Boy Carried Away by Flood Waters: Saved
LONDON March 29 —Two an a half years old [?] Purvis survived after flood water carried him through bridi[?]…
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Floods & storms, 1947
274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 14
Royalty Helps Flood Fund
LONDON, March 29. — Heater announces 'that his Majesty the King is siding £1000[?] and O[?]…
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LONDON March 31—A special staff at Ma[?] House had a worried week end desalting with the rush of donations to the Lord Mayor’s food relief fund which in three days has reached £175,000…
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"A situation unparalleled in British agriculture has developed from the disastrous harvests of last autumn and the subsequent blizzards and floods," says the National Farmers' Union in opening an agricultural disaster fund…
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Floods are sweeping over south-west Queensland for the second time this year. Fears of floods on the Clarence River are passing…
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LONDON, April 5.—Heavy loss of life has been caused by a storm which struck shipping in the Bay of Biscay and off the French coast yesterday. Victims including one stewardess and one [?] who was swept…
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NEW YORK, April 6. — Widespread floods are reported in the Middle West and on the eastern seaboard of the United States…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — Subscriptions to the New South Wales Red Cross British Flood Relief last night totalled…
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HOBART, Saturday.—Red Cross supplies of clothing for British flood victims are being held up by Common wealth regulations. It was revealed to-day that 1200 suits of cotton pyjamas,…
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Two Dutch engineers. Dr. J. A. Ringers, until recently Dutch Minister for Public Works and Reconstruction, and Mr. Kraslenveld, have inspected the…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — Heavy rain fell on the South Coast yesterday, Bega and Eden both reporting over four…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Widespread damage was caused by a terrific electrical storms which swept the Liverpool district this morning. A house owned by George Alderidge, at Canley Vale,…
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Widespread damage was caused by a terrific electrical storm which struck Liverpool district this morning…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fierce southerly gale, which at times reached 40 m.p.h., lashed Sydney for several hours early to-day, causing considerable damage to property. At Marrickville, bricks were hurled for yards in all…
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On Tuesday afternoon a sharp thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy hail, broke over the district. Although in town only 37 points of rain were…
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The executive of the Muswellbrook branch of the Red Cross Society met on Thursday to discuss an urgent appeal for funds for British Food Relief…
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The Clerk reported that Mr. J[?]anson had inspected the floodlighting at the main road wash[?]way, and he considered that a street light would not…
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LONDON, April 18.—By arrangement with the Australian Government, Britain.is making available “almost immediately” three troop ships to carry immigrants to Australia. Announcing this in the Home of Lords, the Dominions…
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LONDON, April 20.—The Lord Mayer’s Flood Distress Fund has reached £1,095,000. The total includes a gift from the…
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GLOUCESTER: Steady rain fell in Gloucester following a freak storm. The storm which seemed to come from all directions unroofed…
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