Final Round Floodboat Race To-morrow for Sam See Trophy
The 22nd arid final round of the series of floodboat races which have been held by the Graf torn and South Grafton Water Brigade for the Sam…
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Floods & storms, 1940
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See Trophy For Floodboat Crews J. Zietsch Wins Run Off After Dead-heat
Prior to the commencement of the final round of the Sam See trophy, rowed in floodboats on the Clarence River, on Saturday last, two rowers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Falling Along Coast Clarence District Soaked Six Inches at Upper Orara
Heavy rain fell throughout the Clarence district yesterday, the highest registration being at Upper Orara, where the registration was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Little Damage Queensland Cyclone Passed Inland. Brisbane
The cyclone which threatened Mackay yesterday passed inland early this morning, just south of that centre, which suffered very little damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exrpess Delayed Severe Storm Near Border Tree Across the Line
The Brisbane to Sydney express was two hours late at Grafton yesterday owing to an interruption to the electric control system caused by a severe storm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foot of Rain Flood Conditions at Coffs
Flood conditions were experienced at Coffs Harbour yesterday and last night, when over a foot of rainfall was registered at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Q'sland Floods Man Drowned in Creek Brisbane
The body of Charles Herbert Aspinall, 49, a Maryvale district dairy farmer, was to-day found where it was swept by floodwaters in North Branch Creek last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tully Isolated Innisfail Partially Flooded More Heavy Rain in N.Q. BRISBANE
As a result of further heavy rains in North Queensland, Innisfail is partially flooded and Tully is isolated. The rain at lnnisfail at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magnetic Storms Far-Reaching Effects Felt on Railway System
According to the press cables on Sunday last, the worst magnetic storm in modern history, due to sun spots, cut off United States communication…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Magnetic Storm Britain Also Isolated. London
It is revealed that yesterday's magnetic storm completely cut off Britain from America and from Scandinavia, and also interrupted short wave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danube Flooded Large Areas Inundated. Budapest
A thaw has caused serious flooding throughout Yugo-Slavia and Hungary Large areas of valuable agricultural land have been inundated. The Danube…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rivers Overflow Extensive Floods in Russia. Moscow
Rivers are overflowing their banks throughout Russia, especially in the Ukraine. Four thousand houses are flooded at Foroshilovgrad, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CYCLONE Townsville Woman Killed Property Damage--flood Rains. Brisbane
The cyclone which was reported off Willis Island last Thursday struck the Queensland coast between Townsville and Bowen this afternoon, causing one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains in North Queensland. Brisbane
The northern cyclone which crossed the coast during the week-end is now operating as a shallow depression which will yield rain between Georgetown and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£50,000 Damage Floods in Sugar Districts. Brisbane
Floods left in the wake of the cyclone near Townsville at the weekend have caused damage in the Home Hill sugar district alone estimated at £50,000. Several thousands of nonnds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Million Damage Q'sland Sugar Crop Three Drowned in Floods. Brisbane
John Allen, his son aged ten, and daughter aged eight, were drowned today at Pelican Creek, 30 miles from Collinsville, when their home was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Q'sland Floods Bridges Damaged. Brisbane
Inkerman bridge, between Home Hiil and Ayr, has been badly damaged by floods, and it will take some weeks before the damage can be repaired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Tragedy Wife's Awful Ordeal Saw Husband and Children Drowned. Brisbane
Mrs. J. Allen, of Bowen River, who saw her husband and two children swept away in floodwaters, was marooned in a tree for 19 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Damage in North. Brisbane
A message from Home Hill states that a cyclone caused great havoc to land and crops, while bitumen roads and mill tramlines were buried deep…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Margarine Storm Expected in Fed. House. Canberra
The Federal Government may be forced by its own supporters to take action to prevent the active competition of margarine with butter…
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