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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

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Child Drowned in Flooded Creek at Grafton

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 3

Yvone Perkins, 7, of South Grafton, was drowned on Thursday afternoon in a flooded creek running through South. Graf ton golf links…

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Triple Drowning in Flooded River

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 2

Three members of a military formation engaged in manoeuvres in a northern New South Wales district were drowned…

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URALLA Flood Follows Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 7

Creeks were in flood this morning and the Uralla-Walcha road was impassable for some hours, the flood in Salisbury Creek being the high…

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Big Rains Flood Rumours

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain on the western slopes reports of floods are current though no reliable information is to hand. A visitor to the town…

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Terrific Ice and Snow Storm in Canada

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 1

OTTAWA, Friday.—A terrific ice and snow storm last week caused the biggest communications hold-up in modern times…

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Heavy Thunder And Lightning Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

On Friday night a heavy thunder and lightning storm occurred at Armidale, but little rain accompanied the visitation…

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Boys’ Plight Surrounded by Flood

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

Two small boys had to cling grimly for four hours to the trunk of an old oak tree in the Macdonald River Woolbrook to save themselves from…

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Heavy Rain

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 1

Rainfall at Uralla for the week ended yesterday totalled 38 points. A storm last evening: yielded 80 points and further heavy showers have been…

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Gives Warning of Storms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 11

When a storm approaches geese and, dueks become irritable and noisy. A duck has a very thin skull. The bird is therefore…

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Heavy Rain Losses in Queensland

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

Tragically heavy losses have suffered by producers in the Brisbane farming districts as a result of the continuous soaking rains recently. The…

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Storms At Scone

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

The whole district, with but isolated exceptions, has been visited by terrific storms, with vivid lightning, thunder, hail and rain. One visitation with…

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Maranoa Floods

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 6

The following extracts are taken from Goondiwindi “Argus” of January 15:— DIRRANBANDI…

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Heavy Storms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 11

Heavy storms swept the district Jon Wednesday night, when 130 points of rain fell at Guyra. PasI tures were in peed of this fall after…

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Heavy Hail Storm at Puddledock

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

Hail, accompanied by heavy rain, thunder and lightning, caused Considerable damage at Puddledock yesterday afternoon…

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Hail and Rain Storm Damages Fruit Trees

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

A heavy storm swept the eastern portion of the Guyra district on Sunday afternoon. The noise of the ram, accompanied by much hail,…

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Motorist's Experience in Sunday's Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Rev. T. Hunter Barratt encountered the full force of sunday afternoon's storm when he was returning after conducting…

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Motorist's Experience in Sunday's Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 7

Rev. T. Hunter Barratt, of GlenInnes, encountered the full force of Sunday afternoon's storm when he was returning after conducting…

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Clergyman in Storm Rev. Hunter Barrett

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 5

Rev. T. Hunter Barratt encountered the full force of Sunday afternoon’s storm when he was returning after conducting service at Yarrow Creek…

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Storm Creates Havoc N.Z. Island Villages Flattened

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday. Advice that Raratonga and other islands in the Cook group have experienced a severe storm, has been…

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Severe Storm Cook Group of Islands AUCKLAND, N.Z., Wed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

Advice that Raratonga, and other islands in the Cook Group, experienced a severe storm has been received by Prime Minister Fraser…

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