Queensland Floods Mary River Rising Heavy Falls at Cunnamulla. Brisbane
Rain continued practically without cessation since Saturday, but although large areas of country are flooded, no great damage, is yet reported…
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Floods & storms, 1928
386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 20
The Railways Trains On Time Passengers Cross Flood Goods Train Derailed
In the early hours of the morning, the railway authorities were gravely concerned as to the possibilities of transferring passengers, luggage and mails, over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood on the Macleay Parts of Kempsey Inundated. Kempsey
The river is I8ft. and has just about reached its highest point. Parts of Central Kempsey are under water. Glenrock Plains are deeply inundated. Damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armidale Flooded New Bridge Collapses Raging Torrent Divides Town. Sydney
Further torrential rain last night flooded Dumaresq Creek, with the result that considerable damage was done to the town of Armidale. Lands which have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Grafton Large Area Flooded Principal Streets Partly Under Water
Flood s[?]enes similar to loose wi[?] essed at Grafton during the past few days were experienced at South-Grafton yesterday, when all the lowlying parts of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck Flood Obstacle Steamer Loses Propeller Blade Sydney
The steamer Bonalbo, which arrived in Sydney yesterday from the Northern Rivers, lost her propeller blade in the Richmond River, through fouling some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Showers Only Storm Rains Move Away. Sydney
Mr. Timeke, Acting Stale Meterologist, stated this morning that the depression which has been causing flood rains had moved further away since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →8 M.P.H. Current Nyngan's Worst. Flood Boat Rushed From Sydney. Sydney
Constables Day and Miles, with a 16 foot skiff, left for Dubbo this morning where an attempt will be made to reach Nyngan, where the flood position is most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Sufferers Cabinet to Consider Position. Sydney
The Premier Mr. Bavin, said to-day that he had given instructions that all Government, departments are to meet all urgent claims for relief and do their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Flood Kempsey's Experience Big Store Gutted Whilst Flood Waters in Streets
Kempsey had the unenviable experience of a dual visitation by fire and flood on Monday and the early hour of yesterday morning. Whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Member for Clarence at Work. Sydney
Mr. A. J. Pollack received a telegram from the Mayor of Grafton this morning pointing out the difficulty of obtaining the servicer, of Grafton firefighters in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Problem Now Most Serious Aspect Of Flood Boats Carrying Provisions to Farmers Waters Are Falling Very Slowly Most Destructive Inundation in History of Clarence
The news that is trickling through from many parts of the Clarence district leave no room for doubt that the present floods have been responsible for more misery and far greater losses than occurred in any flood within memory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Conditions at Woodford Leigh
Our Woodford Leigh correspondent reports:-- When the highest flood level of Wednesday, 15th instant, was reached, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outback Settlers' Trials Getting Cream to Factory in Flood Times
It is over a week since any cream has come in to the Grafton Dairy Company from Upper fine Flower, owing to the Impossibility of communication through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage to Public Works Mr. Pollack Telegraphs for Particulars
Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A., telegraphed yesterday to all the local governing bodies in his electorate asking them to supply him with a list of the works in their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sulky Overturned in Flood
A sulky crossing Currajong Creek, between Wallaville and Gin Gin (Queensland), about noon on Saturday, was overturned by the flood waters, and Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thrilling Rescues Flood Epics In Ulmarra District Sick Woman and Seven Children Taken From Flooded House Gunshot Brings Rescuers at Night Crowded Boat Narrowly Averts Disaster
Thrilling stories of isolated settlers in distress, of men, women and children being in danger of drowning in the flood waters and of heroic rescues, are coming to hand from the flooded areas of the Clarence valley. Seventeen people, who were going by boat from Ulmarra to Avenue, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gramophone Plated on an Optimistic Family Ulmarra Flood Boat Experiences Ulmarra
The men who take out the provisions to isolated farms are the best able to give some idea of the damage done. The boats push off each morning from a spot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DORRIGO 20 Inches in 7 Days Rains That Brought Floods. Sydney
According to figures supplied by the Weather Bureau to-day, Dorrigo recorded the highest rainfall of the State. For the seven days ended yesterday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Epic Seventeen In Boat Disaster Averted Steady, Courageous Crew Two Women and 9 Children Aboard. Ulmarra
THE DISCIPLINE AND BRAVERY OF A BOAT'S CREW PREVENTED ATERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE SEA, OF WATER THAT…
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