Floods at Darwin 915 Points in 24 Hours BRISBANE
Heavy flooding has almost isolated the greater part of the Northern Territory, and communication with many north west towns in this State,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1940
198 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 10
Worst on Record Gales Sweep New Zealand Five People Dead Wellington (N.z.)
One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday, resisting un the deaths of five people and the ruination of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Lightning Man and Boy Escape Storm in Sydney SYDNEY
Lightning injured a man and a boy near St Mary's [?] during a [?] electrical storm which swept over the city and suburb shortly [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Floods North Aust. A-wash DARWIN
THE floods in Northern Australia have assumed very serious dimensions. Thousands of square miles of country…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Northern Town Swept Buildings Razed Newcastle
Accompanied by a terrific cloud [?]urs[?] a cyclone almost wrecked the business centre of Greta tonight. A huge military camp ha…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Crash Raglan Smash Pilot Injured Flying Doctor Aboard Was Forced Back By Storm On Mountains
A Dc Havilland twin engined Drawn aeroplane crashed in a paddock at Raglan yesterday afternoon in an attempt to land…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Hits Greta Northern Town Swept
ACCOMPANIED By a terrific [?] burst, a cyclone almost wrecked the business centre of Gre[?] in the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →He Foretold the Floods Inigo Right Again
MANY people in Mudgee district swear by the long-distance weather prephocies of Mr. Inlgo Jones, Queensland sun-spot and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roper River Flood Exhausted Natives Rescued SYDNEY, This Afternoon
Further details of floods in the Roper River reveal that nine exhausted natives were rescued from the tops of trees by Const. Mahoney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Workers' Claim Storm Over Tea Cup General Makes a Comparison Syndey, This Afternoon
It is reported that the Government, will be attacked when the State Parliament reassembles as a result of its decision not to allow men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Death Ray Creates Fires and Floods Old Man's Invention to End War
IN an empty mansion on a lonely estate in the tiny hamlet near Maldenhead, England a grey-haired [?] is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Memorable Day Lithgow's Bad Thursday Busheires Fought Under Gale Conditions
Yesterday was a memorable day in the lives of those in the Lithgow area Who fought bush and grass fires. It is estimated that more, than 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smoking Embers. Fires Controlled. Graziers Burnt Out. Hope of Heavy Rain. YASS
Although fires in the Yass district were under control today, hundreds of men were out watching the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capertee Gales and Heat
The annual meeting of the local branch of the Country Women's Association was held on Saturday afternoon. The election of officials for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods Country Inundated BRISBANE
Floodwaters still surround the townships of Millmerrar. west of Toowcomba. and Somerse Dam on the Brisbane River. which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods. River Crossing Death. Prairie Area a Sea. BRISBANE
Flood waters still surround the townships of Millerman, west of Toowoomba, and Somerset Dam, on Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Storms Deathroll Over 50 NEWYORK
Storm deaths in the U.S.A. now exceed so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Oberon
Oberon was visited by an exceptionally heavy thunderstorm about 7.30 to-night (Sunday). There was torrential rain for more than half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storms West Benefits SYDNEY
TORRENTIAL rain fell over portions of Western N.S.W. during the week-end. Bathurst had 20. points, Orange registered 55 points,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Hits North Townsville Isolated BRISBANE
THE cyclone which raged out at sea for two days has now crossed the Queensland [?]ust below Cairns. Terrific winds and torrential rains…
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