Heavy Rain Forecast for North Coast
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Sydney Weather Bureau to-night predicted heavy falls of rain on the North Coast of…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Violent Gales in Europe: Several Die
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Violent gales which yesterday swept Britain, Europe and the United States killed many people and left behind wrecked buildings, disrupted communications and crippled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Four Killed Through Cyclone Violence Rockhampton, Gladstone Hit
BRISBANE, Wednesday: Four people were killed at Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg when a Violent cyclone, with wind gusts up to 120 miles an hour, struck the Queensland coast south of Gladstone and then veered north through Gladstone to Rockhampton this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gladstone Cyclone Damage £400,000: to Hit N. S. W. Today
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A raging cyclone reaching a velocity of 120 m.p.h. has devastated Queensland coastal towns. Already five deaths have been reported, and the damage to Gladstone, 270 miles north of Brisbane, has been estimated at between £300,000 and £400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trail of Ha Voc As Cyclone Moves to West
BRISBANE, Thursday. — Damage estimated at £500,000 was caused by the cyclone which struck Rockhampton on Wednesday night. The cyclone, which left a trail of great damage along the Queensland coast, is now losing its intensity and moving inland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Householders Claim Storm Water Diversion Caused Damage
Some householders in the Groom Street and Roseberry Street areas claim that storm water, which was diverted from its natural course by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£800,000 Damage by Cyclone 15 Towns in Q'land Affected
BRISBANE, Thursday: The police estimate that the cyclone which struck the coast near Gladstone on Wednesday caused £800,000 damage in 15 Queensland towns. The damage at Rockhampton is estimated at £500,000 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£500 Flood Repair Grant Offered
The Minister for Public Works, Mr Cahill has offered Tweed Shire Council a grant of £500, representing nearly half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in England Receding
LONDON, Thursday: Floods estimated to have caused £500,000 worth of damage in the east England county of Norfolk were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Cause for Flood Fear On Richmond
Spasmodic rain over the whole Richmond Valley yesterday gave no cause for fear of floods. Although most creeks have risen…
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Members of Lismore Water Brigade and Rowing Club are kept posted with information that the club exists to perform rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Moves Towards Nsw: Will Be Mild
SYDNEY, Friday. — The cyclone which struck Rockhampton last Tuesday is moving south-east and will enter N.S.W. within the next few days. However, by the time the centre reaches the north-east corner of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone's Force Weakens; Body of 5th Victim Found
BRISBANE, Friday: Discovery of the body of George Coulson, dairy farmer, on a fence 100 yards from his home at Jamain, in the Biloela district, today brought the death role from…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday: After walking 40 miles, swimming three flooded creeks and…
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BRISBANE, Sunday: The State's flood centre shifted to the north coast, between Bowen and Townsville,…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Monday:--Insurance companies will suffer no big loss in connection with the cyclone damage in…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—Further rains fell in the river catchment areas of Central Queensland today, and at Yamba, 25 miles from…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday: The papaw crop loss in the Yarwun-Targinnie district during Wednesday night's cyclone…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday: Further falls of up to four inches of rain have turned southwest Queensland river channels into streams…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Vast areas of north-western New South Wales, south-western Queensland, and north-eastern South Australia have…
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