Ten Drowned in German Floods
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Ten Germans were drowned when the swollen Oder burst a dyke and flooded the village of Seelow, which…
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Floods & storms, 1947
365 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 19
Effects of Flood in Britain
The National Farmers' Union of Britain estimates that cattle and sheep losses in the floods will cost Britain more than £12…
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Flood prevention on the Richmond River would involve extensive engineering investigation, and it was proposed to defer action…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans Flee from Flood Area
LONDON, Thursday: Hamburg Radio, states that more than 20,000 Germans are fleeing from the Oder area, into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Distress Fund Opened
LONDON. Thursday (AAP)—The Lord Mayor (Sir Bracewell Smith) announced the opening today of a "Lord Mayor's National Flood Distress…
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LONDON Friday (AAP).— Support for building a huge relief fund to meet the demands from the stricken areas of Britain, where it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Check U.k. Divorce Flood
LONDON, Friday (AAP). — To try and stem the flood of divorces in Britain the Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains in Wagga District
SYDNEY, Sunday: A man was drowned, crops lashed to the ground, miles of fencing washed away and several rail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to Floodlight Lismore Recreation Ground
LISMORE, Sunday: A proposal for floodlighting of the recreation ground for night football and others sports received favorable…
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WAGGA, Sunday.—An elderly man was drowned And widespread damage was caused by torrential downpours in the Wagga, Rowena-Uranquinty district on Saturday night…
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Heavy rain has fallen throughout the Far North Coast and at inland centres during the past 48 hours. At Tenterfield, where ever four…
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LONDON, Monday: The staff at Mansion House had a worried week-end dealing with the rush of donations to the Lord Mayor's…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chairman of the New South Wales Red Cross Division (Mr. A. L. Blythe) said to-day the British Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.k. Flood Relief Fund Totals £175,000
LONDON, Monday (AAP).—A Special staff at Mansion House had a worried week-end dealing- with a rush of donations to the Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Heavy Rain at District Centres
Registrations of from three to five inches of rain for the 24 hours to [?], o'clock yesterday morning were reported from a number of Far…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Highway Was Cut by Floodwaters
BRISBANE, Wednesday: Hundreds of holidaymakers were held up on the Pacific Highway today when floodwaters cut the…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—While British farmers are still faced with the task of offsetting the heavy damage sustained by both crops and land in the recent floods, signs are continuing to mount that the…
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A downpour of rain at Kingscliff vielded 353 points on Thursday night making a total registration of 459 points for the…
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LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—The [?]utch liner, Oranje, arrived in Southampton after battling in a storm in the Bay of Biscay in which…
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NEW YORK, Sunday: Heavy rain caused widespread floods in the Middle West and on the eastern seaboard today. Five hundred persons had to…
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