Torrential Week-End Rain Caused Minor Tweed Flooding
Torrential rain which fell over the Tweed district on Saturday night caused a sudden rise in the Tweed River and minor flood conditions throughout the district…
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Floods & storms, 1947
365 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 19
Narrow Flood Escape
BRISBANE, Sunday: Struck by a wall of water at Perry's Downpour, 15 miles from Brisbane, on Saturday night, a car…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—Two men have been drowned in flood waters which are swirling over large areas in the south-east corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alligators Infest Flooded Streets Of Bolivian City
LA PAS (Bolivia), Sunday (AAP).—Although it is estimated that 50 per cent, of the city of Trinidad, Bolivia, which maintains a population of 8000 persons, will be destroyed by flood waters of the Mamare River,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Quit India" Storm in Britain
Britain's decision to quit India not later than June, 1948, has produced a storm which already exceeds any in the long series associated with India. Since Air Attlee's bombshell in the Commons recently, there has been a rising tide of indignation at the method…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage To Roads in Nerang Shire
The Springbrook road was blocked and other Nerang Shire roads badly scoured by rushing water…
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Blocks caused by flooding on several district main roads still had traffic delayed yesterday. The Harwood ferry, on the Pacific Highway,…
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Heavy rain fell in Tweed area's yesterday. A thunderstorm which broke at Byrrill Creek about 3 o'clock…
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MONTREAL, Tuesday: One of the winter's most intense storms swept eastern Canada yesterday and today, causing at least two…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Percy and Eric See, prominent Grafton brothers, played a big part in building a makeshift earth wall to stop flood…
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CORAKI, Tuesday.—The Richmond River at Coraki, which had risen to more than 6 feet above normal high tide by six o'clock last night, dropped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stratheden P.p.u. Wants Flood Damage Repaired
At the annual meeting of th[?] Stratheden P.P.U. it was decided to ask the Tomki Shire Council to repair flood damage to Strathede[?]…
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There is little prospect of any attempt by the State Government to mitigate flooding on the Richmond River until legislation to facilitate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain in Storms
Storms resulted in rain estimated at two inches falling in several district centres last night. A downpour in Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deluge at M'bimby Creek And Main Arm
At Mullumbimby Creek and Main Arm on Thursday 4½ inches of rain fell in one and a quarter hours,…
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CORAKI, Friday.—Torrential rain in the MidRichmond district last night aggravated local flood…
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LONDON, Monday: A thaw, with heavy rain, is spreading over Southern England, says the Air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton Seeks Restoration Of Flood Embankment
GRAFTON, Monday.—A public meeting of town residents and district farmers at Grafton to-night adopted a resolution seeking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Prevention Survey Refused
The State Government will not investigate any flood prevention scheme for Lismore just yet. This decision has been conveyed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Torrential Showers Cause Minor Flooding
The series of heavy showers which swept the Tweed on Tuesday night and yesterday morning caused minor flooding in…
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