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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

204 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 11

Heavy Rain in City

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. -- Heavy rain in Sydney yesterday, and at frequent intervals throughout the night resulted in…

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Storm Warning Centres Set Up By Indian Government

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 4

The Meteorological Department of the Government of India has set up as part of its post-war scheme a network…

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£1000 for Britain Armidale Red Cross Branch's Fine Effort Food and Flood Relief Fund

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 6

The Red Cross Food and Flood Relief for Britain will benefit to the extent of over £1000 from the recent drive…

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Flood Lighting of Gates Not Practicable

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

Flood lighting of Anzac Memorial Gates facing Bourke Street was impracticable, said the Municipal Electrical…

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Severe Storm Affects Von Nida's Golf

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON. Thursday. -- Six- footer L. B. Ayton led at the end of the first round of the Spalding Golf Tournament at St…

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VALEDICTORY Gale Family Honored

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 8

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gale and daughter, Doreen, were guests of honor at a farewell function recently held at their home,…

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Minister's Grant for Storm Damage Gostwyck Shire's Application Granted

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

Pleasant news was received by councillors of Gostwyck Shire Council, at their special meeting, on Monday, when a letter was…

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Grant to Make Good Storm Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 13

Pleasant news was received by councillors of Gostwyck Shire Council on Monday, when a letter was read from the Minister for…

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Storm Clouds Loom in Hungary Britain Angered by Soviet Charges May Demand Statement Of Events That Led To Crisis LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

Angered by the Soviet Foreign Minister (M. Molotov's) charge of "interference" in Hungary, Britain may now send a formal note to Russia demanding a statement on events that led to the Hungarian…

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80 M.p.h. Gale at Kosciusko

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--portion, of the rood at the Hotel Kosciusko was blown away when an 80 m.p.h. wind struck Mount…

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Flood Damage in Tasmania

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

HOBART, Tuesday. — Many families had to be evacuated yesterday when the most severe floods in 30 years swept…

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Storm Ravages Tasmania

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 16

Tasmania and parts of Victoria and New South Wales have experienced their worst stolen for many years. Greater destruction and heavy losses…

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Great Damage Tasmanian Flood Areas

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

HOBART, Wednesdays.—Although torrential rain in the Derwent River yesterday had abated, floods in the Derwent…

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Report on Hunter Flood Mitigation

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 6

The Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir, informs me that the report received by him from the Hunter Flood Mitigation Committee, set up last year by the Government, is an excellent exposition of the…

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Storm Sweeps N.Z. AUCKLAND

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 2

One of the worst winter storms for many years swept North Island at the week-end delaying shipping and trains for hours…

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Crowd Storms Lottery Office Effort to Buy First Ticket SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 2

More than 500 people had queued up outside the lottery office this morining anxious to buy ticket No. 1 in the new £6000 lottery, which…

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Flood Damage to Roads Government to Assist Shire Will Meet Part of Cost

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 6

Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has advised Mr. D. H. Drammond that financial…

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Flood Relief Appeal Guyra District Raises £581

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 1

The appeal on behalf of the British Flood Relief Appeal conducted in the Guyra district by the local branch of the…

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Floods Sweep U.S. Three Stales Inundated Des Moines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

Floods continue in towns in Nebraska, Missouri and Illinois, with the homeles aggregating 47,429. This is the highest number of…

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£581 Raised in British Flood Relief Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 6

The appeal on behalf of the British Flood Relief Appeal conducted in the Guyra district by the local branch of the Red Cross Society resulted in…

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