Alumny, Creek Flood Protection
A well attended meeting of the Alumny Creek branch of the P.P. Union was held on Thursday, night, 30th, Mr. R. Dickson, president, being in the chair. Mr. W…
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Floods & storms, 1930
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Baradine Battered in Gale in Bay of Biscay. London
The liner Baradine arrived at Plymouth from Australia after encountering a terrifie gale in the Bay of Biscay in which she was have to for fourteen hours. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Protection Alumny Creek Extension Proposal the Repairs to Great Marlow Embankment
A matter of vital interest to many of the farmers on the northern side of the Clarence River, as well as to Grafton itself, was recently brought before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scattered Storms
Substantial and beneficial falls of rain occurred early in the week at Tyringham and Eastern Dorrigo. A storm which gathered practically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone in Burma Seaport Town Destroyed. Calcutta
A cyclone practically destroyed Kyaukpyu, a seaport in Burma, blowing down Government buildings. A fire reduced the bazaar to a heap of twisted iron. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Protection Great Marlow Embankment
A meeting of all those interested in the important matter of protecting from floods that portion of the parish of Great Marlow, which lies between Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Warned Gales and Rough Seas. Sydney
The State Meteorologist issued a warning to shipping to-day. He said strong northerly winds to gales and rough seas are expected over the western half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Gale Damage At Wallangarra Houses Unroofed Railway Station Blown Away. Wallangarra
Considerable damage was caused by a severe gale, which swept the district this afternoon. The wind, which reached a velocity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Protection Great Marlow Area Embankment Extension Scheme Meeting at Alumny Creek
At a meeting of residents of the Great Marlow district, held at Alumny Cre[?]k Hall yesterday, the proposed raising of the river banks from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Drowned Floods in Honolulu. Honolulu
Eight bodies were recovered and 20 persons are missing and believed to be dead, as the result of a flood tearing down into the city late on Tuesday, from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Storm Six Killed, Many Injured. Los Angeles
Six persons were killed and scores injured when brush and forest fires broke out in several sections, while unestimated property damage was caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Wreck Engine--Two Carriages Plunge Into Flooded River One Dead--many Injured. London
A message from Nantes stated that two railway coaches fell into the River Loire, and that many people were killed and injured as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Gales Like 1703 Disaster Western Europe Swept Floods and Destruction. London
The anniversary of the great storm of 1703, when hundreds were killed on land and sea, which is marked by a "storm sermon" preached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Fiji Native Villages Destroyed. SUVA,Tuesday
A strong gale in the Fiji Group rage[?] on Sunday afternoon and evening, but Suva was undamaged. The centre of the storm was seemingly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fiji Storm Heavy Damage Reported Missionaries Missing. Suva
Levuka wharf, Customs House, post office, and Polynesian Hotel were badly damaged by the gale on Sunday. The Roman Catholic mission stations at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →They Love Rain. Deluge Meant Gala Day for Bourke Kiddies
Rev, S. G. Drummond, head of the Far West Children's Health Centre tells of extraordinary scenes in the streets there during a deluge last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Rains Destruction In Victoria Crops Under Water Five Miles of Railways Washed Away. Melbourne
Nearly five miles of railway track has been destroyed in the southern Mallee, and many bridges and culverts have been damaged by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Rescues in Victoria Heavy Falls in Riverina. Melbourne
So serious is the flood position in some parts of Victoria, that police are rescuing residents by means of horses and boats. Severe local flooding is expected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Danger of Floods Past. Sydney
The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated to-day that the depression which has caused heavy rain in Eastern Australia was now moving eastward and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Main Bursts Portion of Underground Railway Flooded. Sydney
The timely discovery of a burst water, main underneath the tramlines in front of the Town Hall last night averted what engineers consider might have been a…
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