Great Flood Damage in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. —Tremendous damage has been caused by floods and many exciting, but nevertheless dangerous,…
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Floods & storms, 1941
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Local and General Tenders for Flood-gates
Attention is directed to an advertisement appearing elsewhere in this issue calling for tenders for the construction of flood-gates…
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LONDON.—The eight-hours ordeal of four airmen on an upturned rubber dinghy in a wild sea and an 80-miles-an-hour gale is described by the…
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Heavy rain commenced on Friday and continued throughout the week-end at most centres on the Far North Coast. The rain was…
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The disturbance which began at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta on Thursday continued over the week-end with diminishing intensity,…
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GYMPIE, Sunday:—The Mary River is still in flood and food supplies are being ferried across. Motor traffic to the Mary Valley is suspended…
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HYDE PARK, Saturday:—William Hassett, acting-White House Secretary, said that an unprecedented flood of letters and…
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BRISBANE, Sunday—Local flooding is expected in all south coast riverse following heavy rains during the past 48 hours…
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The strongest nor-nor-westerly gale experienced at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta for two or three years developed there yesterday…
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CALCUTTA, Sunday.—Five thousand are reported to have been drowned during a cyclone which struck numerous villages in Barisal district…
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CALCUTTA, Sunday:--It Is reported that 5000 persons have, been drowned during a cyclone which struck numerous villages in the…
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To relieve inconvenience caused by the floding of property at South Murwillumbah during heavy rain and high tides, Murwillumbah Municipal Council…
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LONDON, Tuesday (a.a.p.) :-- The "Daily Telegraph's" former Paris representative new in London (Mr. E. B. Wareing) says that…
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TOKYO, Sunday—The Home Office reported yesterday that 100 persons were killed and 50,000 homes flooded, extensive damage done to ricefields,…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday:--A magnetic storm disrupted cable, beam and radio overseas communications. There may be heavy delays even when…
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TOKIO, Saturday (A.A.P.):--As a result of torrential rain, six prefectures report over 50 dead and continually mounting namage. Osaka…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.):--Magnetic storms caused by sunspot activity for the fifth day continued to interrupt…
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Yesterday's weather on the Tweed showed unusual features. Loud thunder was heard during the early hours of the morning,…
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TOKIO, Saturday (A.A.P.):--At least 19 are dead and many missing and over 20,000 homes have been inundated in Tokio as a result of the 72…
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TOKYO, Sunday (AAP).—At least nine are dead and many missing, and over 20,000 homes are inundated in Tokyo and the vicinity as the result…
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