Italian Flood Damage
Rome October 5.—Authoritative estimates put the week-end flood damage in southern italy at over £[?]3 million. Tons of thousands of acres of vineyards…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Hard Task For Police In Randwick Flooding Case
Sydney, October 6.—No arrests have yet been made in connection with the flooding of Randwick Racecourse yesterday. Police are satisfied that at least…
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Adelaide.—A freak thunderstorm, which hit Adelaide shortly before 9 o'clock this morning, ripped the roofs from many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Storm Hits Adelaide Easing of Water Restrictions Likely
Adelaide, October 12.—A freak thunderstorm which hit the eastern suburbs of Adelaide as most metropolitan employees were proceeding to work this…
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Murrurundi, October 17.—It will take many months and lots of money to recover from the damage caused in Murrurundi's first flood in 40 years. This…
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A survey made by Sister M. Blanch of the Flying. Doctor area on the southern section of the South Australian border fence…
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New York, October 18.—A tropical cyclone battered ships in mid-Atlantic today, disabling a freighter and delaying the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth and other liners up to 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Huge Guatemalan Flood Toll
Washington, October 19.—In an appeal for American aid the Guatemalan Government estimates 1,000 persons are dead and 70,000 homeless in the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Freak Storms Hit Essex
London, October 20.— A freak whirlwind in the Thames Estuary tonight hit the Essex port of…
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Guatemala City, October 20.—It is now officially estimated the recent Guatemalan floods killed 4,000, left 100,000 homeless and caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thunderstorms Follow Humid Day
Following extremely humid conditions during the day with a maximum temperature of 91 degrees, Broken Hill was struck by thunderstorms followed by a…
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Brisbane. — Reports from the Hughenden area of northwestern Queensland today say that Hughenden "looks as…
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Brisbane, October 23.—Five people were injured and damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a storm which struck the township of…
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Sydney.—Rising flood waters in north-western N.S.W. have cut off road communication with five towns and at Walgett, where the danger is greatest, 30 people have been evacuated from their homes. Walgett police said this…
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Sydney, October 25.—Surging floodwaters 26 miles wide are threatening Boomi and neighboring towns in the for northwest of N.S.W. with the worst floods since 1890. Rises in the Barwon and Darling Rivers are expected to continue adding to…
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Sydney.—Towns in the north-west are still in danger of being flooded, although it has stopped raining in many places. Indications are for fine weather, However, the danger will come in the next few days when the floodwaters arrive from south-west Queensland rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms Lash Europe River Thames At Street Level
London, October 27.—The River Thames was at street level in Westminister late last night following a day in which hurricane force gales lashed…
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RESIDENTS in streets of San— drinf [?]. Victoria, had to wade through water knee-deep to get to work or shops. San…
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Sydney. — Short, sudden wind gusts, reaching 66 miles an hour, struck Sydney this morning, leaving a trail of damage. The wind…
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Melbourne—Nearly 2ft. of rain fell at Mount Buffalo in October. It was the wettest part of the State in a month of phenomanal rainfall…
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