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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

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Heavy Damage In Violent Storm

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

The extent of damage done to properties and roads about Nimbin and Coffee Camp in a wild storm which swept across the district on…

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Storm at Wardell Wardell

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

During a severe storm here yesterday afternoon 147 points of rain fell in 30 mintues…

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Floods in Hungary

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday:--Wide-spread floods in Hungary destroyed 130 houses in the Ke[?]skemet region and seriously damaged 400…

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Floods in Europe

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

BUDAPEST, Sunday.—Widespread floods destroyed 130 houses in Cskemet region and seriously damaged 400 others. A large part of the flooded…

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No Early Prospect of Flooding

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Although the height of water in most northern rivers has risen it is so much below flood level that in most cases there…

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£200,000 Flood Damage to Railways

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on the land,…

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Postman's Plight in Flood

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday:—A postman had a terrifying experience in a cloudburst to-day when the streets of the city were submerged in swirling…

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Heavy Flood Rains at Townsville

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Many business houses were flooded and stock damaged when heavy rain fell at Townsville this morning. The main…

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Damage by Storms to Shire Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 11

According to Cr. Chittick at the last meeting of Terania Shire Council, practically every roadway within the shire was damaged by…

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Four Deaths in Queensland Floods

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday:--Four men lost their lives during the weekend in flooded areas of Queensland…

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Floods in Four States Nine Lives Lost

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday: -- Floods in the last four days have resulted in the loss of four lives in Queensland, two…

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Floods In Four States: Loss of Life

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 5

Floods in four States res ulted in considerable loss of life, damage to property and dislocation of rail and road traffic during the week-end. In South Australia at least six persons have been drowne d and four people lost their…

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No Serious Floodings in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:--The weather in Victoria is rapidly clearing after torrential rain on Friday night an which continued…

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Costly Floods in South Australia

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Weekend floods in the Jamestown district caused £80,000 damage. Railway services in many parts of the…

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Wheat Plan Talks Postponed on Account of Floods

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday:—The discussions of the new Federal wheat stabilisation plan, which will operate for the first time this year, were…

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Floodwaters Subside in South Australia

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday:—Floodwaters are subsiding in most parts of the States. The pastoral areas are in excellent condition. Many stations have…

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Heavy Rain in Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday:—Very heavy rain in the metropolitan area to-night brought the January rainfall to 1275 points—the highest for…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 4

Heavy rain has fallen over parts of the North Coast from Kempsey to the Queensland border. The fall was of a torrential nature in…

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River in Q'land in High Flood

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 4

THARGOMINDAH, Wednesday:—For the second time in a fortnight, the Bulloo River is again in high flood, being miles wide and flooding…

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Pastoral Industry Will Benefit From S. Aust. Floods

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Although the mounting aggregate of losses because of last week's flood throughout the State is now approaching £750,000,…

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