Buildings Unroofed By Terrific Gale
GOULBURN, Tuesday.—A gale which struck the Goulburn district late last night caused extensive damage at Signal Hill…
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Floods & storms, 1947
365 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 19
Floods Reported In Gippsiand
MELBOURNE.—Floods and rising rivers were reported today in Gippslund and in some central districts. More snow fell today at Mt…
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LIMA (Peru), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Known fatalities as a result of Saturday's earthquake in Central Peru rose to 107 today, as 30 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cyclonic Storm Cut Power Lines, Damaged Crops
Flying sheets of iron ripped off by a gale yesterday cut many power mains in Maitland. A cyclonic storm caused other damage in the district and a 40 min. power break-down in the Lake…
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DARWIN, Monday.—During a terrific tropical thunderstorm, a pilot with wartime knowledge of the area landed an Avro Anson plane safely in a strong…
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ANKARA, Nov. 10. A.A.P.—Floods which followed 60 hours of heavy rain in Adana Province drowned more than 200 people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unionists Storm French Court, Free Prisoners
PARIS, Nov. 12. A.A.P.—Over 2000 trade unionists stormed the Marseilles Law Court, overcame police resistance, and freed two prisoners who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scattered Rain From Early Thunderstorm
Although Nobbys registered 67 points of rain after the thunderstorms early this morning no rain at all fell in the suburbs beyond…
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The State Weather Bureau forecast for Hastings. Hunter and Manning districts to-day is: Cloudy and warm, with light to moderate north-easterly…
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SYDNEY: A tropical storm, accompanied by winds of gale force, caused havoc lo homes and property at Wentworthville about noon today. Whirling winds tore roofs off houses, blowing down fences, and power lines mar the railway station were…
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Mr. Cyril Griffiths's forecast lot Newcastle, and the Coalfields to-day, is: Warm at first, with north-easterly to north-westerly winds, later turning…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Mary and Condamine Rivers are in heavy flood and rising. At Miva, 30 miles south of Maryborough, the Mary was flooding at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Planes Delayed By Heavy Rain At Mascot
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Aircraft were delayed up to four and a half hours when a heavy rainstorm late to-day threw the radio control equipment at…
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The yards of more than 20 of the 33 homes in the Housing Commission's settlement at Merewether West were flooded by stormwater last night. Water two feet deep flowed beneath…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Washed Out Many Gardens, Flooded Roads in Newcastle Suburbs
Considerable minor damage was caused in Newcastle suburbs by the heavy storm between 5.30 and 6.30 yesterday afternoon. Throughout the day Greater Newcastle Council staffs have been effecting repairs…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Small craft on Sydney Harbour broke their moorings and some were overturned when a gale struck Sydney shortly before noon…
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LISBON, Dec. 3. A.A.P.—At least 174 fishermen and sailors are believed to have been drowned in the worst storm ever experienced off the coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Applications For Postal Votes Flood City Hall
A staff of six is working full time at the City Hall dealing with applications for postal votes. Application forms must be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schoolboys at Wickham Didn't Mind the Heavy Rain
THESE schoolboys didn't mind the rain.—On the way to Wickham School the boys couldn't resist a walk through the miniature lake near the C.O.R. depot. In the group are Colin Keane, Bill Owen, Bill Bodenham, Fred Wivell, Bob Gilmore, and Brian McCorquindale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →France Weathers the Storm
The collapse of the widespread strike in France is indicated by the reduction in the number idle from two millions to one million and the large…
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