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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
268 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 14
Mr. W. Treweek carrier, of Mildura, arrived at 8.15 o'clook this morning from the flood area, and through "The Barrier Miner" issues a warning to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Wedlock, of Ivanhoe, has forwarded a report to Inspector Gibson regarding floods in the Ivan[?] area. In the course of the report the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A message from Wentworth states that the local hospital is threatened with inundation owing to further rises of the Murray and the Darling rivers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The approach of the flood here was heralded by another rise of 5in. in the River Murray for the 24 hours ended this morning. The level is now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →According to the latest reports from Wentworth the flood position is most serious. Levee banks 6ft. high have been erected, and the fate of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The biggest rise in 24 hours during the present flood was five inches reported at Renmark to-day. One hundred workers are working to strengthen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific thunder storms are causing widespread damage and loss of life in Britain. France and Belgium. They raged throughout the afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A report from Wentworth late last night stated that the town is, still safe. Volunteers ' took up their places along the banks for an all night vigil,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great damage was done by a series of violent. thunderstorms throughout France during the week end. Floods and lightning caused several deaths,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hood situation in Hankow following on several weeks of rain, has assumed the proportions of a national calamity affecting inestimable millions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sergeant Daiey of Wentworth, has submitted a report on the flood position to inspector Gibson under date of August 9. In the course of his report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although the River Murray has steadied off, it is still rising and flood waters are gradually creeping up. Embankments are protecting the town. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to information, from Menindic the flood in the River Darling is assuming serious proportions. The river rose another inch last night, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →According to a passenger by the express from Sydney yesterday morning a fine view is obtained from the train when travelling this side of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An abnormally heavy rainfall has caused disastrous floods in the Brahmaputra and padma rivers. Hundreds of square miles of country in Bengal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The flood position at itenmark assumed serious proportions this, morning when a large bank guarding the low-lying portions ot the southern end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the first time in the history of citrus growing in South Australia a boat is being used among the orange trees to gather the crop. The is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BENBATH THIS WATER, IS A BRIDGE. The picture was taken at Renmark from the Ral Bridge, portion of which can be seen at the extreme right. lt shows the water rushing over the top of the old bridge. DRIVE N FROM HOME BY RISING FLOOD WATERS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Constable C. F. Rains, in making a report oil the flood position in the Ivanhoe district under date of August 13, said that the flood waters had broken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Where the swollen flood waters of the Murray burst through a bank near Remark this week, allowing the water to get through and swamp the homes of settlers. A more serious breakaway occurred in one of the protection banks about two and a half miles from the town. One of the most precarious flood embankments near Renmark is at Block E. where the water (right of the…
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