Storms Over Wheat Areas
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Storms yesterday swept several areas where wheat harvesting was in progress…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Heavy Rain Closes Grass Tracks Curiosity Sprints Well In Sand Gallops At Randwick
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As a result of yesterday’s heavy rain, all grass tracks were closed for gallops at Randwick, this morning and some trainers took their charges to other [?] Only the sand track was avaliable…
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Maitland Hood Relief Committee—that organisation which did so much to alleviate to a large degree the desolation which befell many of the city’s population through the disastrous June flood—officially - wound up operations…
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Because the application did not come within the confines for which Maitland Flood Relief Committee was set up, the winding up meeting yesterday decided if could not assist St. Ethel’s Public School by way of monetary grant to…
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NSW FORECAST: Fine in most of the state, Scattered showers and thunderstorms In the upper central and north-east…
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Mr. H. D. Eyb, Hilldale, collected the following in connection with the recent Kempsey Flood Appeal:…
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Maitland District Boy Scouts' Association . has received a cheque of £6/2/ from 1st Waverton scout Troop towards…
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SYDNEY; Wed—Flood . warnings have been issued to residents of low lying area near Gunedan because of the danger…
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The Minister for Education will be asked by Maitland Flood Relief Committee to assist St. Ethel's School, which lost…
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Maitland Flood Relief Appeal Committee held its final meeting, on Monday. The Town Clerk (Mr S. J…
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Flood warnings have been issued to residents of low-lying areas near Gunnedah because of the danger of the Namoi…
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GLOUCESTER, Thursday. — A heavy thunderstorm broke over Gloucester Monday night, 138 points of rain being registered. This…
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SINGLETON. Saturday.—At Patrick Plains Shire Council meeting, Cr A. C. Marshall asked It anything had been done towards…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.—Adequate warning of preaching floods will he given in .most parts of Queensland by a team of “radio robots,” which will automatically report river heights…
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NSW FORECAST: More thunderstorms and shower showers with lasted severe squalls over the upper central and north-east…
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LONDON, NOV. 28.—The 38 crew members of the British Merchantman, Brikton, took to the lifeboats in a raging gale…
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SYDNEY, Monday.— Storm damage over wide areas of the State yesterday will run Into many thousands of pounds…
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The heavy electrical and wind storm which struck the district last night damaged farm buildings and crops to a limited…
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SEATTLE (Washington State) Nov. 28.—One of the worst storms in Pacific north-west history swept inland yesterday…
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LONDON, Nov. 28. —Damage estimated at hundr[?] of thousands of pounds has been caused by rain storms during the past…
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