New Floodboats for Water Brigade
At Monday night's meeting of the Grafton City Council an invitation was received from the secretary of the Grafton Water Brigade for the Mayor…
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Floods & storms, 1939
216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 11
Storm at Coff's. Coff's Harbor
Shortly before : 7 o'clock to-night a very heavy storm passed over Coff's Harbor heavy rain falling for over half an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Floodboats Handing Over Ceremony Rowers' Smoke Social Presentation to Mr. Eric See
Members of the Grafton Rowing Club and Water Brigade assembled in strong force at the Brigade shed last night to formally receive from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Deaths New Guinea Floods. Canberra
Advice was received to-day by the Minister for External Territories (Mr. Perkins) from the Administrator of New Guinea that information had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caught in Storm 59 Spanish Fishermen Drowned Santander (Spain)
Fifty-nine fishermen were drowned at the entrance to the harbor. A fishing boat manned by 49 men was trying to enter the harbor in a fierce storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rhine Defences Affected by Flood Waters. London
A sudden seven foot rise in the level of the Rhine River, owing to heavy rains and melting snow, has compelled the abandonment of 30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Hail Storm Much Damage Done
One of the heaviest and most severe hailstorms ever seen in the district was experienced late last Tuesday afternoon—quite out of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →King's Speech Reference to Europe Meets Storm Of Approval "Co-operation, Not Conflict' Victoria, (British Columbia)
Standing at Canada's western gateway, the King to-day reviewed his Journey across the continent, and made a passing reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains In South Australia Road and Rail Traffic Delayed. Adelaide
Serious floods in the region of Port Pirie, north of Adelaide, caused havoc to property and dislocated road and railway traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Turn on the Wireless" a Family Thunderstorm
A part author of "The Ghost Knows Best," recently broadcast on the national network, was Mabel Constanduros, an English radio comedienne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Copmanhurst Shire Bridge Over Eaton Creek Southgate Floodboat Deadman Creek-rappville Road
The June meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held yesterday, there being present: Crs. I. C. Dight (president), R. H. Davison, H…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victorian Floods Large Areas Inundated. Melbourne
Heavy floods are being experienced in north-east Victoria as a result of rain over the last two weeks. All low-lying land from below the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Gales Shipping Disorganised Tasman and N.S.W. Coast. Sydney
Shipping on the coast of New South Wales and in the Tasman Sea was disorganised to-day as the result of wild weather which has persisted during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevented By Repairs To Levee Night Job in Victoria. Melbourne
By working throughout the night repairing a broken levee in the Shepparton district a party of men prevented many miles of country being inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →38 Lives Lost Floods in Kentucky. New York
Floods took at least 38 lives, follow a cloudburst at Morehead, Kentucky. Many thousands are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Snow Storm Damage In N.Z. Floods in Both Islands. Wellington (N.z.)
Considerable storm damage has been done in New Zealand. Trains and ships were delayed to-day, while heavy falls. of snow have been reported right…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →54 DEAD Floods In Kentucky Vacating Hillside Towns. Morehead (Kentucky)
With 54 bodies recovered and over 100 still missing from yesterday's floods, heavy rains to-day brought additional destruction in Eastern Kentucky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in England Many Towns Damaged. London
Many parts of England experienced severe thunderstorms this afternoon, and there are reports from many towns of damage done by lightning and heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spooner's Political Storm Gale Force Against Col. Bruxner Remarkable Attack. Justifying His Resignation Sydney
Coming on top of the sensational political events of the past few days was a remarkable attack by the ex-Minister for Works and Local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. FLOODS Follow Snow Thaw Heavy Stock Losses. Auckland
Tremendous damage is feared as a result of the rapid thaw of snow in Otago and Southland. Already many farms have been…
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