‘Dry Ice’ Dropped on Atlantic Storm
TAMPA (Flov.), Tues.—Three converted bombers today scattered 1000 lbs of dry ice on an Atlantic storm with…
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Maude Road Flood Rights Will Protected
LANDHOLDERS on the flooded country south of Maude have been assured by the Waradgery Shire Council that should the works now in progress on the Maude - Moulamein Road…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Rain which began fall in Sydney late today was sufficiently heavy to cause the cancellation of the speedway racing…
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CARACAS (Venezuela), Fri.: About 40 persons died when the town of Eqido was destroyed during the night after the Mont…
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GOULBURN, Tues.: A terrific gale which struck Goulburn district about midnight last night caused extensive damage at…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: Fairly heavy rain fell throughout eastern and north-eastern parts of Victoria last night and today…
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A severe storm on Monday night at Yerong Creek yielded from 90 to 120 points of rain. It was very severe on the heavy crops, and oats in…
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MELBOURNE. Thurs.; Heavy rain during the past week in the Gippsland and central districts were responsible for rising rivers…
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WASHINGTON. Fri.: Irate poultry farmers today shipped to President Truman and his Food Conservation Committee, 13 crates of…
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LONDON, Monday: More than 200 people have been drowned in floods in the Adana province, caused by 60 hours of continuous…
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NANKING. Wed.: A Communist suicide squad numbering 3000 men, is reported to have stormed and entered the south-west…
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The Australian Government’s decision to order 14 Malayan stamen, who married Australian women, to leave Australia has provoked a. storm of criticism in the Malayan Press. One high Malay official commented: “If Australia does not…
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NANKING, Tues.—Nine persons were killed, 32,000 were rendered homeless while more than 300,000 acres of land were inundated when…
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A good deal of damage to crops is expected to have resulted from heavy thunderstorms at Jindera and Gerogery last evening. There were scattered storms throughout the district during the afternoon and evening, some being torrential…
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Absence of wind in the heavy thunderstorms on Friday afternoon and evening meant all the difference between slight…
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Damage estimated at nearly £1,000,000 was done to crops in the Riverina at the week-end by wind, rain and hail. More than 200,000 acres of wheat were flattened and now practically the whole of the wheat crop in the affected area will be a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm Almost Wrecks Town Hit by Millions of Big Hailstones Police Officer Describes Scenes Of Desolation CHARLEVILLE
A terrific hailstorm in 17 minutes this afternoon practically wrecked Charleville and the town covered in a sheet of ice. Within a few seconds thousands of windows were…
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A freak storm which passed in a narrow strip through the Redlands, Lowesdale and Hopefield districts on Friday last caused a good deal of…
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A violent thunderstorm on November 21 was responsible for the dislocation of local telephone services. On Wednesday a downpour…
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CHARLEVILLE, Mon.— Yesterday’s violent hail storm caused damage estimated at £150,000, according to the Mayor of…
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