The Floods Two Drowning Cases Reported From Brisbane Brisbane, Sunday Night
Two more drownings occurred to-day. Herbert Smith dived into the Brisbane River, having, accepted a. challenge to swim from the…
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Floods & storms, 1931
268 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 14
The Floods the Damage at Lismore Estimated at £50,000 Sydney
A message from Lismore states that at midnight the river had fallen to 17 feet above normal and was dropping at the rate of four inches an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm at Wagga Hail Does Great Damage Sydney
The heaviest storm on record passed over the Wagga district yesterday. Hailstones resembling large blocks of jagged ice stripped limbs from fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Victoria Bridges Washed Away and Sheep Drowned Melbourne
Bridges were washed away and sheep drowned in a rain storm in the Ararat district last night, when five inches of rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain at Penrith Houses and Shops Flooded Sydney
Nearly five inches of rain fell at Penrith in three hours yesterday afternoon All the low-lying land is flooded, and water entered residences and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in Mauritius Widespread Damage London, March 6
Mr. W. E. F. Jackson, Governor of Mauritius, has telegraphed the following message to Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies;—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone in Mauritius Widespread Damage (Special to "The Miner.") London, March 6
Mr. W. E. F. Jackson, Governor of Mauritius, has telegraphed the following message to Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Atlantic Coast Storms 300 Persons Homeless (Special to "The Miner.") Boston, March 5
High winds and extra high se[?]s along the Atlantic Const during the past few days caused damage to the extent of £500,000. Three hundred people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood of 3d. Bits in London Brought by Australians London, March 6
Threepenny, bits which are universally disliked in England, the people preferring to carry a pocketful of coppera, have found their way back from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain at Ardlethan 200 People Compelled to Leave Their Homes Sydney
Torrential rain at Ardlethan last night caused a serious flood in the town. In many shops water entered to a depth of several feet. About 200…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm at Wentworth Whole of Countryside Is Now Under Water Roads Are Impassable Loss to Fruitgrowers Wentworth
Last night, after a hot and sultry day, a rain storm developed which at 9 a.m. to-day had registered from one and a half to two inches right through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Waters Receding Several Trains Delayed Sydney
A message from Ardlethan states that the flood waters are,slowly receding. A breakdown gang is clearing, the line to let the delayed trains through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods at Narrabri 3000 Helpless Sheep Had Their Throats Cut Narrabri
As a result of recent flooding,which has turned large stretches of land into bog there have been heavy losses of sheep on the black soil plains. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Night's Storm
A dust storm broke over the city last night, making conditions most unfavorable and interfering with the late shopping night. Argent-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain in Victoria Moonee Valley Races Have Been Postponed Melbourne
The greater part of Victoria is at present experieneing a phenomenal rainfall, and severe damage has been done in some districts. Torreutial rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Victoria Moonee Valley Races Have Been Postponed Melbourne
The greater part of Victoria is at present experiencing a phenomenal rainfall, and severe damgae has been done in some districts. Torrential rain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm in Sydney Many Garden's Ruined Yesterday Afternoon Sydney, Friday Night
During a sudden storm this afternoon over 100 points of rain fell in an hour, the wind reaching a velocity of 38 miles an hour. The squall swept…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in Victoria Port Phillip Is Swept. by Worst Gale in History Damage to Property Melbourne, Sunday Night
Port Phillip was swept by one of the worst gales in history yesterday afternoon. Yachts were torn from their moorings and some of them badly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists Trapped in Flooded Greek Difficulties Experienced in Getting to Safety Car Later Recovered
Messrs. C. Summers, A. R. Williams, and Master S. Sjiaiirmgle, of South Broken Hill, had an unenviable experience last Wednesday night owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →189 Points of Rain. All Creeks Leading to Reservoirs Reported to Be Overflowing Substantial Intakes Expected City Streets Were Flooded Whole State Expected to Benefit
Rain reminiscient of the tropical [?]ownpours which ended the threatened water famine of April, 1929 favored Broken Hill and district to-day, and…
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