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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

45 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 3

Heavy Rain - Water Covers Flats

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 2

Heavy rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday caused the Gloucester and Avon Rivers to overflow their banks and the flats on either side of the…

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River in Flood Heavy December Rain

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 2

In our last issue we reported that falls of up to 2 inches had occurred over he district up till 8 am on Tuesday. After a comparatively fine day…

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Flood Weather

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 2

From Sunday last up to Wednesday night, the Manning and surrounding districts were drenched with [?] rain, as much as fourteen…

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More Storms

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 2

There were pood storms at Gangat and Waukivory on Wednesday. There was a cloudburst over Stratford at lunch time on Tuesday and…

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Boat to Be Purchased for Flood Rescue Work

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 2

Cr. A. L Farley told the Gloucester Shire Council on Tuesday that a boat was urgently needed here for flood rescue work. He instanced the…

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