Sharp Thunderstorm 50 Points at Grafton
A sharp storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, occurred at Grafton yesterday afternoon. For over half an hour rain fell heavily. Fifty…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Gallant Rescue in Storm-tossed Sea Man Dives From Steamer Saves Girl in the Bight Adelaide
Diving 40 feet from the deck of the Kanimbla into the storm-tossed waters of the Great Australian Bight. William Maddocks risked his life…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torrential Rains Floods in Tasmania. Launceston
Torrential rain in the Midlands district has caused the worst flood since 1929. The main highway from Launceston to Hobart is impassable, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CLOUSTON Close To Disaster Storms Over Desert. Basra
Clouston had a narrow escape from disaster when he left here. He was delayed an hour and a half owing to the fact that he was unable to start one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain of Bombs Thunderstorm of Death Shambles In Barcelona Threat to Destroy City Barcelona
Wave after wave of rebel bombers swept over the city in a series of diabolically conceived raids, which left death and destruction behind…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tas. Floods Small Ketch Overdue. Hobart
Heavy seas have been raging around the south coast of Tasmania this week, and flood conditions have caused have in many parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Storms at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor
Rain commenced to fall in Coff's Harbor on Monday night and by 9 o'clock this morning 29 points had been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Off Queensland Coast. Sydney
The State Meteorologist, Mr. Marcs, said to-day that a cyclonic disturbance off the North Coast of Queensland was likely to yield rain in the dry inland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Moving Towards Queensland Coast. Brisbane
The cyclone moving slowly down the coast is still causing very heavy weather between Bowen and Mackay. Coastal vessels are sheltering at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CYCLONE Damage At Mackay Hole Torn in Breakwater. Brisbane
As a result of the cyclone heavy seas have caused a break 70ft. long in a portion of the southern breakwater of the new harbor at Mackay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Is Moving South. Brisbane
The cyclonic disturbance is still operating off the Queensland coast, its position this afternoon being 100 to 150 miles east of Rockampton and moving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imported Books "Flood of Trash." Sydney
At the Housewives Association Conference to-day it was decided to seek a more drastic censorship of imported books and magazines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale Upsets Circus Animals
Fearful of the howling gale and the heavy seas which, at tmes, almost engulfed them, elephants screamed and trumpeted loudly during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ships Fight Gale On North Coast Of N.S.W. Some Are Two Days Late. Sydney
Due to a fierce gale which is raging on the North Coast ships between Brisbane and Sydney are running two days late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Inches Deluge at Lismore Flood In Richmond People Leave Homes Lismore
"With the cessation of rain this morning serious floodings have been averted in Lismore. Commencing at 3 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rains Coramba Deluge Six Inches Since Friday Orara and Nymboida Rivers Rise Water Receding Last Night
Heavy rain during the week-end caused substantial rises in the Orara and Nymboida Rivers on Saturday night, but the waters were receding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Inquest Floods Hamper Witnesses Truck Passenger's Death. Lismore
Flooded creeks in the Channon district prevented relatives of the deceased reaching Lismore this morning to give evidence in the inquest on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Some Rivers Flooded
Heavy rain at the week-end caused [?]oods in the Bellinger, Orara, Clarence, Richmond, Brunswick and Tweed Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Deluge Week-end Rain Threequarters of a Foot in 48 HOURS
The local clerk of the weather, Mr. P. J. Marsden, has had a busy time during the last few days in measuring the rainfall, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifty Years Ago Bellinger Flood Incident
The following reference to a flood on the Bellinger River fully 50 years ago, taken from the "Courier" at that period, has been handed to us by Mrs…
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