Ascot Races Heavy Rain Causes Postponement SYDNEY
Ascot races, fixed for to-day, have been postponed until to-morrow week owing to heavy rain which fell in Sydney during last night…
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Possibility of Heavy Coastal Rain Flood Conditions Develop Relief in Hunter Valley SYDNEY
The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that although the storm conditions were passing and the seas along the coast were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scattered Storms After Thursday But No General Break Until December Mr. S. H. Grinsell's Forecast
Mr. S. H Grinsell "Aldersyde." Macquarie Street, writes to the editor:—I am going to have a try to forecast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rising Temperatures Resulted in Storm
Last Wednesday was the warmest day Guyra has experienced since last summer, the mercury rising to 77 deg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Rains Scattered Falls Some Districts Benefit
Scattered rain, including some heavy falls, resulted from a severe thunderstorm which passed over the district late on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Storms Mr. S. H. Grinseli's Forecast
I promised some of my Glen Elgin friends I would put a special forecast out for them this week for more storms to visit that area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Market Flooded Devices to Secure More Miles Per Gallon SYDNEY
The chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. Fielder) said to-day that opportunists were flooding the market with all sorts of devices claiming to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warm, Sultry Weather; Storms Likely
The weather at Guyra during the past few days has been warm and sultry and storms are likely. The highest temperature since last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms About Sydney Fierce at Liverpool SYDNEY
Heavy storms in Sydney yesterday afternoon caused a hold-up on the North Shore railway, traffic being delayed for up to 33 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Shore Rail Traffic Delayed Electric Wire Falls at Pymlble Storm "Blacks Out" Liverpool SYDNEY
A heavy thunderstorm in Sydney yesterday afternoon caused a hold-up of North Shore railway traffic, which was delayed for 30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dust Storm
A storm of red dust which swept across Gunnedah on Sunday afternoon obscured the sun and made conditions uncomfortable. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →5d FOR 40 Hours Floodlighting Britain's Projectors For South African Defence
South Africa has received from England 240 floodlight projectors each capable of throwing a continuous and powerful 5000 candle-power beam for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scattered Storms May Develop by To-morrow Chances of Heavy General Rain Not Bright Depression Marks Time SYDNEY
The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that there was every prospect of the weather over the State becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Dubbo Great Damage SYDNEY
At Dubbo the worst storm in the town's history was responsible for many thousands of pounds worth of damage to houses and shops In twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Lashed by Fierce Wind, Rain Storm Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage Done Hail Beats Rat 500 Acres of Wheat at Manildra SYDNEY
During yesterday's storm, the western pylon at North Sydney end of the harbour bridge was struck by lightning and a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Essays The Storm
The hot day was drawing to a close and the scorching sun had just gone down. The few clouds that were about were joined by others…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Storm Sweeps Sydney Damage by Lightning and "Tornadic Squall"
A terrific wind storm, described officially as a "tornadic squall" swept Sydney and suburbs on Thursday afternoon causing two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →40 Hours Floodlighting for 5d. Britain's Portable Projectors for South African Defence
South Africa has received from England 240 floodlight projectors each capable of throwing a continuous and powerful 5000 candle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seasons Forecasting Notes 1946 May Begin Next Heavy Rain Period
Long-range forecasting has its genesis in the irrigation areas of the ancient world—Mesopotamia, Egypt and India, and among the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Thursday's Storm
The storm that passed over the district last Thursday yielded 100 points of rain at Uralla. This made the total for eight days…
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