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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
200 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 10
THE GROUNDS OF THE PORT PIRIE HOSPITAL were flooded to a depth of about a foot during the tidal floods, and water also entered the isolation ward, which, however, was unoccupied at the time. The patients were not told about the floods until Thursday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Friday.—The Murrumbidgee reached its peak at Gundagai last night and is now stationary. Flood waters yesterday reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A GENERAL SCENE IN THE TERRACE, Port Pirie, when residents were being rescued by boats, seen in the left background. Note the big expanse of floodwaters in the background…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While Central China is suffering prolonged heat wave, with drought conditions in parts, Manchukuo is experiencing disastrous floods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MISS C. SEYFANG, of Vera-street, Port Pirie, entered her home as soon as the floodwater! subsided, and took stock of the damage which the floodwaters had done. She is shown here sorting out her belongings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The leader of the State Labor party in the Federal sphere (Mr. J. Beasley), and Mr. E. Ward, M.H.R., who were expected here early to-day but were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE GOVERNOR (Sir Winston Dugan) visited Port Pirie and sawthe damage done by the tidal flood. The journey through the flooded streets of Ellendale was made on a council lorry pulled by two drought horses. The Governor is seated next to the driver. Others…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Superintendent Winter has been advised by the Commissioner of Police that the Weather Bureau intimates: "Sections of inland rivers are high,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Superintendent Winter has been advised by the Commissioner of Police that the Weather Bureau intimates: "Sections of inland rivers are high,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →SYDNEY, Monday.—During the week end Gunnedah experienced the heaviest flood for years. the Namol River rose 20ft. and miles of country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CALCUTTA, September 4.—Some idea, of the damage done in Bihar, a province in Eastern India, by recent floods may be gathered from Ranchi…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One hundred thousand flood refugees are living in tree tops at Changyuan, on the Hopei-Honan border, because their houses have been washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A motion brought forward in the Anglican Synod last night seeking to make lay members ineligible for certain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Alpinists are dead and several injured as a result of storms and torrential rains which swept central Switzerland during the week end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Monday-Exceptionally cold weather, accompanied by rain, hall and snow prevailed in many districts of the State during Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As communication has been restored with, districts cut off by yesterday's cyclone, reports are being received which establish that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The total property damage caused in the Wairarapa district by Monday's storm is estimated at £100,000. Debris from wrecked buildings is strewn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The British steamer Millpool, 4218 tons, with a cargo of wheat from Montreal to Liverpool, foundered off the Newfoundland banks on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four members of a family, including a baby aged 18 months, were buried under bricks and wreckage at Willoughby, when a strong gust of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fierce gale last night caused considerable damage to several buildings in the town, and a number of people had narrow escapes from serious…
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