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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

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Much Damage in 70 M.P.H. GALE North Coast Towns Battered SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 9

Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by a 70 m.p.h. gale which struck the North Coast town of Maclean yesterday…

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Hawaiian Islands Lashed by Storm S.O.S. Issued San Francisco

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

Damage estimated at millions of dollars was caused by a violent storm which lashed the Hawaiian Islands for forty-eight hours during the…

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Violent Storm Lashes Hawaiian Islands Radio Station's S.O.S. San Francisco

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

Damage estimated at millions of dollars was caused by a violent storm which lashed the Hawaiian Islands for 48 hours during the week-end…

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Another Storm in Sydney, Heavy Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Damage in last night's storm in Sydney is estimated at £250,000. Much of the damage was…

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Storms Cause Many Power Interruptions

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. J. B. Kyle) reported to last night's meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council that severe…

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Heavy Rain at Uralla

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 3

Ninety points of rain were recorded at Uralla Post Office as the result of a severe electrical storm on January 1…

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Diversion of Storm Water From Gully to Lagoon Proposal to P.P. BOARD

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 7

A proposal for diverting stormwater from a nearby gully into Dangar's Lagoon at Uralla was put forward by…

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Heavy Narrow Storm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

After a series of hot, oppressive days a violent thunderstorm fell over the town oh Monday afternoon when 136 points were registered. The storm was…

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Gale Atlantic Steamers New York

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

The latest casualties in a violent gale which has been lashing the Atlantic for more than a week include the Canadian Government-owned…

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Ships in Distress in Atlantic Violent Gale Sweeps Ocean Two Vessels Aground New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 2

Latest casualties in tne violent gale which has been lashing the Atlantic for more than a week, include the…

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Four Drowned In Record Sooth African Flood CAPETOWN

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

Four people have been drowned and damage totalling many hundreds of thousands or pounds was caused at Petermaritzburg, in the worst flood…

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S. African Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Thursday. -- Four people were drowned and damage totalling many hundreds of thousands of pounds was…

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Ashford Activities Personal Wells Crossing Sport Heavy Rain PERSONAL

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

Miss Nita Johnston is spending her annual vacation at Texas. Master Doug Kerrigan had the misfortune to break Ms collarbone while…

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Violent Electrical Storm Does Much Damage in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 16

Lightning during last night's violent electrical storm damaged to houses, burnt power and telephone wires and blacked-out Northbridge and…

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Leaves From Old Files Terrific Hail Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

Information to hand indicates that Saturday's hail storm was probably the severest ever experienced in the district. Not only…

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Cyclone on Coast; Warning to Shipping

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE. Thursday.-- A cyclonic disturbance is raging along the coast from the Clarence River, New South Wales,…

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Cyclone Petering Out! Heavy Rain BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

Although storm warnings to all shipping and aviation were again issued by the Weather Bureau to-day fears that the…

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Cyclone Lashes North Coast Storm Warning Issued by Weather Bureau Heavy Rain Falls in Deought-stricken Areas Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

Although storm warnings to all shipping and aviation were again issued by the Weather Bureau to-day, fears that the cyclone, which has been raging off the Queensland coast for the past few days, might…

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Ley’s Mistress a Witness at Murder Trial Great Cyclone on North Coast Tremendous Rains Sydney

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

Flood warnings were issued to towns along some of the northern rivers last night. Reports from Brisbane showed that a…

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Heavy Rain Cancels Brisbane Sport

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.— Six inches of rain between 9 p.m. and six this morning, has caused the cancellation of all…

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