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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
120 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 6
A storm is brewing over the action of the War Council in ignoring the Postal Department when deciding that news of the deaths of members of the A.I.F. should be conveyed to relatives by postmasters or their nominees. It is claimed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storming at bayonet point a mountain which rises 6000ft. above Keren, and fighting at 6000ft. above sea level, British troops now have the town at their mercy. Mobile columns, after a long search, found a way round…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALTHOUGH the mail lorry for Innamincka left Broken Hill as usual yesterday, it is unlikely that any motor vehicles, will be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italians and dust storms are equally formidable enemies which R.A.A.F. squadrons have to face in the Middle-East. This was stated at the R.A.A.F. central area headquarters today when it was pointed out that our pilots hove had to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The recent violent storms in Spain and Portugal have caused damage estimated at more than £16,000.000. The damage to property at Santander…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TWO brothers, aged 15 and 5, were drowned in the flooding Dariing River yesterday about 14 miles from W[?]annis. Only sketchy details have been received in Broken Hill, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SWEEPING down from Queensland Hooded rivara In the north of South Auatralia have completely isolated outback…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SUPPLIES may soon be on the way to outback settlers, who have been isolated by Queensland floodwaters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE strange predicament of a flood-bound mail driver, whose passenger died as the lorry was crossing the Queensland-South Australian border, was revealed by an urgent call received at the Flying Doctor Base today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]n a gale which swept Victoria yesterday, an outward bound collier ran on a sandbank 30 miles down Port Phillip Bay. The vessel was towed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread damage was caused today when a sixty miles an hour gate struck Melbourne and most of the State. The damage was the prettiest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Mortal Storm" current feature at the Ozone Theatre is a film of events in Nazi Germany. It tells of a family somewhere in Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Somewhere in Germany" is the location of the Mortal Storm." which will conclude at the Ozone Theatre this evening. It tells of how a family of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HOW six employees of Mombldary Station, Queensland, had pulled a cart six miles through boggy country after crossing a floded creek by boat, and than had to dig out their bogged motor lorry so that food supplies could be obtained for the station, was told taday by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →HOW the Flying Doctor (Dr. Woods) struggled waistdeep through half a mile of mud and water holding a sick baby above his head, was revealed in a graphic story told by his pilot (Mr. Hugh Bond) today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SEVERAL heavy rain storm, including one remarkable, fall estimated by Pilot Bend to have been 15 miles in diameter, were expertenced yesterday by the pilot and Dr. J. G. Woods when on an emergency flight. Country which, was dry on the flight to Milparinka…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A JAPANESE, who while drunk pushed a policeman in the chest, caused a diplomatic storm with wild repercussions here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSTABLE MARSHALL, who is relieving Constable J. Buck on the "travelling police station," seems fated to meet floods, bogs and bad…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AUCKLAND, Thursday. — South Canterbury has been inundated by floods. Rainfall in one place was 11½ inches, the highest in 30 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A cyclonic rainstorm that swept through the property of Mr. J. L. Bach, of Heydon Downs, lifted a heavy tank off its stand and carried…
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