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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
109 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 6
THE flood relief corps of 130,000 men was concentrated on two fronts to-day—cleaning the Ohio Valley and lower Mississippi River. Meanwhile the known dead from the flood (apart from disease)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WHILE the floods still roar along the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, 137 people are known to have been drowned, 200 are dead in Louisville alone as a result of diseases attributable to the inundation, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gales are raging on the Atlantic coast of Europe, causing snow and blizzards in the south and west of England and elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gales are raging on the Atlantic coast of Europe, causing s[?]ow and blizzards in the south and west of England and elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cinsin[?]tti, the second largest city of Chic, suffered the worst [?]isarley of its history, when gasoline oil [?]cating on flood waters is the industrial [?]lion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALL women and children Cairo to-day as the [?] the Mississippi and [?] part of the 60ft. wall of co…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain and snow in portions of the flood areas have added to the misery of the refugees, who number approximately one million men, women and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LIKE a city awaiting an implacable intruder, Cairo City at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers is viewing the crest of the floo[?]s with apprehension. The next 48 hours will decide its fate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIX thousand weary workers spent a night of terror last night behind the river wall of Cairo at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. They had no respite with the dawn, for the work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEW YORK, February 4.—The crest of the flood has flowed out of the Ohio river into the Mississippi at Cairo, and started southwards on its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEW YORK, February 4—The crest of the flood has flowed out of the Ohio river into the Mississippi at Cairo, and started southwards on its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The cyclone which was reported to be rapidly approaching Onslow and Carnarvon off the north-west coast, is now about 150 miles out at sea and stated to be working south towards Cape Leeuwin, where it may be di[?]ipated in the southern depression…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FORCED by the growing pace of armaments the British Government has taken steps to raise loans for detence needs up to a maximum of £400,000,000. spread over five years. This important announcement was made in the House of Commons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IN order to reach Grafton to address a referendum meeting last night, the Minister for Commerce, (Dr. Page) travelled 15…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IN order to reach Grafton to address a referendum meeting last night, the Minister for Commerce (Dr. Page) travelled 15…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LATEST REPORTS FROM LONDON state that the Thames, which is in flood, is still rising and threatening the flood bank at Old Windsor, which was built by voluntary subscription 100 years ago. If the bank gave way,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After drifting helplessly with a broken rudder in the path of a cyclone, 800 miles east of Cairns, the Japanese steamer Shousing is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EXCELLENT work by repair gangs on the damaged portion of railway line between Mannahill and Peterborough enabled a complete restoration of goods traffic between Cockburn and Peterborough this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALTHOUGH A HEAVY RAIN STORM passed over Peterborough and broke in the Gumbowie Hills, the floodwaters poured into Peterborough and overflowed the drain, cutting off the northern part of the town for several hours. These pictures show (top) the railways reservoir, into which the drain runs practically submerged. Beneath—The big drain overflowing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →passed over Peterborough and broke in the Gumbowie Hills, the floodwaters poured into Peterborough and overflowed the drain, cutting off the northern part of the town for several hours. These pictures show (top) the railways reservoir, in to which the drain runs practically submerged. Beneath—The big drain overflowing…
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