1.   Burnt Island, on Placentia Bay, re-ported a large flame and heavy explosion in a northerly direction....

2.   In the northerly direction, the railway is eventually destined to reach Parkway.

3.   We set off in a northerly direction.

4.   In the meantime, low-level winds will shift to a more northerly direction and increase in speed by Wednesday.

5.   It is extremely fast flowing in a northerly direction in spite of being in a neap tide.