Debris Left by Storm £4000 Damage BRISBANE
IN a 10-minute storm at Dulecca, 20 miles west of Miles, the railway station was demolished, the post office and other buildings unroofed, and…
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Floods & storms, 1939
106 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 6
Freak Storms in South Australia Wheat Sheds Unroofed; Trams Delayed ADELAIDE
FREAK summer storms struck Adelaide and various parts of the State yesterday culminating in a fierce line squall which swept through a comparatively narrow belt in the Eudunda district, unroofing wheat sheds and…
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RAIN which fell in Sydney yesterday was the best since October last, but the falls in the country were disappointing…
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AN exciting story of how a man and two boys narrowly escaped drowning when the yacht in which they were sailing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damage by W.A. STORM Streets Awash; Trams Held Up; Miners Rendered Idle KALGOORLIE
UNEQUALLED in violence within the memory of residents on the goldfields, a rainstorm which reached the peak of its severity just before 3 p.m. yesterday and continued intermittently throughout the day…
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AN ominous silence, which had enveloped cyclone-stricken Port Headland, was dramatically lifted when the first message received…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Families Marooned By Floods KALGOORLIE
Marooned in the bush by the floodwaters, 500 axemen and their families in the outlying camps on the Kurrawang woodline are running short of food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Peril Haunts W.A. Residents KALGOORLIE
THREATENED by a vast wall of flood water stretching for miles, residents of outbark centres have fled to the highest parts of their various towns. in the last three days 11 inches of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales and Fires Sweeping N.z
AUCKLAND, January 16.—Gales are sweeping the Hawke's Bay district and bush fires are ravaging many parts. At times, the gale has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They Shiver In N.Z.; Floods, Gales And Storms Auckland (N.z.), Jan. l8
WHILE Australia has been burning, New Zealand has been shivering. Floods and storms have devastated wide areas, fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Position Eases in W.A. KALGOORLIE
WITH another fine day today, business is returning to normal in Kalgoorlie and district, which suffered disastrous floods, causing damage estimated at £ 250,000, last week. Northern country, however, beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Heavy Rain At Kalgoorlie Rail Services Interrupted Kalgoorlie
Torrential rains fell over the northern goldfields and in the Kalgoorlie district yesterday, causing telegraphic and telephonic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods And Washaways In Far North Best Monsoonal Rains for a Year; Nine Inches in Eicht Days Adelaide
MONSOONAL weather over the Far North of South Australia and Central Australia during the last few days has yielded the best falls, in some cases, for nearly a year, registrations ranging from half an inch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Flood Damage In W.A. Child Drowned; Two Women Injured Perth
Continuing with increased severity from Friday, unprecedented downpours in portions of the south-west have resulted so far in the drowning of a child, injuries to two women, and considerable damage to property…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A message from Ungarie states that a workman's cottage which was lifted up and carried away by the wind when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Dead in Storm of Cornish Coast
LONDON, January 25.—Badly bat tered in the worst storm known on the Cornish coast for many years. no fewer than eight steamers put into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Delays Shipping
SYDNEY, Friday.—As a result of a south-easterly gale many coastal and interstate vessels are running late. Several have taken refuge from…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—During the heavy storm which swept the Upper Manning district Mr. J. B. Richardson, aged 75, was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Picture Of W.A. Severe Floods
FIRST PICTURE FROM KALGOORLIE showing the damage caused by the worst floods in the history of the goldfields. Extensive washaways disorganised the transcontinental train services. The picture shows floodwaters running down the transcontinental line near the station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain In Tibooburra District
Heavy falls of rain have been experienced in the Tibooburra district in the past few days. Tibooburra itself received 96…
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