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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

164 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 9

Death Sentences German Officers Flooding Holland HEREFORD (Germany)

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

Five S.S. officers have been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of an unknown R.A.F. airman at Enschede in November,…

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German Floods Many Homeless River Overflows GELSENKIRCHEN

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

Three thousand villagers were rendered homeless when the Emschar River, a tributary of the Rhine, broke its banks…

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Storm Yields 134 Points

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

A storm on Tuesday afternoon yielded 134 points locally. The storm lasted less than an hour, the rain being very thick. Eight points…

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Floods in Germany Worst for a Hundred Years LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 8

The worst, floods for 100 years in North-West Germany destroyed the entire winter crops in the Mininder district, according to Doctor…

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Floods in Germany Destroy Winter Crops LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

The worst floods for 100 years in North-west Germany destroyed the entire winter crops in the Minden district, according- to Dr. Renz,…

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Play Held Up at Brisbane Heavy Rain Overnight BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 4

Owing to overnight rain there was no play before lunch in the inter-State match between Victoriaand Queensland. A last inspection…

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Great Gale Adelaide Visitation Central Australia Flooded ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

A gale, which reached 62 miles per hour, struck Adelaide yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of a man. Houses were unroofed, fences blown…

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Gale Raveages Adelaide Man Electrocuted By Live Wire Floods in Central Australia ADELAIDE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

A gale which reached 62 [?]our struck Adelaide yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of a man,…

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Show Visitors Stranded Heavy Storms Flood Creeks

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

Heavy scattered storms have swept the district, particularly the eastern side, all the week, although Guyra itself has had no benefit…

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Labor Storm Over UNO Job

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

Discontent among Labor rank-and-file members…

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Conference of Councils Flood Damage to Roads

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

A Conference of Councils whose roads suffered serious damage as a result of the recent flood rains was held at the Council Chambers,…

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Flood Waters Recede in Melbourne Revealing Trail of Damage Homes and Outbuildings Suffer MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

As river levels in the Yarra and its tributaries fell to-day, many families who were hooded out in the deluge on…

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Flemington Track Safe Flood Waters Subside MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

Despite the torrential rain yes-, terday, indications now are that Flemingon track on Saturday will be no worse than dead…

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Conference of Councils Flood Damage to Roads

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

A conference of Councils whose roads suffered serious damage as a result of the recent flood! rains was held at the Council Chambers,…

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Melbourne Floods Widespread Damage MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 1

As the river levels in the and its tributaries fell to-day many families who were flooded out in the deluge on Sunday night and…

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Repairing Storm Damage Keeps Road Gangs Busy

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 8

Submitting his report for road works during Febraury to the Guyra Shire Council on Tuesday, the engineer (Mr. T. N. Stephens)…

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Material for Repairs Flood Damage to Property

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 4

Repair material for damage to fences and property caused by the recent flood left Sydney this week for the Inverell district…

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Flood Damage Relief

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 2

Advice was received on Friday from the State Parliamentary Labor Party Press Service that repair materials for fences and buildings…

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Queensland Floods Major Disaster Feared BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 1

Great waves of water are continuing to rush down the Burdekin River watershed to its confluence with other rivers at…

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Flood Waters Menace Queensland Towns Many People Marooned Hundreds of Thousands Pounds Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday--Although flood waters are stil menacing Home Hill and Ayr, incom-complete reports reaching Brisbane suggest that the floods appear to be receding slightly, and it is not…

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