Storm Damage Claims
Sydney insurance companies have received thousands of inquiries from policyholders following the ice storm last Wednesday…
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Floods & storms, 1947
23 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
Storm Strikes Hawaii Much Damage Done New York, Monday (A.A.P.)
A storm, which lasted for 48 hours, battered, the Hawaiian Islands and caused damage to property estimated at millions of dollars…
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BRISBANE.—Disastrous floods in south-ast Queensland have caused two deaths. Mervyn (31), of Norwell, and H. Watson (50), of Crofty, were…
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Steady rain began to fall in Braidwood on Wednesday morning, increasing in intensity as the day wore oil. In the afternoon it developed into a…
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At a hurriedly convened meeting ol the committee yesterday it was decided to postpone the Braidwocd Show, which was to have been held to-day…
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As a cyclone, now 60. miles north of Brisbane, continues to "press southward, local flooding's in inland rivers of north-western N.S.W. are faced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“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 Mr Attlee’s bombshell in the Commons recently, there has been a rising tide of indignation at the method…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Kills Two Av Montreal .Tuesday (A.A.P
One of the winter’s most intense storms swept eastern Canada on Sunday and yesterday. There were at least two deaths in Montreal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Cable News Blizzards and Floods in Britain
LONDON.—While a good part of [?] is still under snow or Water a string gale hit southern England last night proving that blizzards and…
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LONDON.—The flood situation in Britain became more critical last night as water continued to surge through breaches in the river banks…
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Floods were still winning in the Fenland last night despite a day-long battle by over a thousand troops and prisoners of War, while army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Airsown Wheat Tests in Britain N[?]velty and Ingenuity Help Flood-Stricken Areas to Catch Up With Their Farming Time-Tables
Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now being made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the more serious…
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Although hold-up is sometimes unavoidable during flood rain, motorists can often prevent wet ignition by taking precautions, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Red Cross Street Stall British Flood Relief
The street stall organised by the Red Cross Society in aid of British Flood Belief Fund held on Saturday, 3rd instant, was very successful, resulting in…
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Not least among the items of loss resulting from the floods which periodically lay waste many low-lying rural districts is that represented by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Devastating Floods in Mississipi Thousands Homeless New York, Monday (A.A.P.)
Along 150 miles of the flooded Mississippi River men and women aided by troops and naval reservists are battling to save their homes and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Japan Heavy Casualties TOKIO; Friday (A.AP.)
Revised casualty lists show 1,140 were killed, 240 injured, and 2,184 are missing as the result of floods following a terrific typhoon in Tokio…
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In a curi[?]s Parliamentary week, which has been something of a lull between last week’s storm of censure and the brooding threat of pending…
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In a curious Parliamentary week, which has been something of a lull between last week's storm of censure and the brooding threat of pending…
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In 17 minutes jagged hailstones, big as hen eggs, driven by a 60 mile wind did enormous damage at Charleville, Queensland on Sunday…
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