Air-sown Wheat Tests in Britain Flood-stricken Areas Catch Up with Farming Time-tables
Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now being made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the more serious delays…
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Floods & storms, 1947
274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 14
Moderate To Heavy Rain
NSW Forecast: Showers on the coast and adjacent highlands, some moderate to heavy falls; fine elsewhere; cool to…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Rain commenced to fall in Sydney about 9 a.m. and has continued throughout the day…
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AUCKLAND.—Two valuable racehorses, Blue [?] and Red Mars, are aboard the Australia Star, which is “hove-to” in a gale…
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N.S.W. Forecast: Further showers on the north coast and central coast and adjacent tablelands, contracting northward with further local…
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Mr, J, Newton informed the Morpeth Progress Association that one of the two flood-boats in the shed near the factory was…
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HOBART, Monday.—When a violent storm swept the northwest sections of Tasmania, buildings were razed, many houses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Plane Makes Forced Landing in Storm Landing Ground Floodlit by Car Lights
When a DC3 airliner with one engine dead was trying to make a forced landing at Dubbo last night, a great number of car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Slow Progress on Flood Damaged Roads
Repair work on flood damaged roads was proceeding very slowly owing to employees being taken off to attend to other work referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week-end Rain Floods Flatson Lower Hunter
Rain in Maitland and district throughout the week-end resulted in the registration of 61 points at the Maitland Post Office for the…
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LONDON, June 5. — Storms ringed tendon as Britain’s record heat wave ended. Thunder, lighting and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Storm Drainage Costs
CESSNOCK, Wed.—Cessnock branch of the Communist party sent a petition to Cessnock Council last night seeking adequate storm…
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LONDON, June 6.—The six-footer, L B. Ayton led at the end of the first round of the Spalding golf tournament at St.-Andrew’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood of Price Complaints
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Prices Commission a few days ago appealed to [?]ves to assist in checking allegations of irregularities…
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The report of the Hunter Flood Mitigation Committee is another stage in the application of the policy of the State Government for the planned development of the Hunter Valley, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) says in a Press statement…
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My colleague the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir, informs me that the report received by him from the Hunter Flood Mitigation Committee, set up last…
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VICKSBURG, Mississippi—(Associated Press)—United States’ engineers at the Vicksburg Waterways Experiment Station, working with models resembling toy sand-table displays but built with laboratory precision, are striving to…
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SYDNEY. Tuesday. — Gales up to a velocity of 100 miles per hour [?] over Tas[?]nia and Victoria yesterday. [?] torrential rain…
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The Premier (Hon. James McGirr, M.L.A.) has announced that the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir, had informed him that the report…
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My colleague the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir, informs me that the report received by him from the Hunter Flood Mitigation Committee,…
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