Fierce Fires in Victoria Gales Play Havoc MELBOURNE
After a scorching day on Saturday with the temperature rising above 100 degrees in some parts of the State, fierce bush fires and gales…
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Floods & storms, 1938
112 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 6
Fierce Gale Hits Township Railway Station Blown Away SYDNEY
An ambulance had to travel 20 miles during a fierce westerly gale which struck the township of Rowena in the Walgett district- yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refugees Storm French Concession.—
— When fighting broke out in the native city near the French concession in Shanghai, thousands of Chinese refugees crossed the Soochow Creek and entered the concession, bringing all their personal belongings. (Picture by air mail)…
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STRONG gales blew in different parts of the south of England and across the Channel during the week end. At times they reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Killed by Lightning Took Shelter In Thunderstorm SYDNEY
Two men, Edward Raymond Laney (24), married, of Crampton-street, Wagga, and Percival Roy Wheatley (25), single, of Albury-street,…
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Further erosion has occurred at Stradbroke Island as the result of heavy seas in the last few days. At full tide waves swept more…
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Twenty-two bodies, which are believed to be those of the entire crews of two ships which were missed during the recent sales, have been…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Torrential rains are falling on the North Coast. Last night the Tweed River broke its banks at Murwillumbah inundating…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The flood position on the North Coast eased last night. Mr. Mares said that although further showers were likely flood…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—News from the North Coast to-day states that the flood waters are gradually receding. Further heavy falls of rain are not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Towns Are Cut Off Severe Floods In Queensland BRISBANE
AFTER heavy and widespread rains several rivers in the interior of Queensland are in high flood. The Barcoo River is very high at…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Widespread damage was caused by a severe wind and thunderstorms which swept through the North-Eastern and…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Hailstones of phenomenal size fell during a storm st Jervis Bay yesterday. One place of hail picked up by a bank…
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One of the severest rainstorms for many years occurred in the metropolitan area to-day, doing untold damage. Portion of a…
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GALES blowing at up to 90 miles an hour swept the British Isles yesterday. They caused much damage and at least two deaths…
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DARWIN, Monday.—The mail 'plane which left Darwin on Saturday for Singapore flew blind for the greater part of the Journey across…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fliers' Hopes Dashed; Lost Way In Storm (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 7
MORE than a day and a half behind schedule. Flying Officer A. E. Clouston and Mr. Victor Ricketts are still at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dozens Are Injured; Five Killed Severe Storm in U.S.A. (Special to "The Miner.") San Francisco, Feb. 10
At least five people were killed and dozens injured by a terrible storm which swept the Californian coast last night. Great…
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AUCKLAND.—A fierce electrical storm in North Auckland district was responsible for great damage to the township of Matakana, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →People Flee In The Night Floods Render Them Homeless Lifeboat To Rescue LONDON, February 14
TWO hundred people had to flee from their homes, at Horsey (East Norfolk) when heavy seas swept away a sand dune and water surged inland for five miles, flooding the village…
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