Official statistics for Lismore's flood of June, 1948, will show a river height of 34 ft. 8 ins., compared with 38 ft. 4 ins. in June, ...
Article : 244 wordsRoads were blocked in practically every part of the district and bridge after bridge was washed away as the flood waters began rising early on Tuesday morning. The strength of the wind and ...
Article : 1,470 wordsAS BUSY AS BEES, rolling up line, and anything else that was movable in Ida Amos bag store, in Molesworth Street, after the first warnings of the probability of a major flood had been issued on Tuesday afternoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 43 wordsThe Richmond valley was a grim sight of devastation yesterday afternoon, when I flew over the river from Lismore to Coraki, shortly after 2 o'clock. ...
Article : 425 wordsThree people, with two small babies, were trapped on a rooftop in pouring rain for six hours on Tuesday ...
Article : 298 wordsMOVING GOODS to higher shelves was the order of the day in every store in Lismore, especially in the main shopping district, throughout Tuesday afternoon. This time it worked. The water did not ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 45 wordsByron Bay fishermen claim that warning of the cyclone, which struck Byron Bay jetty on Tuesday morning and destroyed six fishing launches, was received 13½ hours late. ...
Article : 387 wordsThe Far North Coast worsen's hockey team, on its way back from Country Week in Sydney, has been ...
Article : 129 wordsKyogle member of the Olympic Games team, Les McKeand, had to be ferried over three stretches of ...
Article : 116 wordsONE DAWSON Street family, anxiously watching the rise of the water on the steps of their home on Wednesday morning, were ...
Article : 51 wordsTHE LIFT worked overtime in A.G.R's., Molesworth-Street store on Tuesday, moving many things, including this beautiful but dumb brunette, from the ground floor. A.G.R's. flood losses were greatly ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 46 wordsWith 1945 experiences as a guide Lismore shops and offices were well prepared for the sudden rise of flood waters late on Tuesday night. ...
Article : 593 wordsA dangerous repair job to a high tension wire across Wilson's Creek yesterday restored the worst break in Lismore's electricity supplies ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 wordsThe City Gas Engineer (Mr. J. B. Scott) said yesterday a general gas supply should be available in Lismore by this afternoon. ...
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Advertising : 27 wordsAfter intensive work by their staffs on Tuesday afternoon, the two city picture theatres missed the worst of the flood. They were ab to show ...
Article : 123 wordsThe City Engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray) said yesterday that storm water was the main cause of road damage in Lismore during the flood. The damage would amount to some thousands of pounds, he said. ...
Article : 192 wordsAS THE FLOOD started breaking into the city a woman got a call through to Lismore police station and enquired haughtily: "The ...
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Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Fri 18 Jun 1948, Page 3
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