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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

115 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 6

Terrific Hail Storm Smashes Windows Wholesale in Lismore

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

LISMORE: On Thursday afternoon Lismore experienced the worst hail storm in many years. Scarcely a building of any size…

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Tobacco Crop Ruined by Storm TOWNSVILLE

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

Within five minutes tobacco leaf worth more than £27.000 was ruined by a cyclonic storm at Emerald Creek, Mareeba on Wednesday, Practically…

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New Hobart Bridge Damaged by Storm HOBART

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 1

The £400,000 Hobart bridge, in its first test by storm, found itself too weak to resist the force and strain of a 50-mile per hour…

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£400,000 Hobart Bridge Buckles In First Storm Test HOBART

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 2

A £400,000 Hobart bridge, in its first test by a storm, found itself too weak to resist the force and strain in a 50 m.p.h. gale…

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Tuyra Heavy Rain for Month Growers Experience [?]cks

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 11

During November 670 points of rain, the largest monthly registration for ten years, were recorded at Guyra, making a total of 2611 points…

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GUYRA Shire Council Cr. W. Youman Re-Elected President Storm Damage To Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 7

Cr. W. Youman, for the third successive year, was re-elected president of the Shire Council unopposed. The presidential allowance was…

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Violent Storm Strikes Armidale Thunder, Lightning And Rain Radio Station 2AD Collects Bolt From the Blue!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 4

Armidale citizens witnessed an awe-inspiring pyrote[?] nic display on Friday evening when one of the most violent…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Storm at Armidale

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 4

Armidale citizens witnessed an aweinspiring pyrotechnic display on Friday evening when one of the most violent electrical storms for years struck…

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Delungra Doings Red Cross—Storm Damage—Wheat Harvest—Personal

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 6

The Delungra branch of the Red Cross Society held a meeting on December 9, when there were present Mesdames Martin, Lamrock,…

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Storm Brings Little Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 11

Storms, accompanied by heavy thunder and severe lightning, were experienced during the week-end, although only 55 points of rain were…

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Deluge at Armidale Inch Of Rain In 15 Minutes Rushing Waters Enter Business Premises

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 6

Vagaries of the season at Armidale were intensified last night when something in the nature of a cloud-burst struck…

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Storm Cuts Off North Coast Telegraph Poles Blown Down Trains Hours Late To Sydney SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 2

Telephone and telegraph contact with the north coast was seriously interrupted yesterday as the result of five…

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Storm Damage District Crops Affected

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 2

Despite the severity of a storm which swept through portions of the district on Tuesday night, reports from…

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Farmer's Death Accident During Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 5

"There was a flash of lightning past as I heard the crash, and it is possible that the deceased was blinded by it and ran into the bridge."…

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Boy Drowned in Heavy Queensland Storm BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 1

A 14-year-old boy was drowned [?] watercourses were flooded and [?]reds of seaside Simpers washed [?] as result of very heavy rain,…

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