Sixteen Deaths in U.S.A. Floods. New York
Deaths from floods in the Ohio River and its tributaries now number 16, while more than 150.000 are homeless…
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Floods & storms, 1937
305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 16
No Play In Adelaide Match Heavy Rain Yesterday. Adelaide
Thoroughly saturated by heavy rain which fell to-day Adelaide oval was declared by the captains at 2.15 unfit for play, for day in the match between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disabled Steamer Helpless in Storm Bergen (Norway)
Three vessels are standing by the cargo steamer, Veni, which sent out an S.O.S. that she was helpless in mountainous seas with the rudder broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Sweeps Over Sydney Four Killed £100,000 DAMAGE Vivid Lightning £7000 Fire at Orphanage Roofs Torn Off Houses. Sydney
Four deaths occurred in the metropolitan area to-day during a severe storm which caused damage estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Floods
The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan), referring at a civic reception in Taree to the damage done to railroads in floodtime through lack…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Oil on Flood Waters Causes Disastrous Fire Great Blaze at Cincinnati Cincinnati
The worst disaster in the city's history occurred to-day when gasoline and oil floating on the flood waters of the Ohio River, in the industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ohio Floods Worst Yet to Come Rain Still Falling 400,000 Homeless Thirty Lives Lost. Chicago
Rain along the Ohio River drove property losses, due to flood, higher into the millions and increased the deaths to thirty and the homeless to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crown Settlers Applications For Relief Storm, Drought and Fire Sufferers. Sydney
The Minister for Lands, Mr. Buttenshaw, stated to-day that Grown settlers who had been adversely affected by flood, fire, drought, storm or tempest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rivers Are Still Rising New Terrors in Great U.S.A. FLOOD Hunger And Disease 500,000 Homeless. Chicago
Fire, hunger and disease have spread 1800 miles in the flood ravaged Ohio and Mississippi valleys, bringing new terrors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greatest Flood in American History "The Worst Is Yet to Come" 150 Dead, More Than 550,000 Homeless Towns and Villages Disappear Under Water President Organising Relief Measures Chicago
The muddy flood crest of the Ohio swept relentlessly into the Mississippi to-day, causing the greatest devastation recorded in the history of America. United States army engineers continue to sound a warning that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lesson in America's Floods
The serious floods which are ravaging the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, rendering half a million people homeless and causing great devastation, have a direct connection with America's problem of soil erosion and carry a moral which should not be lost on Australia, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →137 Dead in U.S.A. FLOODS 800,000 Homeless Plight of Louisville Chicago
The known dead in the flood areas now total 137, while the homeless total at least 800,000, and the damage to property is estimated to be in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains Hold Up Madrid Fighting Franco's Lines Endangered. London
The "Daily Telegraph's" special correspondent at Toledo declares that all chances of a new offensive against Madrid are gone, owing to torrential…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in U.S.A. Will Dykes Hold? Army Takes Precautions Death Toll Now 235 CHICAGO
A relief corps of 130,000 is concentrated on two fronts in the flood area to-day, cleaning up the Ohio Valley, and preparing for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Storm
Heavy rain fell during a storm in the Rappville district yesterday afternoon. The storm extended from near Casino to below Banyabba and appeared to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Brain Storm" Suicide Of Doctor Australian Disappointment. London
"I believe he had a sudden brain storm," said the Coroner, in returning a verdict of insanity in the case of the Australian, Dr. Percival John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →400 Dead in U.S.A. FLOODS 800,000 Homes Flooded Schools Turned Into Hospitals Chicago
The latest figures of flood destruction are 400 dead, 400 million dollars property damage, 800,000 homes flooded, 572,000 homeless and 236,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain and Snow Along Flooded Valleys Rivers Still Rising Barge Sinks in Mississippi Chicago
Rain and snow in portions of the Mississippi River flood area added to the misery of refugees. Thousands of fresh men are being rushed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cairo's Peril in Mississippi Flood Complete Evacuation Story of 7000 Deaths Unconfirmed Chicago
Lashed by the wind and a swift current, waves to-day broke over the lower rampart of the 60ft. concrete wall at Cairo (Illinois), and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Wall Water Breaks Through Town In Danger Mississippi Inundation Chicago
Hopes of holding the sixty-foot sea wall at Cairo (Illinois) against the flood waters of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers are rapidly fading…
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