Three Killed; Two Hurt Crane Crashes In Storm
BURNIE (Tas.), Wednesday.— Three men were killed and two injured late last night when a crane on the large ore bins of the Electrolytic…
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Floods & storms, 1936
111 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 6
Murrumbidgee Floods Homes Endangered; Roads Impassable SYDNEY
The danger of serious floods along the Murrumbidgee became acute last night, and reports from the upper reaches and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Damage in Victoria Shipping Affected MELBOURNE
A strong northerly wind delayed the departure of two oversea passenger vessels and damaged buildings in the suburbs…
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MILDURA, Monday.—It was learned that deck cargo went overboard when the Murray steamer Gem ran into a dust storm on the long.reaches…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Rush in Tin Mine Lucky Escape Of Two Men £20,000 Worth of Damage Launceston
Swollen by abnormal rains, the Ringarooma River at Derby, 62 miles from Launceston, burst through an embankment and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Fresh Food for Three Months Floods Cut Off Innamincka
Innamincka Station, situated about 280 miles from Tibooburra, on the South Australian and Queensland borders, has been without fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Reported; More Rain Likely
SYDNEY, Friday.—Heavy rain is still falling in southern parts of New South Wales, and more floodings are reported. Five inches of rain at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage In Tasmania
FLOODWATERS IN LAUNCESTON and other centres in Tasmania have caused extensive damage in the past few days. These pictures show (top), where the pipeline bridge was swept across the Ringarooma River, Derby. The cross in the foreground marks the former Derby end of the bridge, which crossed to the heap of debris on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Lifted by Cyclone Occupants Escape, But Home Wrecked
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), September 1.—While a newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gatenby, of Teriki, Taranaki, were having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Killed in Storm Heavy Damage In Victoria Baby Blown Across Field Melbourne
Severe gatee were experienced in Victoria yesterday. Many, persona were rescued from perilous positions in Port Phillip Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hardships of Bush Teachers Women Wade Across Flooded Creeks ALBURY
The trials of women school tendier in remote country centres were referred to when a deputation of Carabost residents waited upon Mr. Mair,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voitre Making Progress Flood Of Visitors At Hospital MELBOURNE
Keith Voitre, who had a leg broken when Valiant Chief fell in the Quality Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday, is in good spirits. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queen Mary in Storm (Special to "The Miner.")
LONDON, Octorber 27.—Caught in a storm, during which eight passengers and four of the crew were hurt, the Cunnard White Star liner, Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death Roll Is Growing Severe Storms In British Isles (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, October 28
The storms which swept the British Isles, and the west of Europe yesterday, are abating, but the death roll is growing. Two seamen were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Held Up by Storm Heavy Rain And Low Cloud
Rain and heavy cloud delayed the special 'plan[?] chartered by News Ltd. to bring "The Mail" to Broken Hill yesterday. The 'plane arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →King Keeps Word Defies Storm To Visit Fleet LONDON, November 14
An exceptionally severe storm swept the English Channel, and in consequence certain features of the programme arranged for the King's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Wrecks Houses Narrow Escapes In Queensland
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Sweeping through four or five miles of country in the Warwick, Killarney, and Maryvale Valley districts, a wind storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerial Warfare Is at Standstill Storms Sweep Spain From Atlantic (Special to "The Miner"). LONDON, November 20
A violent storm sweeping over Spain from the Atlantic has brought aerial warfare to a standstill, and frustrated General Franco's plans for the proposed blockade of Barcelona and other loyalist ports…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aerial Warfare Is at Standstill Storms Sweep Spain From Atlantic (Special to "The Miner"). LONDON, November 20
A violent storm sweeping over Spain from the Atlantic has brought aerial warfare to a stand[?]ill, and frustrated General Franco's plans for the [?] posed blockade of Barcelona and other loyalist ports…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Snow Storms In Madrid Irishmen to Join Rebels (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, November 25
Snow storms and deluges of rain have made conditions on the Madrid front like those of the trench warfare in the winter…
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