Floods Menace Japanese City
TOKYO, July 2. A.A.P.—Reuter —Floods now threaten the City of Fukui, which was stricken by earthquake and fire on Monday…
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Floods & storms, 1948
311 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16
Ships Warned Of Gales
SYDNEY.—Rough seas with strong to gale force winds along the N.S.W. coast were forecast today by the Weather Bureau in a shipping warning…
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The Weather Bureau last night issued a storm warning to coastal aerodromes, naval stations and shipping in the Tasman Sea…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.—The Leader of the Australian Country Party (Mr. Fadden) said to-day that the use of radar and…
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Unsettled weather with scattered storms can be expected this week-end, says Mr. R. W. Parker of Merewether…
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SYDNEY, Friday.â A public meeting will be held at Raymond Terrace on July 21 to discuss the Government's programme for water…
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Newcastle had a week-end of boisterous weather with rain, a piercing south-westerly which reached sale force in gusts, and…
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Newcastle's bleak, rainswept week-end was the result of the fourth cyclonic disturbance in 12 weeks. Mr. Cyril Griffiths said this last night…
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TOKYO, July 25. A.A.P.—While working parties were still clearing up earthquake damage, Fukui Prefecture to-night was inundated by…
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TOKYO, July 26. A.A.P.-Reuter. —More than 60 drowned bodies of small girls and boys were found this morning in the backwash of…
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SYDNEY, [?] —A storm warning to ships along the southern New South Wales and Victorian coasts was issued to-night…
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PERTH: Defying atrocious flying conditions, an R.A.A.F. air-sea rescue Catalina took off early today on its food-dropping mercy mission to the Greek ship Papachristidis Vassilios. Spurred on by the knowledge…
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TOKYO, August 2. A.A.P. Reuter.—A A freak cyclone hit the city of Kawasaki near Tokyo, at noon to-day, killing three people…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The liner Moreton Bay ran before a south-east gale, 1400 miles from Fremantic, to allow the ship's…
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LONDON, August 9. A.A.P.—The week-end storm over Britain left piles of debris on south coast beaches and roads, and crops in…
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LONDON, Aug. 13. A.A.P.—Damage estimated at thousands of pounds has been caused by widespread floods in southern…
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LONDON. Sat. (A.A.P.).— Troops are assisting farmers to repair flood damage in many parts of southern England…
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Sixty-mile-an-hour winds caused widespread damage in Victoria and Tasmania at the week-end. Strong, squally winds also swept much of New South Wales…
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LONDON, Aug. 15. A.A.P.—Flood waters in the Berwick area, fire worst for 50 years, were receding to-day and traffic on some roads…
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Lower Hunter Shire Council decided yesterday to ask Maitland City Council, as parent body in the Lower Hunter, to call a…
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