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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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Storms Bring Relief Rains Parts of the State

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

Thunderstorms brought considerable relief to many parts of the north yesterday. They were the culmination of a week of that and humid conditions…

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Damage by Storm Golden Gate Bridge

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

San Francisco--Authorities and users wonder if the Golden Gate Bridge will withstand another vicious attack…

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Storms Disrupt Power, Telephone, Telegraph Services Welcome Falls Of Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

Severe electrical storms caused havoc to power, telegraph and telephone services at the week-end. Parts of Armidale were…

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Some Damage by Gale Force Winds Invl's Worst Storm for Years

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

Gale force winds which swept through Inverell late on Monday afternoon lifted off roofs, swept away a brick wall and caused minor damage…

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Violent Storm at Walcha

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 8

A violent flash of lightning iri a severe storm at Yarrowiten, near Walcha, on Monday night struck a telephone…

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Disabled Freighter Again Adrift in Atlantic Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—The crippled Flying Enterprise parted from the tug Turmoil early to-day when the towline broke in an Atlantic storm. The break came after the tug radioed at 1 a.m…

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Storms Bring Rain Nearly 2 1/2 Inches At Uralla

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 1

Following a series of swe[?]tering nights—the minimum temperature on Friday night was 70…

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Gale, Dust Damage at Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 3

INVERELL: Gale force winds which swept through Inverell late on Monday afternoon lifted off roofs, swept away a…

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Generator Damaged in Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

The main Crossley generating unit at the Glen Innes power station was badly damaged during an electrical storm…

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Glen Innes Has Heavy Rain

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

GLEN INNES: Almost [?] inch of rain fell in the [?] Innes district yesterday afternoon as the [?]…

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Terrific Storm East of Guyra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 6

Sheds were unroofed, trees torn from the ground or twisted off, and windows broken in…

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Heavy Rain on Queensland Coast Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

While N.S.W. and Victoria are threatened once more with grave bush fires, Queensland.coastal farmers are…

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Terrific Storm East of Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 1

Sheds were unroofed, trees torn from the ground or twisted off, and windows broken in…

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Urges Lachlan Flood Control

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

The N.S.W. Government was urged to devise at once some effective means of flood mitigation in the Lachlan Valley by the…

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Week-end Storm Rains Miss the Eastern Districts Graziers' Desperate Plight As Drought Worsens

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

Storms which yielded up to two inches of rain in some [?] of the district at the week-end passed over the drought-[?]en Newton Boyd-Dalmorton area. With temperatures ranging from 106 to 114…

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Blackouts Due to Freak Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

Electricity blackouts last Saturday night were due to a freak storm between Armidale and Tamworth, the chairman…

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Political Storm Brewing on Eisenhower Taft Issue

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

WASHINGTON.—One of the [?]rest battles in American party political history appears to be shaping up over whether the Republican Party should…

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Storm Benefits Portion Of District

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

A storm on Saturday night benefited a good deal of the district, but the fall was patchy…

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100 Victims Of Snow Storms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Violent snowstorms which ore lashing parts of Central…

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Many Deaths in Severe Storms London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

Violent snow storms lashing parts of Central Europe and America have already claimed at least well over 100…

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