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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
226 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 12
Fifty persons are missing in the city of Pachuca (Mexico) following a rain storm and the flooding of the river Avenidas. The loss to property has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rain in country centres caused floods at Wangaratta and Wodonga areas in the north-east of Victoria. Damage to the extent of hundreck of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C W. Woollett hnd a sensational escape from drowning in the River Warilda at Born Crossing yesterday. The river is in flood, and before taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lieutenant William Caldwell, a United States army flier, was killed in Wyoming when his 'plane crashed in a snow storm. He was escorting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American petrol interests are much perturbed just now over the deluge of crude oil flowing a being pumped from thousands of oil bores which are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At least 10 people are dead, and heavy damage has been caused particularly through millions of bushels of grain being abandoned in the fields, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An exceptionally severe thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain and hail, occurred over Adelaide on Sunday night, causing interruptions to electric…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Despatches state that the city of Alamo, in the State of Vera Cruz (Mexico), has been destroyed by floods. Many casualties are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Despatches state that the city of Alamo, in the State of Vera Cruz (Mexico), has been destroyed by floods. Many casualties are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sixty-eight bodies have been recovered from the ruins of 700 houses which collapsed during floods recently. Many familles were washed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extraordinary and widespread duststorms raged orer the greater part of South Australia to-day. Strong northwest winds carried the dust down to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust began to blow strongly at Wilcannia at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and increased to hurricane force during the day, stated Mr. R. N. J. Fletcher,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrific dust storm occurred in Melbourne last night. Considerable damage is reported in several suburbs, trees being uprooted in the streets and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Residents did not get much relief from the dusty weather of yesterday till late last night when the wind swung round to the south and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During a terrific hailstorm at Ipswich, Queensland, damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused. Many buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrific gale raged at the racecourse last night striking several buildings and structures with much force. Fortunately the damage was confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was no play in the Ryder testimonial match to-day. Woodfull and Ryder, inspected the ground at 11.15 a.m. The wicket had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sweeping through the Wallangarra district at 80 miles an hour, a gale wrought havoc among small buildings and trees yesterday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tearing down from mountains 3000 feet above Honolulu a flood left death and desolation in its path. Eight bodies have been recovered from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great gales and torrential rains are raging over the whole of western Europe. The winds and floods have caused widespread destruction of…
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