Melbourne cleans up alter the deluge
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Hundreds of householders spent yesterday and today cleaning up and surveying damage following Fridayâs record deluge which swamped the city and suburbs…
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Berliners Vote in Fierce Gales
BERLIN, Sun.:. Fierce gales swept through West Berlin streets yesterday as polling began for the new City Parliament and 12…
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After hot and oppressive weather at the beginning of last week, dense clouds began to gather on Wednesday and, beginning with a…
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LONDON, Mon. : Gales of between 60 and 80 miles an hour yesterday swept over Germany and the Dutch coast, uprooting…
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A terrific rainstorm commenced at 7.30 oâclock on Friday night at Yarrawonga and 134 points of rain were…
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DARWIN, Wed.: Six natives were injured and many natives were left homeless when a heavy stormburst struck Hookerâs Creek…
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Heavy thunderstorms [?] the district last week and delaying [?]…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Flood control schemes in N.S.W. would cost between £100 million and £200 million the Minister for Conservation…
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LONDON, Friday: Fresh gales, and torrential rain swept across storm-whipped Britain and the Continent…
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Saturdayâs storm brought a cool change from the oppressive heat to Albury yesterday. Saturdayâs maximum was 90.4 degrees, with…
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ADELAIDE, Sun. : Thunderstorms swept over the State on Saturday, causing most sporting fixtures to be cancelled,…
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Yarrawonga district experienced its worst storm in its history on Saturday when heavy rain, accompanied by violent lightning and thunder, broke, over the district about 3.30 p.m. The rain continued at intervals until 10 oâclock that night. Corowa…
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Border districtâs worst storm for 30 years on Saturday caused a 6-hour black-out in Albury itself, and disrupted power supplies and telephone communications for many hours over an…
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A flood warning was issued at Wangaratta yesterday morning, The King River was then 15 inches above flood level and was…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: For the third lime in less thon a month thunderstorms, gale force winds and a deluge of rain lashed Melbourne at the week-end. A tropical downpour of rain which lasted unceasingly from 4 p.m…
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BENDIGO, Sun.: Rochester tonight was fighting grimly against time as flood waters from the south raced down the…
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Heavy storms on Saturday last, caused extensive damage in many parts of the north eastern districts of Victoria, flooding by torrential rains, and an electricity black-out which lasted from half way through the afternoon until past midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News from the District JINDERA Heavy Rain Continues— Hottest Day
Following the very heavy tropical rain (347 points) during the first week of this month, continuous severe thunderstorms on Friday…
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A house owned by Mrs Turner, of Red Bluff, and occupied by Mr and Mrs W. Burkitt, was severely damaged by the storm on…
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Yarrawonga district experienced the worst electrical storm in its history at the week-end. At the property of Cr. W. J. Ryan, at Burraraine East, over an inch and a half of rain fell in a short time. Terrific winds uprooted trees. Some 50 trees a plantation were uprooted from the ground. A windmill (pictured) on the property was blown down…
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