Heavy Gale at Sea; Fine Rescue Work
LONDON, January 1.—Fine seamanship on the part of the captain of the German liner Westernland contributed to the rescue of three…
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Floods & storms, 1936
111 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 6
Motor Van's Perilous Perch Over Flooded Creek
SERIOUS FLOODS IN EASTERN VICTORIA stranded 1500 Christmas camper[?] and caused extensive damage [?]o property. This remarkable scene was taken at the flood-wrecked Bunga Creek bridge The van. hanging over the broken edge, attempted a crossing. The driver saw the danger at the last moment and stopped hi[?] vehicle as its front wheels left the edge. Holidaymakers who were washed out at Nowa Nowa were aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage in England Many Areas Are Under Water LONDON, January 2
Floods due to recent heavy rains are increasing in seriousness and extent. The Thames continues to rise all along its course from Oxford down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hail Storm in Mallee Six Inch Fall In Half Hour Sheep Killed; Crops Ruined Melbourne
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused in a small section of the Mallee by a storm of great intensity. Crops were ruined and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hail Storm in Mallee Six Inch Fall In Half Hour Sheep Killed; Crops Ruined Melbourne
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused in a small section of the Mallee by a storm of great intensity. Crops were ruined and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Heavy Rain In District Many Flooded Creeks
"The best summer rain for feeding purposes for years." This was how stock and station agents to-day summed up the benefits of the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →4 Inches of Rain Topar Has Big Storm
Storm conditions continued with unabated violence to the south-east, cast, and north-east of Broken Hill yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Heavy Rain Outback Roads Are Impassable; Creeks Flooded
An electrical storm, accompanied by torrential rain, struck the Netley dis trict last night, and in places two inches of rain were registered. All creeks are running a banker, and the back track through Middle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yacht Lashed by Gale Terrifying Trip Of Family SYDNEY
After a battle through a gale wit[?] big seas threatening to demolish their tiny craft a Tasmanian party in a yacht which had been built in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Floods in France Muck Suffering And Damage PARIS, January 7
Widespread floods in the south and South-west of France have caused great damage and suffering. Thirty streets in Nantes, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swept by Gales 16 Lives Lost in England London, January 10
Sixteen lives were lost in a great gale which swept the British Isles last night. Of the victims seven perished at sea. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swept by Gales 16 Lives Lost in England London, January 10
Sixteen lives were lost in a great gale which swept the British Isles last night. Of the victims seven perished at sea. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm's Path of Havoc Two Killed; Walls Shattered SYDNEY
A survey of the devastation caused by the storm in outlying Sydney suburbs yesterday indicates that its full violence was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm's Path of Havoc Two Killed; Walls Shattered SYDNEY
A survey of the devastation caused by the storm in outlying Sydney suburbs yesterday indicates that its full violence was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage In South Australia
THESE PICTURES show the damage caused by the torrential rains which fell in the Upper North flooding raliway lines. The most serious railway damage was at the Boolcunda Bridge (near Willochra), which carries the track, where aboutments were washed away. Top left—The flooded areas between Kingwood and Bruce. Top right—The repair gang at work on Boolcunda Bridge. Bottom left—A general view…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage In South Australia
THESE PICTURES show the damage [?] caused by the torrential rains which fell in the Upper North flooding railway lines. The most serious railway damage was at the Boolcunda Bridge (near Willochra), which carries the track, where aboutments were washed away. Top left—The flooded areas between Kingwood and Bruce. Top right—The repair gang at work on Boolcunda Bridge. Bottom left—A general view…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Heavy Rain in State
SYDNEY, Monday. — Reports to hand this morning show that further heavy rainfalls were experienced practically throughout the State, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Train Service Resumed To-Day Transhipping Planned in Flooded Area
The Sydney express which has been delayed since Friday because of extensive washaways on the line will leave at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon. Passengers and luggage will be transhipped by motor tricycle at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waikerie Floods
TWO PICTURES FROM WAIKERIE (S.A.). where torrential rains seriously damaged the fruit crop. Top-Orange trees surrounded by 2 feet of water, and (beneath) stacks of apricots on a flooded drying green…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Dodged in Storm
PARIS, January 14.—Lost in the clouds during a violent storm, Phil Lavery, a British amateur pilot, who was taking an aeroplane for delivery…
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