Floods in Queensland. Charleville
Heavy rains again fell yesterday, and again last night. At many places as much as four to six inches fell. The rains extended all along the border and well into…
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Floods & storms, 1920
131 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 7
Ruling the Waves. Renown in Gale. a "Thoroughbred" Warship. Designers Vindicated
Imagine a wooden match floating on a lake that is being whipped info white tops by a stiff breeze. That picture conveys to the landsman the plight of H.M.S…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood Rains. Many Crops Benefit. Huge Losses of Stock. Coonamble's Critical Condition. Hunter River Overflows Banks Sydney
Reports from areas where torrentia rains have fallen show that the tremendous benefits to the crops will more than compensate for the damage, and settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods. Scenes of Desolation. Many People Homeless. Crisis Considered to Be Past. Sydney
Although very extensive damage has been done by the floods the worst is now past. The flooded areas present a scene of desolation. Salvage gangs are employ…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Marooned in a Hut. Gallant Rescue at Coonamble. Settler's Determined Effort. Sydney
News has been received from Coonamble to the effect that Alexander Potts, a settler, negotiated four miles through flood waters to a hut known as Pedley's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Flood. the Situation at Bourke. Assistance Being Sent. Sydney
The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram from Inspector McIntosh, of Bourke, stating that a record flood is coming down. The river is getting over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Anxiety at Walgett. Sydney
A message from Walgett states that the flood waters continue, to rise, aud appear to be coming from directions hitherto unknown. The Namoi is 32 feet and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood
The flood-waters in the western and north-western divisions of the State are now subsiding. Some of the rivers are back almost to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Rains. Another Flood Likely. Sydney
Heavy rain has fallen in the Upper Murray district and further floods are expected. The postmaster at Bourke has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Position on Upper Murray. a Warning From Bourke. Sydney
Heavy rain has fallen in the Upper Murray district and further floods are expected. The postmaster at Bourke has advised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods at Bourke. Water Thirty Miles Wide. Nearing the 1890 Record. Bourke
The flood above Bourke is reported to be within a foot of the 1890 flood. The Castlereagh and the Macquarie are joined, and the flood waters are over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraph Linesmen's Work Electric Light at Kyogle. Surrounded by Snakes. Flood Experiences. Interesting Figures
Line Inspector Ryan and Senior Linesman Smith, of the Telegraph Department. Tamworth, were eyewitnesses of recent flood of the Mr. Franki, the electrical engineer who was engaged to furnish Kyogle Shire and Coraki Municipality with reports on electric installations, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods. Sydney
The flooded conditions of the country at and near Bourke are causing anxiety. A meeting of inhabitants has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Man on the Land Years of Struggle. Drought, Flood, Official Embargoes
A graphic story, illustrating the trouble of the man on the land, was told by Mr. Thomas Grieve Adamson, of Nemingha, near Tamworth, who gave evidence before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Bourke. Still Causing Anxiety. Bourke
The flooded condition of the country at and near Bourke is causing anxiety. A meeting of the inhabitants has been held, and shire councillors have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood. Position at Bourke. Sydney
The River Darling at Bourke was five feet below the 1890 flood at noon yesterday. Another foot will bring the water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Floods. Burke in Grave Danger. Sydney
Flood waters continue rising around Burke and another foot will flood the town. The Mayor called for volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Bourke. The Darling Still Rising. a Crisis Approaching. Boats Sent From Sydney. Bourke
The River Darling, at Bourke, was five feet below the 1890 flood at noon yesterday Another foot will bring the water into the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods at Bourke. the Town So Far Safe. Though Almost Surrounded, Sydney
A wire from Bourke says the water is gradually flowing around the town, which, however, is so far safe. The river now appears to be almost stationary. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bourke Flooded. Town Practically an Island. Water Extends for 30 Miles. River Falls Half an Inch. Bourke
Bourke is flooded on all sided and is practically an island the water extending in some places for thirty miles. A number of houses in the low-lying parts of the…
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