused at least two deaths in the Montreal…
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Fourteen United States, Bolivian, Chilean, and Peruvian rescue planes continue to evacuate victims from flood-stricken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Snow Storms In America Nineteen Killed
New York, March 6.—Milk supplies for New York City are expected to drop to thirty per cent. of normal as the result of transport blockages caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Flood Warning The Darling River Rising
The Officcr-in-Chorge of the Wilconnia Police, Sergt. W. Greer, has advised "The Western Grazier" that there is a very great likelihood of a flood in the Darling River. There has been more rain in the vicinity of the watershed at Boggabillia, and…
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