Egypt Desert Storms A.I.F. Experiences Sand-laden Winds Alexandria
For two days the Australians have experienced desert conditions at their worst. Raging north-easterly winds have been carrying tons of dust and…
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Floods & storms, 1940
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Raiders Seven Shot Down R.A.F. In A Gale Channel Ports Plastered London
While the Germans, disregarding bad weather, attacked widespread areas in Britain to-day, the R.A.F. [?]ew across the Channel to-night in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Extensive In Queensland Storms Help Fighters. Brisbane
Storms in parts of South-east Queensland have been assisting fire-fighters to control some of the bush fires which have been burning over extensive tracts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sharp Storm Yields 38 Points of Rain at Grafton
A storm lasting approximately an hour accompanied by severe lightning and thunder, broke over the Clarence River district last night. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Storm
Nineteen points of rain were recorded at Maclean as the result of the storm that passed over the town on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Damage In Q'sland Gale and Duststorms. Brisbane
Drought conditions continue to prevail over practically the whole of the State. Sixty properties in the Gooyar district have been swept by bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storm At Taloumbi Barns and Buildings Damaged
It has been reported that the storm which passed over the district yesterday afternoon was particularly severe at Taloumbi, near Maclean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →101 Dead Gale in America. New York
At least 101 are dead and 60 missing, mostly seamen, as a result of a nationwide gale which struck the Great Lake region…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rescue in Gale H.M.A.S. Australia's Feat Flying Boat Forced Down Pilots Incredible Effort London
H.M.A.S. Australia has not been idle while H.M.A.S. Sydney has been winning laurels in the Mediterranean. The latest feat was the rescue of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THUNDERSTORMS Bring Welcome Rain Slight Damage in Parts
A succession of thunderstorms passed over the Clarence River district on Tuesday afternoon and yesterday. Between the Coldstream…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Damage Cyclone Strikes Boonah. Brisbane
Not a single business house in Boonah escaped damage when a cyclone swept across the town this afternoon. Houses were unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Richmond Storms Useful Rain Falls Mailman in Cyclone. Lismore
Further storms last night and to-day resulted in useful falls of rain, which, added to that of other storms this week, will considerably brighten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms on Richmond Damage to Property
In the heaviest hailstorm the district has experienced for some years, extensive damage was caused to property ait Broadwater, on the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Halfway Creek Severe Storm
On Friday last a severe storm passed over the district, accompanied by vivid lightning and thunder, with heavy rain. This storm was very acceptable, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fireball Drops Storm In Sydney Hail Six Inches Deep. Sydney, Saturday Morning
Sydney was swept by a violent electrical storm a little before midnight accompanied by hail and a wind surpassing gale force…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ROWING Weiley Hotel Trophy Floodboat Races
The fifth round of the Weiley Hotel trophy was rowed by members of the Grafton and South Grafton Water Brigades over the half-mile course at Grafton on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Yields 38 Points of Rain
A storm of half an hour's duration yielded 38 points of rain at Grafton yesterday. Heavy rain with light hail commenced to. fall at 5.30 p.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ashore in Gale Orungal on Rocks Near Port Phillip Heads All Passengers Rescued Melbourne
The passengers and crew of the Australian liner, Orungal. 5826 tons, which ran ashore at Barwon Heads, near the entrance to Port Phillip,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome Rain Some Thunderstorms Showers Generally
A most acceptable change in the weather conditions set in yesterday afternoon over most of the Clarence River district and while in several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer's Fate Drowned in Floodwaters. Lismore
James Duncan, 74, fanner, of Nulgi, was drowned when he fell into 15 feet of water from a sulky he was driving across a flooded section of…
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