Heavy Falls in the District Floods Reported In Some Areas
THROUGHOUT the entire district the heavy rainfalls experienced in the past few days have been of immense benefit. Practically all of…
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Floods & storms, 1939
106 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 6
Heavy Floods At Gorge
ONE house at the Gorge is flooded by three feet of water, while the backyards and sheds of other homes have been…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Noojee township, which was wiped out duvina the recent bush fires, has been flooded and homeless residents who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fears For Safety Of Clergymen AndS. A. Teacher in Flood Swept Country Adelaide
FEARS are held for the safety of two prominent clergymen of the Inland Mission, and a former Adelaide Girls' School sports mistress, who are travelling from Alice Springs to Adelaide in a Methodist Inland. Mission…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—During the past 24 hours further heavy rain from l½ inches to more than 2 inches has fallen in central parts of the…
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IN RECENT WEEKS Broken Hill has had much changeable weather. However, it was left to a dust storm tp provide something unique. This picture, taken from one of the mining leases, shows the approach of the dust storm which swept over Broken Hill on Wednesday of last week…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Eddie Speed was rabbiting with his fathe[?] in flood waters near Sale yesterday when he was caught in flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Friday, March 3, 1939. After the Storm and Peace
A POINT must be reached in the mad race to rearm when it will no longer be necessary to ear-mark millions upon millions of pounds for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous North Floods Roads Scoured; Fences Lost; Damage Trail Tibooburra Mail Driver's Story
MILES of fencing washed away, great tanks carried away by the swirling floodwaters, the road scoured out for miles, debris piled high. This picture of the devastating floods in the Tibooburra district following…
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Murchison, 350 points at Mount Murchison and 120 at Culpaulin were registered last night and today, but only 12 points were…
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RAINFALL up to 13 inches has fallen on several parts of the New South Wales coast in the last two days, and one man…
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HOW the recent heavy rains which were experienced throughout the State had been the salvation of the rice industry at Leeton, and had saved hundreds of fruit growers from heavy losses, was told today by Mr. Tom J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buckled Bridge Near Quondong Worst Floods for Many Years
BUCKLING the bridge and forcing it out of alignment the floodwaters which came down the creek at Quondong were the most severe for many years, according to Mr. C. W. Maiden, who has been driving mails to…
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PICTURES SHOWING the damage resulting from the floodwaters coming down the creek at Quondong. Top—the damaged bridge at Quondong, and (below) pot-holes near the hotel…
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BRISBANE, Friday.— Further torrential rain caused more serious flooding over a wide area in the southern part of Queensland, particularly…
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Sydney.—Although rain is still fulling at a number of [?] in the south [?] dangers have passed. Water in rivers is slowly…
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FURTHER heavy rain in the Ivanhoe district has hampered repair work on the damaged railway line. There will not be a train through before Thursday. Provided, there is no further rain and speedy progress is…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—As the volume of water rises in Mirool Creek the people of Yenda are preparing for a big flood. Waters at one point…
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THE position at Ivanhoe is still serious following the record rains which have resulted in the town being flooded for a fortnight No train will get through to Broken Hill from Sydney before Monday. Repair gangs…
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BERRIGAN, Friday.—For the first time in the memory of the oldest residents Berrigan was invaded by a flood yesterday. Without warning a…
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