Floods After Quake Many Drowned In Turkey ISTANBUL, January 1
DISASTROUS floods, causing the loss of-many lives, have followed the Turkish earthquake, which occurred…
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Floods & storms, 1940
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Floods in Turkey People and Villages Swept Into the Sea (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 2
HUNDREDS of persons and whole villages have been swept into the sea in Turkey by the torrential floods, some of…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Brisbane express which was delayed nearly four hour by flood waters which damaged railway lines around Tamworth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Warn Aggressors Capable of Strong Resistance Flood Defences in Readiness (Daily War. Commentary Issued by the Department of Information) MELBOURNE
THE warning issued by Holland to potential aggressors was prompted by the renewed activity of German troops near her frontier and the campaign against neutral countries in the German press…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OverlandTelegraph Affected By Floods Linesmen Battling to Reach Fault Adelaide
DRAMATIC new pages in overland telegraph history are being written by the linesmen-now trying to reach a fault somewhere in the flood-swept country north of Katherine…
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DARWIN, Thursday.—Roper River Anglican Mission; 300 miles southeast of Darwin, and 100 miles from where the river empties itself into…
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GRAFTON, Friday—A terrfic electrical storm swept the Grafton district last night. In less than half an hour two inches of rain fell, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Hits Township Buildings Wrecked Lucky Escapes By Residents
ADVANCING from the weat at a terrific speed a cyclone swept down on the tiny township of Waukaringa, 24 miles north of Yunta, on Saturday night, and raging for 15 minutes, left behind a trail of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wind Velocity Of 60-70 M.P.H. In Saturday Night's Violent Storm
CUGHT on Saturday night between Olary and Yunta by the storm which a short time previously had ravaged Waukarings, a local…
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SYDNEY, Thursday — Heavy State wide rain within the next fortnight is forecast by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). He said…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Many heavy falls of rain were registered in the north-east districts of New South Wales yesterday. More than three…
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A cyclonic storm swept the city and suburbs yesterday afternoon, causing widespread damage. Railway and tramway traffic was seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Anzacs Take Egypt by Storm Singing, Cheering, Entrained For Big Encampment (Special to "The Miner.") CAIRO, February 12
Australia is here! An Armada of the Second Empire Force anchored after lunch today in the sand-bounded blue waters of Lake Timsah off Ismailia in the Suez Canal. By the light of huge flares they later disembarked at…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Thursday. MANY families were marooned in flooded houses, traffic was held up in several streets and…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.—Advancing on a 150 miles front, a cyclone is expected to strike the Queensland coast between Townsville and Mackay at…
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A cyclone of terrific force struck the coast of North Queensland between Cairns and Townsville early yesterday…
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GREAT relief was expressed today when it was learned that Cardwell, Lucinda Point, and Halifax had missed the full force of the cyclone…
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BRISBANE. Tuesday.—The cyclone is still raging with unabating force between Richmond and Charters Towers. Damage has already been…
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BRISBANE, Thursday— Torrential rain continues to fall in Central-West Queensland. The cyclone is moving inland and further serious…
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SYDNEY, Monday— A further message received today concerning the cyclone which visited the north island of…
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