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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

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Commission Says: Major Flood Control Work Unwarranted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 3

Major flood control work on Dumaresq Creek is not considered warranted by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. This is indicated in a report by an officer of…

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No Danger of Japs Flooding Our Markets

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Minister for [?] Senator [?] said in Newcastle [?] that…

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OBITUARY Edward Leo Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

Edward Leo Flood, licensee of the Wicklow Hotel, Armidale, died suddenly early yesterday morning…

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Cathedral Flood-lit For Arrival Of Fatima Statue

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 6

St. Mary's Cathedral will be flood-lit on the night of October 4, when the Fatima Statue will arrive at 10…

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Emmaville's Power Line Was Delayed by Last Year's Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 2

Consistent heavy rain during the last six months of last year delayed the completion of the Emmaville power line by about eight months. This was stated by Chairman of the North-West…

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Flood warning Gauges

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 5

Mr. G. R. Crawford, M.L.A., has received the. following letter from the State Flood Warning Committee:--…

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Plots Storms As Hobby

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 12

An astronomer and engineer with no college degrees and with no formal scientific training has made a five-year solar…

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Wind Storm Wrecks Two Fowl Houses

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 6

Mr. R. McClenaghan, of Glen Innes Road, Armidale, had two of his fowl houses blown over in a windstorm…

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23 Points of Rain in Storm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 4

Heavy rain of short [?] fell during storms which [?] over Inverell last night, the registration being 23 [?]…

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23 Pts. of Rain in Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 2

A total registration of 23 points of rain fell in Glen Innes last night during a severe thunderstorm…

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Radar to Warn Jetcraft of Coming Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 5

The Society of British Aircraft Constructors, which organises the famous Farnborough" Air Show, has announced…

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Many Die in Storm in Mediterranean Rome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

More than 100 people died in the worst storm in the central Mediterranean area for 50 years…

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Heavy Losses of Life in Italian Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

ROME, Monday.—Over 100 people died in the worst storm in the Central Mediterranean area for 50 years…

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Cathedral to Be Floodlit for ARCHBISHOP's VISIT

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 4

St. Peter's Cathedral will be floodlit for the visit of Dr. Cyril Garbett, the Archbishop of York, on Tuesday…

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It's Been a Bad Week Frosts And Gales

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

A heavy frost was experienced in the district on Thursday night last, and damage was reported to orchards…

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Flood Control at Gas Works

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 4

As flood control measures at Armidale gas works, the City Council has been advised by Local Government Department…

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1800 Bargain Hunters Flood Store

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 8

More than 1800 people crowded Fosseys in Beardy Street yesterday to purchase special lines at reduced prices,…

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Sudden Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 1

There was a sudden thunderstorm over Glen Innes at 1.30 a.m. to-day, but no rain fell, and the sky cleared soon afterwards…

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Dry Storms

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 1

A dry storm worked over the district on Sunday afternoon. Conditions were again stormy on Tuesday night and a little…

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Jap. Goods To Flood Markes?

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 10

CANBERRA: Anti-[?] powers will be ex[?] immediately, if Japanese goods flood the Australian market…

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