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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

154 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 8

Lithgow Flooded Cloudburst in Town SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

In a cloudburst at Lithgow yesterday afternoon, about three inches of rain fell in 40 minutes. A section of the town was flooded…

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Destructive Storms. 350 Sheep Drowned

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 2

Several storms passed over the Warialda and Inverell districts last week, and nearly all yielded heavy rain. In some cases the fall was so…

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THUNDERSTORMS Mr. Mares Forecast SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 6

The state Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, expects the sultry conditions now prevailing in the greater part of the State to culminate in thunderstorms…

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Heat May Culminate in Thunderstorms Bushfire Warning For Tablelands SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 4

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Maces) expects the sultry conditions ndw prevailing in the greater part of the State to culminate in…

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Puddledock Gets 10,000,000 GALLONS Water Level Up 2ft. 6in. Catchment Area Just Misses 5in. Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 4

Puddledock catchment area missed the downpour which occurred north of Armidale yesterday, but the dam level has risen…

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Heavy Rain Over Eastern Areas Cyclonic Disturbance Developing SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 1

The Weather Bureau announced that rain was falling to-day over a wide area in the eastern half of the State…

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Rain Over Wide Area of Eastern N.5.w. Cyclone Develops on Coast Sydney's Catchment Areas Soaked SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 4

The weather Bureau announced this afternoon that rain was falling over wide areas in the eastern half of the State…

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Rain Follows Sultry Conditions Thunderstorm at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 4

Hot and sultry conditions at Armidale yesterday and to-day culminated this afternoon with a thunderstorm. About half an inch of rain was…

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Tamworth Flooded Big Rain Last Night Country People Marooned Tamworth

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 December 1940 · page 4

It is many years since Tamworth had such heavy rain as that which was experienced last night, when there was a registration of nearly…

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Friday's Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 3

As a result of the storm on Friday afternoon 89 points were registered at the local post office…

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Storm at Warialda

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 3

A terrific storm passed over[?] on Friday night, nearly three inches of rain failing in about an hour. The lightning was very severe…

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Nullamanna Notes Personal--Teacher Farewelled--Kitchen Tea--Good Storms --Hall Dance--Christmas Events

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 4

Ptes. Don Caine and Jim Higgins are home on leave. A send-off will be held on Monday (to-night) to bid farewell to Ptes. Water Brown and…

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Storm at Delungra

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 December 1940 · page 4

Referring to the big storm which occurred at Warialda on Friday, the "Standard" says: Properties close around Delungra had very heavy falls…

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Heavy Rain

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 December 1940 · page 3

Heavy rain fell in many parts of the district yesterday, and to-day there was evidence of gullies having been in flood around Delungra…

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Deluge Near Armidale Over Two Inches In Thirty Minutes Fencing and Cultivation Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1940 · page 4

"The worst storm I have seen in 15 years" was how Mr. J. Short, of Exmouth, described heavy rain which fell in that…

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