Gale Lashes Coast Manly Ferries Almost Engulfed Passengers Injured Great Damage to Property in Metropolitan Area Train Fireman Killed Near Paterson When Engine Capsizes
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1
Eight people were hurt when huge waves battered ferries attempting to cross Sydney Harbour this morning when torrential rain, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Risks Life to Rescue Dairy Herd. Flood Incident at Coolongolook
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1
A correspondent writes to the Taree "Champion" as follows: Mr. Bert Schubert, manager of Mr. Grant's farm at Coolongolook, had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Conditions On Hunter
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1
NSW Forecast: More rain with heavy falls on the central coast and Blue Mountains and scattered rain elsewhere on the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread Damage From Storms
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2
Although with the return of fine weather in Sydney to-day, the Weather Bureau believes that the cyclonic disturbance,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Destroys New Culvert
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2
Cr. L. G. Clements reported to Lower Hunter Shire Counci that the culvert on Lennoxton Road, which was completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Dangers Passed
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 5
Flood dangers, which were Imminent to the Hunter Valley. have now passed, although thousands of acres in the Wyong-Gesford area are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homes Flooded at Stroud Homes Flooded
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3
STROUD.—Stroud reported 140 points of rain for the 24 hours, and a total of 1020 points since Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blocked Culverts Flood Farm
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3
Mr. William C. Beattle complained to Lower Hunter Shire Council that culverts on the Hinton-Morpeth road were silted up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Port Stephens News Recent Gales
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 3
The recent cyclonic gales along the North Coast caused the heaviest seas in Port Stephens experienced for some years. Small coastal trawlers were to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooding Causes Accident Goods Train Derailed Fireman Killed
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 2
On Monday night last at 10.45 p.m. a fatal accident occurred seven miles north of Patertson, when a fruit and milk train, travelling to Sydney, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Mitigation
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 2
THE people of the Lower Hunter are just now facing one of those occasions when flood waters are leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: Flood Mitigation Died From Injuries After Fight
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 1
NEW YORK. April 20—David Corcoran (58) died from injuries received, according to the police, during a fight in Fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Flood At Clarence Town
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 3
CLARENCE TOWN Saturday. —The flood at Clarence Town is the biggest in memory. It is bigger than the 1895 flood, which, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lower Hunter Farmers Heavy losses Flood Waters Destroy Winter Fodder Crop
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 2
The absence of heavy rain on the upper parts of the Hunter River watershed saved the lower districts from a serious flood. There was torrential rain in the Wollombi district and this, with water from areas below Singleton caused the river to rise to 31 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Receding Flood Waters Leave A Trail Of Damage
Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 6
With the exception of a few low-lying areas which are still covered flood waters receded from farms at Phoenix Park, near Morpeth, last night. Farmers who inspected their crops at first light this morning found that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Damage at Gloucester
Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 4
GLOUCESTER: As a result of the heavy rain, the Avon River again came over the Pacific Highway and motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stolen Car in Flood Waters
Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2
When flood waters receded near Hinton yesterday, a motor car was seen standing on a road, surrounded by water. It had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rats Gave First Warning Of Floods
Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 2
Rats gave business men of Maitland the first warning of flood danger Days before the event of the terrific downpour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Electric Storm In Sydney
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday—A violent electric storm broke over the city and suburbs early to-day, reaching its peak shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Rain to Come. Violent Storm in Sydney. SYDNEY
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 2
A violent electrical storm which broke over the city and suburbs early to-day readied its peak shortly before 7.30 a.m. with a 55 mile per hour gale…
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