Drought--flood in the One Year Macleay Again Needs Rain
It is well known that the Macleay passed through variable climatic conditions in 1946, but emphasis is given to these conditions in official…
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Floods & storms, 1947
45 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 3
Wild Storm at Comboyne Hail Does Heavy Damage
Comboyne was visited by a heavy hailstorm on Friday last that did considerable damage to fruit trees and crops. The storm hit the village at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Flood Warning Latest Cables and Telegrams. The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Queensland Cyclone Wreckage at Coolangatta Torrential Rains Sydney
Flood warnings were issued to towns along some of the northern rivers last night, as reports from Brisbane showed that a cyclone which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Moves Inland Heavy Rain on North Coast
Although storm warnings to all shipping and aviation were again issued by the Weather Bureau to-day, fears that the cyclone which has been raging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Cyclone Brings Rain to North Coast
Moving south the Queensland cyclone hit the New South Wales coast on Thursday, and big seas are already running over the breakwater as far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone Good Rains On Far North Coast SYDNEY
Although storm warnings to all shipping and aviation were again issued by the weather bureau to-day, fears that the cyclone, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wild Storm at Comboyne Hail Does Heavy Damage
Comboyne was visited by a heavy hailstorm on Friday, 17th, that did considerable damage to fruit trees and crops. The storm hit the village at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trail of Ruin As Floodwaters Recede
Brisbane, With trains still unable to get through to the isolated South Coast areas, and the Pacific Highway still blocked by floodwaters, planes were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Floods Holiday-makers Stranded
More heavy rain fell on the north coast of New South Wales early on Sunday morning, but flood waters are subsiding quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tweed Heads Refuge Town Queensland Floods Worst For Fifty Years
As the result of floods, the worst experienced for 50 years, Tweed Heads, on the N.S.W. border, has been turned into a refuge town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wild Storm Causes Excitement
A thunderstorm that broke over Wingham on Thursday night was extremely lively. Heavy rain fell for a couple of hours, and the lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Lashed By Storm
One of the wildest storms experienced in Taree for years broke over the town just before 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and although it only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Lashed by Storm
One of the wildest storms experienced in Taree for years broke over the town just before 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and although it only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Coastal Rain Moderate Up-river Falls Flood Fears Easier
The heavy rain which has fallen over the Macleay Valley during the past 48 hours does not, at this stage, indicate the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Danger Over River Ran a Banker
The rainfall registration at West Kempsey still continues to rise, and the year to date has produced 1594 points, January's figure was 334, February…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in Canada Causes Widespread Hold-ups
Montreal (AAP): One of the winter's most intense storms swept Eastern Canada on Sunday, and yesterday at least two deaths occurred in the Montreal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting Experience. Fortunate Escape From Flooded Creek
Mr. George Gibson, of Moxey's Store, Wingham, had an exciting experience at Wherrol Flat on Monday last, March 3rd, 1947. Mr. Gibson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carrai Isolated by Flooded River
Because the low-level bridge at Toorooka has been many feet under waters, traffic to Carrai has come to a standstill during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exciting Experience Fortunate Escape From Flooded Creek
Mr George Gibson, of Moxeys Store, Wingham, had an exciting experience at Wherrol Plat on Monday, March 3, while collecting orders for the firm. He…
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