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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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Old Times 1872 Flood

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 7

When the proposed Community Centre of Mayor Punch was being discussed the question was raised as to whether some of the proposed…

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More Rain Over an Inch in Parts Last Night's Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

A series of storms yesterday afternoon and last night yielded up to more than an inch of rain in parts of the district…

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Good Storms Very Patchy

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

Heavy storms, but very patchy, fell about the district at the week-end. On Friday night 93 points were registered at the Post Office, whereas a…

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Airmen’s Ordeals Ice and Storms

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 2

Three Lancaster and two Halifax Squadrons of the R.A.A.F. took part in a great attack by 1,350 aircraft on Germany’s oil supplies and railways…

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Thunderstorms at Armidale Humid Conditions Continue

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

A thunderstorm which broke over Armidale between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to-day failed to cool the air, and humid, conditions continue…

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Scattered Storms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

Ominous clouds and thunder threatened a heavy storm on Monday evening but only six points fell in town. There was medium to heavy rain in…

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100 Chickens Drowned Heavy Rain at Ben Lomond

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 8

A hundred chickens were drowned on the property of Mr. W. Bush, of "Stoke Farm," Ben Lomond, during a heavy fall of rain on Monday last…

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Severn Shire Rate Unchanged For 1945 Storms Damage Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

Reports of damage to some roads by storm rains were before Tuesday's meeting of the Severn Shire Council…

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Reds Storm Budapest Germans Hoping For "Miracle" LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

Fighting in Budapest has moved to the centre of the city, where the Germans are defending big buildings like…

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From Drought to Floods Good Rains Over State SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

Rain was reported to-day from widespread parts of the State and there are bright prospects of a continuation…

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Heavy Rain Train Services Interrupted SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 1

Some train services have been interrupted by washaways following heavy rain. The Silver City Comet, running between Parkes and Broken…

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FORECAST Dust Storms Again SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 4

The New South Wales forecast reads: Isolated showers on central and northern coast at first, but elsewhere fine and warm to hot…

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Deluge at Wandsworth

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon something in the nature of a cloud burst occurred on the hills above Wandsworth with the result that the creek there…

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Storm at Llangothlin Hail Like Ice Blocks

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 4

A particularly heavy hail storm broke over Llangothlin on Sunday and although only the fringe of it caught Mr. W. Stanley's property,…

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Thunderstorm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

After a hot day yesterday thunder clouds developed to the east of town when from two to three inches fell beyond the aerodrome. Only a…

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Broken Hill's Record Dust Storm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

A dust storm that struck Broken Hill at approximately 4 o'clock yesterday has set aside all arguments as to the record dust storm in the…

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Tanks Holed Skylights Smashed Severe Hall Storm at Experiment Farm

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

The New "England Experiment Farm was severely battered by hail yesterday afternoon, when hail stenes of…

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RAIN Scattered Storms

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

The threatening weather has produced scattered storms about the district with good rain in some parts. A heavy thunderstorm which produced…

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G Germans Flood Roer Si[?] Secret Revealed Plan to Swamp Invaders London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

The Roer River is flowing as much as seven feet above the normal and two miles wide at one point, as the…

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Germany Attacked Both East and West Fronts Dam Opened Great Flood Enormous Damage Possible LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

The Roer River is flowing as much as seven feet above normal and two miles wide at one point as a result of the Germans opening…

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