Rain Coming. Effect of Queensland Cyclone. Sydney
The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day there is an indication of a gradually increasing tendency for the development of rain in the northern…
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Floods & storms, 1930
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Flood Warning Lower Coast and North-west. Sydney
A special flood warning was issued by the Weather Bureau to-day. Heavy falls, it is stated, have occurred in the eastern half of the State, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods of '61 Two Lives Lost Demand for Flood Protection P. AND A. Association Formed £1000 Subscribed at Meeting. April to July, 1861. Junction Inn Opened
Early in 1861, Lewis Jacobs announces that he has opened the Junction Inn. Special catering for weddings and picnic parties. At the request of several of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland One Man Drowned. Brisbane
Flood waters of the Houghton River, near Giru, have claimed a victim. James Moore and William Murphy were attempting to cross the traffic bridge in a spring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Boost Country Take Sydney by Storm
At the Kyogle Shire Council meeting a letter was read from Dr. Earle Page, urging action to population the North Coast as a tourist resort, and pointing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a Cyclone Disabled Steamer Off Coast. Brisbane
The steamer Luciston, from Ocean Island to Brisbane, is partially disabled off the Queensland coast and is fighting a cyclone. The steamer, however, is in no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Gale Discovery Driven Off Course New Land Sighted
The Discovery was driven 150 miles to the west by gales on January 19, 20 and 21, the vessel being hove to on the last, two days. New land or land ice was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Drowned in Flooded River. Brisbane
Richard Brett, 24, laborer, was drowned when his horse plunged into the flooded Pioneer River, near Marani…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Council Splitting Pennies Twenty-five Forty-fourths the Flood Embankment Camping Place Tor Motor Tourists
The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held at the Town Hall last night, there being present:âThe Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), Alds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Conceived in Dirt' Flood of War Books Ian Hay's Scathing Criticism London
"We are at present submerged by a flood of so-called war books, which depict the men who fought for us in the late war, for the most part, as brutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manchurian Horror Thousand Chinese Drowned Mine Flooded by Soviet Troops Tokio
A Japanese merchant who has returned from Manchuria reports that, after the capture of Dalainor, Soviet soliders deliberately flooded a coal mine, previously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship Aground in Flooded River May Be Left High and Dry. Sydney
A message was received in Sydney tonight stating that the freighter Milora, 3347 tons, ran aground in the Fitzroy River, North Queensland, and is now hard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Floods in East Africa. Capetown
It is reported from Tanganyika that the worst floods within living memory have created an alarming position. Lake Gombo is rising rapidly and the temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers Flooded Out Cyclone in North Queensland. Townsville
A cyclone swept the Herbert River district and caused the river to rise 14ft. over the railway bridge last night. The lower parts of the township of Halifax…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Conditions Relieved in North Queensland. Cairns
A cessation of rain has relieved the position in the north somewhat and prevented extensive flooding. It is not known, however, when the railway traffic will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thunderstorms Rules for Safety
The number of persons killed by lightning is very small in comparison with the total number of fatalities due to accidents, says Charles Fitzhugh Talman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the South Biggest For 40 Years Seven Inches in an Hour Residents Rescued by Police Towns Without Light and Power. Murrumburrah
The biggest flood for 40 years followed a terrific cloudburst yesterday afternoon. Torrential rains also fell at Harden, Goulburn and Neville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Houses Unroofed Storm at Tweed Heads 67 Mile an Hour Wind. Tweed Heads
A cyclonic storm broke over the Tweed Heads district about 1 o'clock this afternoon. The wind blew with hurricane force and was accompanied by heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caught in Storm N.Z. Airmen Turn Back. Amman
The New Zealand airmen, Piper and Kay, were caught in a storm midway between here and Baghdad. They returned to Amman and are resuming their flight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Warning to Central Rivers Beneficial Falls on the Clarence
Superintendent Parker received the following telegram from the Chief Commissioner of Police yesterday:-- Weather Bureau advises that very…
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