Storm Damage In Britain
LONDON, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—The worst snowstorms of the winter swept Southern England to-day, leaving a trail of blocked roads and broken telephone lines, says Reuters…
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Floods & storms, 1951
334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 17
Sturt Party May Face Floods
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Older Riverina residents believe it likely that the jubilee party re-enacting Charles Sturt's exploration will…
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The Department of Local Government will grant £5765 to Lake Macquarie Shire Council for flood restoration work…
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RABAT (Morocco), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—At least 71 persons were drowned and 60 others are missing in rain-swollen flood…
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LONDON, Jan. 5. A.A.P.—Fast-melting snow and heavy rain threatened parts of Britain with floods to-day…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—North Queensland towns are threatened will torrential rain and strong wind squalls…
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Nobbys registered 86 points and at Merewether Mr. R. W. Parker 90 points in the heavy storms last night…
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Newcastle felt the full effects of a violent thunderstorm between 6.15 p.m. and 6.25 p.m. yesterday. For about 10 minutes the city was lashed by blinding rain and…
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Heavy rain last night prevented Beavis Bros, making a start this morning with the repair of three broken…
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A Newcastle Aero Club pilot who crash-landed an Auster plane in a severe rainstorm at Karangi, near Coff's Harbor, about 4.40 yesterday afternoon, said he had not received any warning of the storm…
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Further rain yesterday delayed work on the restoration of the Pitnacreee flood banks near East Maitland till Monday…
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BRISBANE: The tiny North Queensland township of Sarina has had so much rain that the people don't even bother to wear raincoats any more. "The girls are wearing shorts…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Main Roads Board will meet two-thirds of the cost of repairs to two flood-damaged roads in Cessnock…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—Widespread flooding continues in North and Central Queensland where police and volunteer boat crews are…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—A Polish migrant was drowned, five people narrowly escaped death and great damage was done to roads in the North Queensland floods, which are now…
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Excessive siltage in drains at Birmingham Gardens, caused the flooding of several homes in Wilkinson Ave and…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—Four-fifths of Queensland is having torrential rain and floods. The Thomson River, at…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—The Norwegian liner Oslofjord (16,844 tons) arrived here today after…
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A child was drowned in a Boolaroo gutter in the heavy storm between 4 and 5 p.m. yesterday. Many Newcastle streets were flooded Water trickled into some shops at the…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The greatest flood since 1928 is rushing down the Fitzroy River towards Rockhampton (population 35,000, Queensland's second city, 396 miles north of Brisbane). A Harbour Board official said…
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