🌪TORNADO IMPACTS - #ARMIDALE A tornado has impacted areas near Armidale with reports of multiple cars flipped over, roofs blown off and some residents trapped in their homes. NSW SES and NSW Police Force in attendance. www.nswincidentalerts.com 📸: Louise Streeting www.nswincidentalerts.com | NSW Incident Alerts

On December 1, 1942, the HMAS Armidale was sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft. Days later, on December 8, a Catalina flying boat spotted the surviving men drifting in a raft — exhausted, sunburned, and waving desperately for rescue. The seas were too violent for the plane to land. The crew could only watch, take one last photograph, and fly away. The raft and the men aboard were never seen again, swallowed by the ocean without a trace. @scarydoze — sometimes rescue comes too late… a

A new tourist drawcard could soon be hitting the rails of Armidale, thanks to the hard work of volunteers. A piece of the state's railway history is being preserved and returned to its former glory. #7NewsRegional #7NewsNewEngland | 7NEWS New England