Coaches Held Up. Heavy General Rain. Damage to Tanks and Dams
The postmaster at Broken Hill (Mr. J. R. Holding) supplies the following information with reference to the break in the weather and the rainfalls…
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Floods & storms, 1911
177 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 9
The Weather. Splendid Rain in White Cliffs District. Four Inches at Swift's Home. Wilcannia Coach Held Up. Bunker Creek Flooded. the Mails Delayed. White Cliffs
Splendid rains fell throughout the White Cliffs district, commencing on Friday, and continuing at intervals up till Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Rainfall in White Cliffs District. Additional Reports. Broken Hill Coach 34 Hours Late. Road Flooded for Miles. Family Seeks Refuge in Sandhills. White Cliffs
Further heavy rainfall is reported in the White Cliffs district. Bootra station records 103 points, Yancannia 177 points, J.K. Tank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Washed Away in a Flooded Channel. a Little Boy's Remarkable. Escape
Two scared and very wet little chap[?] rushed into the Glebe Police Station early last evening (says the "Sun" of January 27), and reported to the officer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Weather. Further Heavy Rain Yesterday Evening. Streets Flooded. Tram Service Disorganised
Rainy conditions again prevailed throughout the whole of yesterday. At times the steady downpour gave way to much heavier falls, and this was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Night's Rain Storm
Very heavy rain started at Wilcannia about 9 o'clock Friday evening. 250 points fell in two hours, bringing total for week up to 5 inches…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian Weather. Worst Storm for 20 YEARS. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The worst storm known for 20 years is sweeping over Canada from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. There have been ll days rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mediterranean Storm. Madrid
Fifteen vessels, containing 43 men and a number of fishing boats are missing at Catalonia, owing to a storm in the Mediterranean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rainstorm in Melbourne. Fifty Points in Seventeen Minutes. City and Suburban Streets Flooded. Melbourne
Melbourne yesterday afternoon experienced a torrential downpour. In a short space of time almost every street in the city and suburbs was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Floods at Koonamore Station. Sheep Drowned and Fence's Washed Away. Adelaide
Mannahill reports serious floods in the lower portion of Koonamore Station. Thirty miles from there sheep have been drowned and fences and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Eleventh Wet Day at Rockhampton. Big Flood Anticipated. Eleven Inches at Tramac. Railway Accident Near Rockhampton. Engine and Tender Fall Into a Hole. No One Injured. Brisbane
For the 10th day in succession heavy rain fell at Rockhampton yesterday. All the low-lying parts of the town are covered, and big floods are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain Outback
Mr. M'Bride, manager for Messrs. Wilkinson and Co., this morning received word from Corona Station that heavy rain fell there early this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Heavy Rains in White Cliffs District. Maildriver's Report. Phenomenal Downpours and Floods. Surrounding Country an Inland Sea. Two Hundred Sheep Drowned. Dry Lake Fills Rapidly. Coaching System Disorganised. White Cliffs
Reports are slow coming in from the outlying places concerning the recent heavy rains. The maildriver arrived yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Effect of To-day's Rainstorm. Trams Temporaiuly Held Up. Streets and Business Places Flooded
The heavy downpour this afternoon seriously interfered, with the tram service, which was held up at the intersection of Chapple and Oxide streets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Extraordinary Weather. Heavy Rain in Rapid Bay District. Between Eight and Nine Inches. in Less Than 48 HOURS[?] Adelaide
Mr. D[?]amer[?] reports that the heavist rain that has [?]ver fallen in the Rapid Bay district began on Sunday ovening and continued until yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods at Conalpie
Mr. Benjamin Rich, of Tandora Point and Conalpie, reports as follows on the recent weather:—"Rain fell in torrents at Conalpie, my back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Unsettled Weather at White Cliffs[?] Thunderstorm Last Night. White Cliffs, Thursday[?]
Unsettled weather continues at White Cliffs and in the surrounding district. Easterly winds are blowing, changing to north at times, then back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. Fourth Test Match. No Start To-day. the Wicket Unfit for Play. on Account of Heavy Rain. Melbourne
On account of heavy rain the wicket on the Melbourne Cricket Ground was unfit for play to-day in the fourth Test match, Australia v. South Africa,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather. Wentworth Coach Delayed. Heavy Rain at Burta
The Postmaster (Mr. J. R. Holding) advises that the Wentworth mail due at Broken Hill on Wednesday afternoon only passed Burta to-day. The road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tracedy of the Sea. Russian Barque Sinks in a Gale. Only One Survivor. Perth
Reports of a terrible tragedy of the sea, resulting in the loss of the Russian barque Glenbank, and 23 members of the crew, were received at…
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