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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
79 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 4
In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, Ministers were deluged with questions. These, however, in no instance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some unpleasantness, it is reported, occurred during a German service held in a hall at Barellan on Sunday. June 6. Stones were thrown on the roof,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rains have been recorded in the Adelaide hills, and the Onkaparinga River which supplies the Happy Valley reservoir, is in flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An official communique reports:- "Minor infantry engagements have occurred north of Arras. The state of the ground after the recent storms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A severe cyclonic storm has been experienced at Port Wakefield. At Wild Dog Hill every obstacle in the shape of a tree was uprooted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe floods have occurred on the West River, the most disastrous on record. The Shammeen suburb is submerged 3ft. Many towns are isolated,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Torrential rain has fallen in the Tamworth district. Three rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating the country for miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious floods are reported to have occurred in Assam. Considerable damage has been done to the tea plantations at Cachar and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The P. and O. Branch Service steamer Benalla has had her hatches over No. 2 uncovered. Her cargo [?] still afire and emitting a dense smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An official communique states as follows:- "Since we stormed Sokal Sea fighting has been proceeding. We have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twenty-five lives were lost and millions of dollars of property damaged by a heavy rainstorm here yesterday. Manufacturing plants were washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Murray River, which a few months ago was at its lowest flow at Albury for 60 years, now gives promise of a big flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Daily Telegraph's" Petrograd correspondent says that the worst of the fury of the storm is over. Fears for the garrison at Warsaw are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five and a half inches of rain fell in the country at the back of the Cleve Ranges during the past few days. Trains have been delayed at Rudall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrific wind storm accompanied by heavy rains, and in some districts by hail, struck western Manitoba yesterday and did considerable damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Politiken's" Berlin correspondent states that floods have started on the Russian front, checking the German advance. The rivers are said to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday morning Sturt Creek came down a banker and overflowed at Morphettville and Camden. The paddocks and roads in the vicinity were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windy weather, with occasional light falls of rain, prevailed yesterday, and at any time during the day a thunderstorm seemed likely. In the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy gales are expected at this time of the year—the vernal equinox. The expectation has been folly borne out, and one result is that patches of telegraph line are damaged on all the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owing to floods in the River Ganges, 18,000 houses collapsed and fell into the flood water, leaving 80,000 people homeless. Forty-six persons perished…
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