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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

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Long Flood Delay to Rail Traffic

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.--Direct rail traffic with Townsville by the coastal route will be held up for three weeks pending the repairing…

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Heavy Rain Still in North Q.

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: The flood conditions on North Coast of Queensland are likely to continue, according to the Weather…

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Flood Damage in Kyogle Shire

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday.—Reporting to Kyogle Shire Council to-day on flood damage as a result of heavy rain on January 25, the Shire…

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Bridge Repaired After Flood

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

Co-operation between the Urbenville P.P.U. and Tenterfield Shire Council enabled the bridge between Urbenville and Beamy Creek to be…

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Queensland Rivers In Flood

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Northern and Central Queensland rivers are flooded by heavy rains and the Burdekin had…

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Heavy Rain on Upper Clarence

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

GRAFTON, Wednesday. —Heavy rain fell on the Upper Clarence to-day. It fell in intermittent downpours from early morning until late…

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Storm Warning in Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A special storm warning was issued by the Weather Bureau this afternoon. It advised that Brisbane is in for…

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Flood Conditions in Q'land

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Flood conditions threatened a fairly wide area of coastal Queensland tonight…

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Flood Rains Moving South

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

A small but active cyclonic centre located off the Queensland coast in the Hervey Bay area did…

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Flood, Storm Warning Warning

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

SIDNEY, Thursday: Flood and storm earnings Were issued by the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Newman) this morning and…

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Flood, Storm Warnings Issued

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Flood and storm warnings were issued by the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Newman) this morning and again at 5…

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Floods Damage Bridges And Shire Roads

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

Reporting to Kyogle Shire Council on Monday on flood damage as a result of heavy rain on January 25, the Shire Engineer (Mr. F. J. Bamfield)…

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Gale Harasses Shipping

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday; An easterly gale swept most of the NSW coast today and caused ships to take shelter, interfered with…

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Sydney Lashed by Gale

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—An easterly gale [?]ashed the entire coast, of New Sooth Wales to-day battering ships at sea, and playing havoc with…

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Flooding Provision in Today's Poll

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

Should weather conditions make it impossible for a polling booth for the hotel hours referendum to be opened today…

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Showers Maintain Minor Flooding

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 2

Although widespread showery conditions, continue throughout the Tweed yesterday and…

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Flood Fears In Drought Areas

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday,— Steady rain is still falling over most of the State with isolated heavy falls on the mountains and the North Coast. Torrential rain fell on parts of the Central Tablelands, Katoomba recording…

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Dust Storms and Flood Conditions

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The weather contrast in New South Wales at the weekend included some of the worst dust storms in memory in…

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Wanganella in Cyclone

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Sunday.— The Tasman liner, Wanganella, was again gravely endangered yesterday after her bowling parted in the…

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Flood Fears in West Pass

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — With little rain reported throughout the State to-day the danger of flooding in areas where heavy falls were…

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