Freakish Weather Heat, Storm Rain:: Lightning Causes Damage
The altogether freakish weather of the past week, with sizzling heat alternating with high humidity, culminated on Wednesday afternoon…
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Floods & storms, 1947
274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 14
Severe Storm Lashes North and North-west Telephone Communication Off—train Delayed
Many sections of the North and North-West of New South Wales, which have been gripped by drought for months past, were…
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Damage to farm property, roads and bridges in the main areas affected by the floods was estimated at more than £500,000…
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GLOUCESTER.—During last week Gloucester experienced some very hot, steamy weather and a number of storms broke…
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LONDON, Feb. 2—The United states liberty ship Henry Middleton collided With and cut into the sides of an anchored British…
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NSW Forecast: Warm to hot find sultry, with scattered afternoon thunderstorms, Isolated showers on the north coast and…
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The State Weather Bureau said last night that radar had revealed that two heavy thunderstorms were active 90 miles south-west of Sydney…
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NSW Forecast: Warm to hot and sultry with variable scattered rain and thunder storms; hazy about the southern and…
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Flood waters, lightning, and freak winds of terrific velocity, caused widespread damage on the N.S. Wales Railways on…
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An investigation into flood mitigation schemes suggested for the lower Hunter River districts will be made next week by…
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A cyclone, described as the worst in 60 years, struck the island of Rodriguez and caused extensive damage…
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BRISBANE, Monday—North Queensland town Isolated by flood waters are now feeing food shortages. Gaur 30 miles south…
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Judging by replies received, the meeting convened by the Dalwood Water Conservation and Development League to meet the…
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Members of. the Hunter River Flood Mitigation Committee are visiting the district investigating schemes for mitigating floods on…
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Members of the Hunter River Flood Mitigation Committee visited West Maitland yesterday afternoon to obtain local knowledge of floods on the lower parts of the river and to hear any suggestions that may help them in their…
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NEW YORK, Feb. 18—The United Staes Naval Transport, Merrick, of 17,000 tons, carrying 828 men, was crippled last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern N.S.W. Soaked, By Drought-Breaking Rain Cyclone Pressing South From Queensland
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Already the northern section of New South Wales has been soaked by drought-breaking rain. Falls range from five to eight inches, and the weather bureau expects the Barwon, Namoi, Gwydir, Macquarie, Tweed and Richmond rivers to rise…
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The Lower Hunter Water Development League held a meeting at Mainland on Tuesday to discuss flood mitigation. The meeting was representative…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—In Sydney last night about 30 men, women and children, occupying a terrace of eight…
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Good soaking rain is reported from all parts of tho State. The drought in the western areas has ended. The greatest benefit will be derived…
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