Floods Prevent Two Matches C.R. Cricket Association E. Gilchrist (Hawthomeville) 106 Grafton and South Grafton Leading A. Duncan 76 Not Out: C. Gadd 5 For 61
Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 2
Flooded creeks and rivers prevented two matches from being played in the Clarence River Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions on Saturday. Colts were unable to travel to Courtts' Crossing owing to the Orura…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Shortage Caused By Floods Murwillumbah Supply Pipes Damaged. Murwillumbah
Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 1
Although many acres of low-lying land on the Tweed are still covered by flood waters, Murwillumbah was without household water from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage Further Rain at Upper Orara
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2
After a week's rain, with floods, a break occurred on Friday, the day being fine. Heavy rain set in again on Saturday night. Extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Rains in North Queensland. Brisbane
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 4
Heavy floods are threatened in North Queensland, following torrential rain. Many homesteads have been abandoned in the Charleville district and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Near Wagga Telegraph Lines Down. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4
Owing to a severe storm between Wagga and Cootamundra all communication between Melbourne and Adelaide ceased for nearly six hours this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lightning Strikes Two Houses Storm In Sydney City Bunting Torn Down Sydney
Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5
Two houses were struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm in the metropolitan area this afternoon. Nobody was injured…
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Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3
When the flood reached its peak last week at Bellingen the river had risen 25ft. 9ins., being thus 11ft. 9in. over the deck of the Bellingen Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grasslands and Crops Suffer in Flood
Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8
Although the stream itself has returned to normal level, the flat country along the Richmond River from Lismore to Ballina is in many cases, still…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →80 M. P. H. Gale Sweeping Over United Kingdom. London
Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 5
An 80-mile an hour gale is sweeping the United Kingdom. It blew down more than three- quarters of the prettily constructed Canadian pavilion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain 5 Inches in 40 Minutes Streets Flooded
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2
Torrential rain last night flooded the streets of Coffs Harbour, but very little damage was done. For the 24 hours up tiff S o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surf Ufesaving Branch Championships Heavy Storm Interferes
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1
A heavy thunderstorm that came over just before 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon interfered with the North Coast Branch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm on Richmond 576 Points In Two Hours Wash a Ways on Range. Lismore
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4
Torrential rain which resembled a cloudburst fell at Mummulgum last night. In two hours 576 points were recorded, and Mummulgum Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Hold-up Trains Delayed at Coffs Bridge Damage at Karangi
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2
Several trains were held at Coffs Harbour for some hours today owing to damage done to a bridge at Karangi by the heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Races Off All Tracks Flooded Water Up to Randwick Rails Sydney
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3
Owing to torrential rain having flooded the courses, the Harold Park trotting meeting, which was to have been held to-day, has been postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Sydney and Suburbs Transport Disorganised Water Invades Many Homes Sydney
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4
Following torrential rain from the early hours of the morning many parts of Sydney were flooded to-day, causing enormous damage and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Streets Flooded Cloudburst at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4
Torrential rain fell at Coff's Harbor to-night. Commencing about 9.30 the rain fell in sheets, flooding all low-lying land and covering the main street to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain on Richmond and Tweed. Lismore
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4
At Main Arm, five miles from Mullumbimby last night, five inches of rain were recorded. Toolond school was unable to reopen to-day as the teacher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →845 Points Deluge at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4
The rainfall for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. was 845 points, and it is estimated that of this, six inches fell between 10 p.m. and midnight. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SILKSWORTH Mutiny Of Japanese Crew Threaten to Storm Bridge. Shanghai
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 5
Mutiny among Japanese member of the crew of the steamer Silksworth culminated in an attack on the third officer, upon which the chief officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Patient in Boat Ambulance Men Meet With Floods Sawmill Hand Injured
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4
Ambulance bearers from Grafton had to take an injured sawmill employee across a flooded portion of the road from Cloud's Creek to Nymboida…
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