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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

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Cyclone in North

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: The Weather Bureau reported tonight that a cyclone was operating slightly northwest of Cooktown…

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Dust Storms Inland

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nine inland towns reported fierce dust storms to-day. They were Trangie, Nyngan, Gilgandra, Cobar,…

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Dust Storms Inland

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nine inland towns reported fierce dust storms to-day. They were Trangie, Nyngan, Gilgandra, Cobar,…

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Fierce Dust Storms Inland

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Nine inland towns reported fierce dust storms today. They were Trangle, Nyngan,…

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Floods in North

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

CAIRNS, Thursday: Heavy rain which commenced last night continued almost ceaselessly until early this morning…

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Torrential Rain From Cyclone in North

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 5

INGHAM, Friday: A cyclone which caused heavy rain yesterday and during the night crossed the coastline early…

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Storm Yields Over Half Inch

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 2

Rainfall registration at Murwillumbah post office for the 24 hours ended 9 am yesterday was 56 points…

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Mail Trains Resume After Floods

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: Northern mail trains which were held up by floods are now getting through…

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More Floods in North

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Further heavy rains have caused floods in the rivers between Cairns and Innisfail…

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Beneficial Rain From Storm

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

A succession of storms over Murwillumbah last night yielded approximately 50 points by 9.30, and there were further…

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Gale Damages Houses

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

IPSWICH, Monday: Damage amounting to several thousand of pounds was caused last night by a gale which wrecked or partly…

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Storms Yielded Nearly Two Inches Rain

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

A beneficial fall of nearly two inches of rain was recorded in Murwillumbah as the result of several storms…

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Good Falls From Sunday's Storm

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 4

A section of Lismore received a heavy shower, and light hail, during a storm yesterday afternoon. Only a narrow strip was in the path…

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Twin Towns Water Position Retrieved by Storm

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

Sunday night's storm in the Tallebudgera Creek area saved a very serious position arising in respect of the water supply for…

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Brisbane Storm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday; Fierce storm swept over Brisbane and suburbs rate this afternoon. The storm yielded 170 points…

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M'bimby Storm

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

The trying weather conditions prevailing at Mullumbimby during the past few days were alleviated to some extent as the…

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McKee's Hill Storm

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

The most severe hail storm, for many years passed over McKee's Hill last Sunday. A considerable amount of damage was done both…

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Scattered Raim From Storms

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 8

MULLUMBIMBY. Friday. —The trying weather conditions prevailing here during the past few days were alleviated, to some extent…

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Lull Before Storm On West Front

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Reuter's correspondent at Supreme Headquarters said except for the…

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Fatally Injured by Effects of Storm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: When a storm, accompanied by a wind of gale force, struck a military camp at Redbank yesterday…

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