Gales Lash Europe Many Frozen To Death LONDON
EUROPE is in the throes of blizzards reaching 132 miles an hour, and bearing death and destruction in…
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Floods & storms, 1940
253 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 13
Men's Ordeal in Storm Rescued By Natives DARWIN
Three young men who were shipwrecked on the coast have reached Darwin suffering from exposure and hunger. When their launch…
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As a result of stormy conditions last night and early to-day, when several heavy showers were experienced, 39 points of rain were…
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After light showers had fallen earlier in the night, a heavy thunderstorm broke over Murwillumbah at 1.30 this morning and heavy rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Storm Damage at Mallanganee Mallanganee
On Friday afternoon, between 4.30 and 5.0, Mallanganee experienced one of the fiercest storms it has ever had. The wind first came from the South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Havoc in New Zealand Auckland Province Battered Wellington, N.Z.
One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday, resulting in the death of five people, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Experiences Heat Wave Thunderstorm In City
SYDNEY, Monday:—A heat wave accompanied by squally westerly Winds, was experienced over most of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Recede in Northern Australia
DARWIN, Monday:—Reports reaching Darwin from Katherine, which was flooded last week when the Katharine River overflowed, state that…
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From spectacular electric storms on Monday night and early yesterday morning, heavy rain was experienced at Murwillumbah and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The Roper River mission station of the Church Missionary Society in the Northern Territory has been…
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A severs electrical storm, accompanied by loud thunder, passed out to sea a few miles south of Mullumbimby early yesterday morning. The…
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GRAFTON, Thursday:—The Nymboida electricity supply line was struck by lightning in a storm to-night and Graf ton had a black-out for three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Cause "Blackout" at Grafton Torrential Rain GRAFTON
A severe electrical storm swept the Grafton district to-night and in less than half- an hour two inches of…
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LONDON, Wednesday:—King Carol's conception of Roumania's defensive line has been completed. It involves ditches and canals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Woman Electrocuted Live Wire Torn Down by Gale
BRISBANE, Friday:—Early this morning Miss May Kraft (21), of the Salvation Army Home at Chelmer, was instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bangalow Centre Of Cyclonic Storm Damage Totals About £10,000
Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a cyclonic storm with wind at 90 m.p.h. which struck Bangalow and several surrounding towns last night. In the half-hour that it lasted—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Havoc Over Wide Ares Worst for Many Years Buildings & Crops Damaged: No Contact With Many District Towns
DAMAGE estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a storm which ravaged portion of the Far North Coast district late yesterday afternoon. St was one of the worst disturbances experienced in recent years. Early this morning communication had not been restored…
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DARWIN, Thursday:— Disjointed messages coming from Mr. T. Holt, part-owner of Roper River cattle station, by pedal radio…
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Following a dull, humid day, a thunderstorm broke over Murwillumbah shortly before 6 o'clock last night. Although only of short duration, the…
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A rainstorm broke over the North Coast yesterday and recordings of up to half an inch were reported. The storm was general throughout…
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