Power Failures Caused [?] Storm
MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday.—Power failures were reported in several parts of Mullumbimby and surrounding districts as the result…
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Floods & storms, 1945
457 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 23
Storm Caused Power Failures At M'bimby
Power failures were reported in several parts of Mullumbimby and surrounding districts in a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Storm at Ballina
BALLINA, Friday.—As far as can be ascertained, the only damage from a storm which passed over Ballina on Wednesday night was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AMUSEMENTS "Storm Over Lisbon"
Intrigue on an international scale, adventure and romance against the background of a city filled with statesmen, diplomats,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →130 Pis. From Storm at Tweed Heads
A heavy storm on Monday night was responsible for a registration of 130 points at Tweed Heads post office for the 24 hours…
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Rain which commenced early yesterday morning continued for several hours. The registration in Lismore to 9 a.m. was 57 points,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woodbum Shire Floodgates Loan Inquiry Adjourns
CORAKI, Friday.—An inquiry into a proposed special loan of £4000 by Woodburn Shire Council for the purpose of erecting levee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Derby Winner Hit Books Like Cyclone
LONDON, Sunday: North England triumphed in the Derby for the first time in 81 years, when the race was won…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Danger at Lismore
LISMORE, Monday: There was danger of flooding in Lismore in the early hours of this morning and all persons whose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Flood Today Menaces Murwillumbah River Breaks Banks After Swift Rise
Early this morning Murwillumbah faced a major flood. Following almost incessant torrential rain since Saturday night, the Tweed River last night rose from 5ft. to 15ft. in a few hours. Near midnight the river broke its banks in several places and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storm on North Coast One of Worst Yet Coastal Vessel Wrecked
SYDNEY, Monday: The entire North Coast of New South Wales is suffering one of the worst cyclonic storms on record. Late weather reports tonight state that the storms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Richmond Flood; Lismore Suffers
"Lismore is a dead town," said a member of the literary staff of the Northern Star last night. He said the Northern Star would not be able to publish today because the town gas supply was cut off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tweed Has Its Most Disastrous Flood Hundreds Of Residents Forced To Leave Home Water Feet Deep Covers Major Part of Town
Murwillumbah and the Tweed yesterday were engulfed in the most disastrous flood within living memory. Hundreds of people were evacuated by rowboat yesterday from scores of homes in the flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore's Worst Flood 8000 Forced From Homes
LISMORE, Tuesday: A 37ft. rise in the Richmond River caused the greatest flood on record and damage estimated at £500,000 in Lismore. Floodwaters swept down the river like a tidal wave and caught most people unprepared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Batters Allied Ship Chief Engineer Killed
BRISBANE, Wednesday: The chief engineer of an Allied ship was killed and four members of the crew seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Clarence Areas Grafton Saved by Work Of 200 Volunteers
GRAFTON, Wednesday: Torrential rains over the great catchment area of the Clarence River and tributaries resulted in the river overflowing its banks at South Graf ton and many district centres. The flood waters are now receding. The position is easier and fears…
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THE Tweed district has suffered a major catastrophe as a result of a flood as disastrous as any previously known. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FLOOD Exciting Trip In Amphibious Jeep
An exciting and novel trip by amphibious jeep from Lismore to Bexhill Was the experience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Road Back Toward Recovery After Flood
Good progress on the road back to normal after the big flood was made yesterday at Murwillumbah and most parts of the district. The first mail since Saturday was sent and and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Flood
Old residents assert that the flood in the North Arm area was the highest on record, the water being 2ft. higher than it…
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