Narrow Escape In Flood Waters
GLOUCESTER: Ten inches of rain fell in Gloucester during twenty-four hours, which caused floorings to all rivers…
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Floods & storms, 1946
312 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 16
Flood Damage at Grafton Estimated at £200,000
SYDNEY Thursday,— Flood waters on the North Coast were this morning reported to be receding slowly from all the danger…
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TWEED HEADS Thurs.—While [?]sbing from the northern breakwater at Tweed Heads yesterday afternoon. Roderick McLennan,…
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It is estimated that £10,000 worth of sawn timber was swept from the banks of the Crawford River, near Bullahdelah. Old residents had never…
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Although some of the greatest floods for many years have occurred on northern coastal rivers, the Weather Bureau…
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WINGHAM. —First-class Constable Wylie, of Wingham police station, had quite an experience with flood waters out at Wherrol…
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Sir Earle Page received the following telegram from the Premier of New South Wales on 29th March:— "Your telegram of 27th general…
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N.S.W. Forecast: Rain fairly General in the north and eastern [?]eas; heavy falls in the north cast, especially In North Coast…
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At the Lower Hunter Shire Council meeting a communication was received from the Local Government…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Considerable improvement in weather in Brisbane area overnight has removed a threat of flooding along the south Queensland coast, but rivers on the North Coast of N.S.W. are still rising and further heavy…
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With a cyclone sweeping down from the north-east and rivers still rising on the North Coast of New South Wales, the…
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The cyclone, which is threatening north coast areas with more floods, was moving to the south-east last night, bringing rain and winds to…
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SYDNEY Sat.—In January last the Long Range Weather Forecasting Trust drew attention to the successful forecast which…
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When the Brownlee family, of Fernmount (Bellinger River), returned to their house, which they had vacated because of the rising flood waters,…
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Coastal and harbour visibility was reduced to half a mile this morning, and shipping was interfered with by great seas which…
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Maitland experienced a terrific thunderstorm last night, lasting for a considerable time and during which torrential rain fell accompanied by wind of gale force. The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—Rain washed out most track trials on Sydney courses this morning, including Randwick, where about four…
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SINGLETON Tuesday.— Singleton and district had an unusual storm bringing with it brilliant lightning heavy thunder and…
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Lashed by the south-easterly gale, which at times reached almost 50 miles per hour, huge seas are pounding the coast, and there has been…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eight people were hurt when great waves battered ferries attempting to cross Sydney Harbour this morning, when…
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