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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

225 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 12

Sunny Days Follow Storms

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

Pleasant sunny weather has followed the storms of earlier in the week. Wheatgrowers and men on the land generally…

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Macintyre's £8000 Storm Damage

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

A quick survey nude of storm damage to roods in the Macintyre Shire has revealed that it will cost about £8,000 to effect repairs, Mr. G. J. Stow (Shire engineer) stated yesterday…

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Kept Flood Waters Out of Dredge Cuts

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 9

Mr. J. G. Symes has expressed appreciation of the good work done by his men, assisted by voluntary helpers,…

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Ashford Sports Ground Fence Taken by Flood

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 8

Five panels of fencing were washed away from the Ashford Sports Ground during the severe local flooding on Tuesday…

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Rain, Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: NSW Forecast: Rain and moving over the State the State from…

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Flood Waters at Coolatai

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Coolatai experienced its worst floods since 1890 when the floodwaters reached their peak at the height of the…

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Hail Storm at Kentucky

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 8

A sharp hail storm followed by heavy rain was experience in Some parts of the fruit growing areas of Kentucky and…

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Storm Wrecks Car Cuts Off Power

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

A storm which struck Gravesend on Saturday night lifted the roof of a house and deposited it on a car, causing extensive damage to the car. The wind, which…

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Storms Forecast For Coast

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 1

FORECAST issued Wednesday 1 p.m.: Some showers and scattered thunderstorms on the northern half of the coast…

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Heavy Storm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 4

A heavy storm worked over the western portion of the district on Friday last. Mr. F. P. Mooney said 180…

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Britain Preparing for Further Gale

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: A break in Britain's stormy weather yesterday enable rescue workers and coastguard services to prepare for new gales expect last night. Wind and rain, which flailed the country on…

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Thunderstorms For The North

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast issued 1 p.m.: Cooler gusty southerlies becoming general. Thunderstorms between the slopes and…

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Rain, Storms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 4

N.S.W. Forecast, issued 1 p.m.: Areas of rain and scattered thunderstorms in the northern half of the state. gradually…

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82 Points From Storms

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 4

Eighty-two points of rain were registered in Inverell yesterday afternoon and night from thunderstorms which…

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Freak Storm at Gravesend

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

Damage caused by a fierce windstorm at Gravesend recently is estimated by a local resident at between £3000 and…

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15 Rescued From Gale Swept Sea

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Rescue ships have picked up 15 surviviors of the crew of 40 of the P. and O. liner "Tresillian," 7,373 tons, which keeled over and sank-in mountainous seas 44 miles of Cork, Ireland,…

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Flood Relief for Pakistain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 6

With 760 tons of corrugateu sheets aboard, for rehousing projects in East Pakistan, the Clan Line steamer Clan…

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Gales Lash Europe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 1

LONDON: At least four men were killed when gales raging, between 60 and 80 miles…

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Cattle Loosed When Saleyards Gales Opened

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 4

Fifty head of cattle are straying about the roadways near Inverell as the result of the action of some person or…

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Glen Innes Deluge: 70 Points in 15 Minutes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 1

A deluge which drenched Glen Innes at 5 p.m. yesterday yielded 70 points in less than 15 minutes. Hail accompanied the…

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