These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
226 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 12
About 40,000 workers at 4/2 an hour have cleared the streets of Chicago after a great three days' snow storm. who has been chosen to represent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. L. Smith, a son of Mr, K. W. Smith, district fire officer, in a telephone conversation yesterday afternoon from Yunta said that at that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daring torrential rain which swept over the city last night Lily Williams (28) had a narrow escape from drowning. She was washed into a storm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Torrential rains which set in on Sunday evening in the Lismore district continued throughout yesterday and there is fear of floods. The Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rain which fell in Sydney this morning makes the outlook for the success of the Show not too promising. Thirty-two points fell in ten minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most violent storm within memory burst over the city this evening, the rain flooding the streets. Goods in basements were soaked and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy rain fell over the widespread agricultural areas of the State yesterday. The wheat lands on Eyre's Peninsula and in the middle north and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A disastrous storm struck Wyndang on Lake Illawarra last night. Rain tell literally in sheets, and a number of boats and launches were piled high…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threatened by the encroaching sea, the occupants of seaside bungalows toiled frantically to-day to preserve their homes at the village of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Much damage was caused in south coast districts by torrential rain which flooded the water courses, sweeping away several bridges, flooding farms,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A [?] storm in Victoria last night [?] telegraphic and telephonic communication in Melbourne, and to-day the Postal Department had to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the extensive damage done by Monday night's storm are just trickling through. The visitation was very severe in the southern parts, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →(1) The yacht Fortuna ashore, being battered by heavy seas off St. Kilda Pier. (2) Foam-flecked bathing boxes at Hampton. (3) One of several of the fishing boats at Port Melbourne which suffered badly in the gale. (4) A huge tree uprooted in Albert Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Upper Rhine has risen seven feet in the past twelve hours, as the result of 100 hours of torrential rain. The rivers and lakes of Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A violent storm passed over here yesterday during which several small craft, including a schooher anchored in the harbor, were driven ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Great East Indian Railway workshop at Liloah, three miles north of Howrah, has become the storm centre ot the prevailing unrest. The workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considerable damage was reported from the city and suburbs during last night's gale. Scaffoldings were blown down from various buildings under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Camm, Acting State Meteorologist, stated to-day that the rain was the best general one for over a year. He added that it should assure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jack James (17), farm employee, was drowned yesterday when his horse went over the side of Byangum Bridge, which is under water through floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further torrential rains in East and South Gippsland, Victoria, last night have been responsible for a large area of low-lying country being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →