Heavy Rain In Some Areas
Heavy rains have fallen in some parts of the district surrounding Broken Hill. This time however, the falls were mostly in the divisions…
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Floods & storms, 1939
106 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 6
Electrical Storm Ushers in Easter Holiday Makers On Roads Disappointed
EASTER services and festivities were ushered in dubiously. One of the most severe electrical storms Broken Hill has experienced for many years struck the city early on Thursday night, but passed on as quickly…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Torrential rain fell over a wide area of Victoria yesterday. Kenneth Reid (25), of West…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unhappy End To Holiday Storm Last Night Caused Road to Become Boggy
FOURTEEN cars were abandoned at Mannahill early this morning, and the drivers and passengers, who were returning from Adelaide where they had spent the Easter vacation, caught the express and came on to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 Points of Rain City Flooded; Cars Held Up
One of the heaviest downpours of rain for many years was experienced in the city between 2.30 and 3 o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage in Victoria Hume Highway Awash MELBOURNE
GREAT damage has been done by floods in many parts of Victoria. About 20 homes were flooded at Benalla and flood damage has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transhipping Passengers Rail Problem On Sydney Line Flood Waters in Control
A RUSHING stream of water only 12ft. wide between Ivanhoe and Roto will prevent the outgoing and incoming diesels from going straight through today. All passengers mails and luggage will have to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rail Schedule Still Upset Sydney Line Floods
NEARLY five hours behind schedule, the Silver City Comet last night brought the first passengera from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters in Blende Street City Engineer's Plans To Obviate Nuisance
A SCHEME for obviating the accumulation of water outside the Central Fire Brigade headquarters in Blende-street after heavy rain will be submitted by the City Engineer (Mr. C. A. Almeida) to the next meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Dangers in Victoria Some Roads Closed NATHALIA (Vic)
WITH a further rise the Broken Creek has flooded most of the northern and eastern portions of Nathalia and many hundreds of acres of land. During the night the water soaked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Diggers" in Angry Mood Storm German Consulate SYDNEY
AN attempt by a crowd of diggers to storm the German consulate today might ave had international complications…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ivanhoe Floods
PHOTOGRAPH taken from the Comet of the recent floods between Ivanhoe and Condobolin. The floodwaters extended right up to the railway line. This unique picture was taken by a Broken Hill resident travelling on the train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ben Bowyang Change Approaching, Followed By Storm
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Nine Drowned in New Guinea Floods
SYDNEY.—News was received in Sydney today that recent floods had caused tremendous damage in the Bulolo River area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Tasmania
LAUNCESTON, Saturday—Serious landslips and floods at St. Mary's, a north-east coast mining town in Tasmania, are cutting off road and rail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain Expected in Far West
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that Sydney was likely to have a shower or two, but the far west…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain Along Adelaide Road
Heavy rain has fallen along the Adelaide Road in the past 12 hours. The falls extended over a large area. First reports were received from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Now Serious Families Leave Homes Melbourne
NINE families were driven from their homes at Wangaratta yesterday by floodwater, houses were inundated,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Lashes Tasman
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Tasman Sea is being lashed by a storm that the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) describes as one of the most severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship's Buffeting In Storm
SYDNEY, Saturday.—After a voyage described by the master (Capt. Perry) as the roughest for years, the Burns, Philp island steamer…
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