Only Heavy Rain Would Help
The critical position with Kiama's water supply was not eased by the rain which fell following the Council's meeting…
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Thousand Holiday Cars An Hour Pleasant Weather and Warm Sunshine Brought a Flood of Tourists Along This Part of the South Coast Over the Holiday Week-end
Traffic along the Prince's Highway was the heaviest for a long time but only one accident was reported…
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REGGIO CALABRIA, Fri.—Eighty people are known to have lost their lives, and 200 are missing…
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LONDON, Mon.—Italian police yesterday had to evacuate many reluctant villagers by force from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gales Lash Britain
LONDON, Mon.—Storms, galeforce winds, and rain lashed Britain day and night yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Central Western New South Wales towns were severely damaged by an electrical storm which struck this afternoon. There are no reports of…
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BRISBANE, Tues.— A 15-minute storm caused about £30,000 worth of damage in less than two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rapid Fall of Dam Water Has Been Checked by Rainy Days Heavy Rain Needed to Avoid Danger
Despite a total rainfall of over an inch during last week Kiama's water supply is still at a dangerous level. Measurements taken at the…
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A sudden thunderstorm at 3.30 p.m. stopped play in the Shoalhaven Cricket Association's area on Saturday. in the Pyree-Currumbene…
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BRISBANE, Tues.—Brisbane tonight experienced two fierce thunderstorms in which two inches of rain…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Leading yachts in the Sydney-Hobart race were approaching Bass Strait tonight, despite rough seas arid gale force south-westerly winds. The latest report from…
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