Arabs Storm Posts In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31. A.A.P. —Arab riflemen stormed a Jewish machinegun post in Jerusalem's German colony at dusk…
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Floods & storms, 1948
311 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 16
Southern U.S. Still Gale-lashed
COTTON VALLEY (Louisiana), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Gales continued to lash a wide ares of the Deep South today, in…
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For the 48 hours to 9 a.m. today 168 points have fallen at Cessnock. Most of this rain fell during…
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COTTON VALLEY (Louisiana), Jan. 2. A.A.P.—Gales following a tornado, which almost wiped out Cotton Valley township, brought…
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LAKESIDE CAMPERS had a bad time during the gale and rain last night. Some tents were blown down, others were ripped and the occupants drenched. Campers were soon, on the job this morning repairing the damage but many packed up and went home…
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Fierce winds and drenching rain yesterday and last night took heavy toll at Pelican Flat and Belmont camping areas as the winds levelled tents. Low-lying areas quickly filled with water and overflowed into tents. This morning the camps…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — Low-lying portions of Armidale were flooded this morning when Dumaresa Creek burst its banks…
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INVERELL.—Four schoolboys had narrow escapes from drowning in the swollen, debris-cluttered Macintyre River at…
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TAMWORTH: More than three inches of rain at Tamworth since Thursday night has put a long stretch of the main street under water. Water poured into the Peel…
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A heavy storm at the Lakeside blew down many campers' tents and washed out others. At Pelican yesterday, Mrs. G. Bailey, of Mayfield, and Miss H. Bailey, helped by another camper, Mr. M. Stead, get shipshape again…
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There were many capsizes on Saturday afternoon when severe southerly squalls hit the fleet competing in the Northern District V.J…
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TAMWORTH, Sunday.—Thousands of acres of land in the northwest are still flooded after heavy general rain. Many roads are still…
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The State Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning is.—Fine at first, but some scattered showers and…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Fears for the safety of the Antarctic exploration ship Wyatt Earp, reported to be in the region of a cyclone…
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TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—Thousands of acres of low-lying country west of Morce are under water. The homesteads of at least six…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Thursday Island was cut off from all communication when a cyclone moved in the Torres Strait over…
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LONDON, Jan. 8.—Life and death dramas continue as gales has the English coast. Sixteen planes are searching for the coaster…
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At 5.10 p.m. yesterday, Nobbys Signal Station recorded a southerly gale of 50 miles an hour, accompanied by light rain…
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SYDNEY: Terrific storms, accompanied by heavy hail, lashed a number of country towns last night and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage…
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LONDON, Jan. 12.—Radar used in the Atlantic meteorological ship Weather Recorder, saved 28 Lives in a gale when the Norwegian steamer…
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