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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
268 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 14
THE BATTLE WITH THE MURRAY AT RIVER RIVER GLEN PROVED FRUITLESS, for although the fighters threw themselves into the task of building up the bank with renewed energy as the acute seriousness of the position was realised, the bank was able to survive only until late on Sunday night, when a south-westerly blow backed up the water and forced it over the top of the banks.A big section was carried away, and the river poured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three plate-glass windows valued at £150 were destroyed at Maple's furniture warehouse, at the corner of Victoria-street and Sydney road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Of the five undamaged points along the River Murray, Woods Point is regarded as the safest. Pompoota was extremely, lucky to withstand the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Following on the heaviest fall of rain in the suburbs and the Mount Lofty Rannes for 20 years last night the whole of the foothill area in the eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burdett swamp, directly opposite Murray Bridge, to-day succumbed to the flood waters, making the 11th reclaimed area to be flooded in the past…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A north-easterly wind drove the water downstream before it yesterday and caused the lowering of the River Murray at all settlements. This gave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North winds prevailed this morning and in the majority of cases cased the positiun along the River Murray. At some points, notably Pompoota,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cascade pouring through the gap at Long Flat soon after the first break was forced in the embankment. When the protection bank burst at Mypolonga the house of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Linke was flooded. They had to leave it and camp in stables on higher ground at the rear of the homestead. The photograph shows a rear view of the house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During a storm a dwelling in an Assam village was struck by lightining. Four persons were killed and four others taken to hospital with severe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sweeping down from the hills, the storm waters of yesterday raced through Marryatville. Norwood, Payneham, Putney, New Hindmarsh, Torrensville,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →O[?] the remaining four banks at Jervious,Monteith,Swanport and Pompoota that at Jervois was yesterday in the most critical condition.If the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In connection with the case of Boi[?] Dorew and John Duff, charged with attempted breaking and entering at Ivanhoe, Constable O'Hare has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SCENES FROM ADELAIDE AND SUBURBAN FLOODS WHICH OCCURRED ON THURSDAY—Top Left: Water sweeping over the Angas-road Bridge Lower Mitcham. Centre Top: The res[?] of a prize hen. Top Right: Wall washed away. Bottom Left: Car ploughing through at Abbotshall-road, Lower Mitcham. Right Middle: Trying to stem the tide with mental. Bottom Right:Clearing the main road to Fifth Creek, near Adelaide. WATER RUSHING THROUGH HOMES AND OVER BRIDGES— Left: Floodwaters from Fifth Creek above Paradiso (Adelaide) sweeping into a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A heavy storm passed over Sydney and suburbs last night. The wi[?] blew off portion of the roof at the City tension telephone exchange, while high…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Workers protecting the remaining banks on the River Murray reclained areas had some relief fromt the stain of the last fortnight to-day. A [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Workers protecting the remaining banks on the River Murray reclaimed areas had some relief from the strain of the last fortnight to-day. A calm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Galas and torrential rain throughout the country have caused serious floods, and many villages are suffering badly in Derbyshire and Yorkshire. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms swept Central and Southern France to-day causing damage which is astimabed at several million francs. The railway line was torn up at Cluney,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese authorities estimate that 1,000,000 persons have been drowned through the bursting of the banks of the Yellow River in the Honan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blowing up about midnight, a northerly gale last night and early to-day whipped the River Murray waters into waves which pounded the cross bank…
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