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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

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Surprise Snow Storm Heavy Fall on New England

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 2

Saturday morning’s surprise fall of snow, extending from Murru[?]undi in the south to the northern ranges of the New England…

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Severe Storm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 6

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by a fine fall of rain, passed over the town on Monday, afternoon, 105 points being recorded. The lightning…

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Gales Lash Britain: Cause Great Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday..--Britain's worst summer for nearly seventy years developed to-day into storms and wind, bringing floods and damage and casualties throughout the the country. The farmers' last hopes of…

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Heavy Rain At Goondiwindi Some Big Falls

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 7

Goondiwindi “Argus” on September 20 says:—Light showers of rain on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning preluded a thunderstorm on…

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Ten Drowned in City Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 1

SAN ANTONIO Saturday. — At least ten persons were drowned when the San Antonio River flooded by a cloudburst, swept…

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Cyclone Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1946 · page 1

LISBON, Saturday. -- A cyclone is sweeping the Azores Archipelago. It levelled the giant wireless…

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Heavy Hail Storms

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 3

There were hail storms yesterday afternoon from Armidale to Inverell, which were accompanied by general storms. At Armidale there was a…

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Storm Rain

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 3

Several storms have passed over various parts of the district during the past two days, with heavy hail and rain in their course…

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Severe Hailstorm Lashes Armidale Overflow From Blocked Gutters Floods Beardy Street Stores Damage Estimated At Thousands Of Pounds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 6

Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by the furious hailstorm which lashed Armidale for about thirty minutes yesterday. Shops in Beardy-street suffered heavily, and this…

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Storms Early

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

On Saturday at about 6 p.m., a thunderstorm broke over Uralla and. rain fell. On Sunday afternoon, a Second storm…

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Beneficial Storm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

A storm, which broke over Ben Lomond on Sunday evening, yielded hall-an-inch of rain. Together with the warmer days, this fall will…

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Crowds Storm Palace in Rome Conflicting Reports on Number of Casualties 50,000 Strikers and Unemployed Clash with Police Rome

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

An official Government communique claims one person was killed, but 50 demonstrators and 29 police were wounded in a battle between 50,000 Italian strikers and unemployed and police and troops…

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Delungra Doings C.W.A. F. &. S. Association Cricket : Sunday's Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 7

Mr. Lionel Dufty, soil of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dufty. Gleno Street. Delungra who was employed By the Railway Department at Turramurra, has been…

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Storms Damage Rural Extensions Electrical Engineer's Report

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 1

Recent heavy storms caused the failure of two transformers on the Bingara line, one of which was so badly damaged that it had to be…

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FORECAST Storms in North-West SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 October 1946 · page 1

The New South Wales forecast for the next 24 hours reads:— Mild to warm in the central and northern sections of the State, with…

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Local & General Light Storm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 4

A light thunderstorm passed over the town on Monday at, about midnight yielding 16 points only. This makes 138 points for the month, whereas the…

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Storm Clouds Threaten But Little Rain This Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 8

Squalls in the district this afternoon failed to yield much rain at Armidale, but the weather remained overcast and warm…

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Heavy Rain, Fierce Storms Lightning Strikes School; 'Phone Lines Down

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 1

Torrential storms, which last night yielded more than an inch and a half of rain, dislocated telephone services. Men have been working since five o'clock this…

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Good Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 4

A thunderstorm visited the town on Friday evening at about 8.30 when 63 points were registered locally. The storm was of a scattered nature, some…

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Cyclonic Storm Copmanhurst Damaged GRAFTON

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

A cyclonic storm, which lasted only fifteen minutes, unroofed nearly fifty homes in the two townships, Copmanhurst and Upper Copmanhurst, 20…

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