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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

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Saturday’s Storm Took Year’s Rainfall to 2461 POINTS Mercury Over the Hundred During Holiday Period

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

The storm which struck Gundagai on Saturday last took the year’s total rainfall to 2491 points which is only slightly under the anual average for Gundagai. The storm broke at about 7 a.m, and brought with it 162 points…

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Tiles, Glass Shortage for Storm Repairs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Hamilton Knight) to-night suggested a diversion from the ordinary…

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Coolamon Residents May Be Compensated for Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

Coolamon residents whose properties were damaged during a tall storm on December 6 may receive compensation to some extent from…

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90 M.p.h. Gale's Heavy Damage at Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 1

GRAFTON. Friday: A terrific storm, during which the wind velocity reached 90 m.p.h., and an inch and a half of rain fell in 20min…

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More Damage in City Ice Storm Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Homes and factories damaged by Wednesday's ice storm suffered further damage to-night when sudden heavy rain…

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Violent Storm Lashes Hawaiian Islands

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Monday: Damage estimated at millions of dollars was caused by a violent storm which lashed the Hawaiian Islands for 48…

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Storm Damage Extensive in Hawaiian Islands

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Monday: The United States Navy radio station on Palmvra Island, 1100 miles to the south of Hawaii, broadcast an…

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Severe Storm Hits Sydney; Flats Unroofed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A roof was blown off a block of flats at Maroubra and was carried 75 yards during a severe storm which raged over…

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Another Sydney Storm Quarter of a Million Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Damage in last night's storm, in Sydney is estimated it £250,000. Much of it was caused to dwellings which were affected by…

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Storm Damage Repairs Retard New Buildings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Yesterday's severe storm—the second within a week—has intensified the rush on tiles and other materials for…

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M.H.R. Gashes Wrist Repairing Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: While repairing storm damage to a building, Mr. E. J. Harrison. M.H.R., had his right wrist badly gashed…

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Floodwater Damage Repair Work at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 2

Concern was expressed by Junee aldermen last night at damage to roads and properties by flood waters from heavy storms in the…

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Factories at Full Speed to Repair Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The factories are going at full blast to cope with orders for tiles to restore storm damages caused on…

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Storm Damage Visit of Departmental Officers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

When Mr. Doug. Dickson, M.L.A. was in Coolamon Inst month the widespread damage caused by the cyclonic wind and hall storm was captained to…

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Severe Storm Hits Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

LISMORE. Friday: Torrential rain, accompanied by lightning, caused damage in Lismore this afternoon…

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Flood Damage Prevention Plan In Illabo Shire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

Damage to causeways in the Illabo Shire by heavy floodings may be avoided in future by a scheme for co-operation between…

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Hot Week-end Followed by Cool Gale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

AFTER a week-end which reached its climax on Sunday when the thermometer registered a hundred degrees in…

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Huge Storms Raging in North Atlantic

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Winter's severest storm is at present raging over the entire North Atlantic, even the biggest ships are laboring…

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1000 Fowls Airborne In Freak Storm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 2

INVERELL, Sunday: A freak freak yesterday afternoon lifted 1000 fowls into the air and carried them 30 yards. The storm caused several…

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Freighter in Gale Breaking up

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Canadian Government freighter Tecumech Park (7163 tons) is breaking up in an…

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