Polar Ship In 120 m.p.h. Gale
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Antarctic expeditionary ship LST 8501, which berthed at Williamstown yesterday morning,…
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Floods & storms, 1948
306 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 16
Will 1780 Flood Be Repeated
Queensland weather expert, Mr. Inigo Jones, believes that the present weather cycle will continue until August, with…
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LONDON, Jan. 20.—The Lord Mayor of London’s national flood distress fund, formed to meet distress…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Centre of Us. Political Storm
WASHINGTON, Jan 21—Mr Edwin pauly special assistant to the Army Secretary Mr Keeneth Royall demanded that Senate…
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N.S.W. FORECAST: Scatrered thunderstorms In the central and south-east districts and more scattered showers at first in the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.— “Where’s the sunshine?” end “where are the girls?” were among the first greeting shouted from the decks…
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SYDNEY, Friday,—A special weather forecast, giving a sale-warning to competitors in the Auckland-Sydney yacht race, was…
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A cyclone, which has been raging on Reunion Island, a French possession in the Indian Ocean, since Tuesday…
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PARIS, February 2.—A cyclone which has been raging [?] the Reunion Islands since Tuesday last, has caused 100 [?] and several hundred injuries. [?] persons are missing…
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NSW Forecast: Cloudy at times, with more scattered thunderstorms and variable rain in the eastern half of the State,…
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The trying weather conditions experienced in Muswellbrook and district during the past few days were brought to a close shortly after…
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SINGLETON, Wed.—A storm in the Mirannie district on Monday night, which commenced about 10 p.m., was responsible…
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The vivid electric storm of Monday night was responsible for the heaviest downpour of rain for a long time,…
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Trans-Atlantic limers and freighters were far behind schedule to-day, as one of the worst winter storms in years…
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NEW YORK February 4—Trans Atlantic liners and freighters were far behind schedule to-day as one of the worst winter storms in years over the North Atlantic covering the entire shipping route from England to the U.S, moved…
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NEWCASTLE— Tuesday[?] of the, Affi[?] Chambers of Commerce of [?] Who met in Sydney last[?]…
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NEW Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms, with Isolated severe squalls In the north-east quarter of the State, chiefly In…
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NSW FORECAST: Local thunderstorms in the far north-east corner of the State, with warm and surly temperatures and…
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A brief storm which broke early last night greatly reduced the humidity in the Maitland district. Four points of rain were recorded…
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SYDNEY, Sat.—A cloudburst in North Sydney suburbs last night caused flooding and damage to many homes and shops,…
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