North Coast Floods Towns Marooned
Torrential rain has flooded parts of the North Coast, but in most places rain censed on Friday lost, and the rivers began to subside…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1944
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Ivanhoe Dust Storm
On Monday last Ivanhoe experienced one of those old time dustorm, when from early morning dust enveloped the town and continued until well after 5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Making And The Flood Bird
SOME time ago news came from Broken Hill that welcome rains had been experienced throughout the area served by the Flying Doctor, and we heard that within a week or two "a great green carpet of nature" unrolled itself over hundreds of station properties, and expressions of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worst Weather for Many Years City Expediences Series of Dust Storms
Broken Hill's weather over the last few days has been, recorded as the worst for many years. For three days out of the last four the city has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hitler Forms People's Storm Troops
London, October 19.—The German Newsagency has announced that Hitler has decreed the formation of Peoples' Storm Troops corresponding with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sand-drift, Dust and Gales Vagaries Of The Weather
These are highlights of Australia's prankish weather:—Soaking rain in many paris of Victoria—and sand blowing so thick on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Tibooburra a Bad Time Experienced
A particularly bad time was experienced at Tibooburra, and along the Tibooburra Road, from the cyclonic duststorms early this week. Sunday was the worst day they had had in this district for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.a. Roads Flooded
Heavy falls of rain in the Flinders Ranges over the weekend had swollen creeks and flooded roads around Pore Augustin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dust Storm Impressions Through Eyes Of Sydney Man
TT is just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, 1944. The promise of a pleasant day has gone and dark brown clouds appear on the north and west outskirts of the city. The wind would apnear to be about 25 miles an hour, but rapidly increasing in velocity. I feel the temperature getting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comments Of Readers Wind Condition Warns of Dust Storms
To the Editor, Sir.—After reading your account of the dust storm tragedy on the 15th of this month, I have decided to ask if you would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recent Dust Storms In Western District More Destructive Than Drought
A NUMBER of outack station holders have expressed the opinion that the recent dust storms were far worse in their destructive effect than the drought. Certainly the dust storms had the effect of completion the damage carried out over a long period by the drought. The recent storms…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →21 Points of Rain From Yesterday's Storm; Only Light Falls in District
THE feeble attempts at rain from time to time yesterday culminated in a heavy storm over the city about 4 o'clock, and it reached its greatest intensity half an hour later. Although it was a steady driving rain, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Blotted Out Yesterday by Dust Storm; Gale Force
FOR the second time within a few weeks, citizens experienced a dust storm which raged yesterday for hours, and which at times was so intense that visibility was down to zero, and lights had to be switched on in homes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dust Storms Cover Three-Quarters Of The State
Sydney, November 13.—Sydney had a taste of real outback weather today when a yellow dust haze spread over the city about 10.30 a.m. and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flying Doctor In Storm Conditions
Flying back from Tibooburra on Monday on the tail of the dust storm, the aerial ambulance of the Flying Doctor service had to fly low, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →M.P.'s Warned Of Dust Bowl Danger Inland Storm Sweeps Canberra
By Telegram to the "Argus" on Monday from its Canberra correspondent, Crayton Burns.—About 70 members of the Parliamentary Labor party were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dust Storms Are Sweeping State
SYDNEY.—Fresh dust storms have occurred in the west and south-west of the State. Many areas are covered by a red haze…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →White Cliff's Terrific Dust Storm
Another Par West dust storm struck White Cliffs last week-end, making conditions very unpleasant. Clouds of dust engulfed everything last Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tibooburra News Worst Storm for Decades
On Sunday last Tibooburra and district suffered its worst duststorms for decades., Indeed, the very general opinion is that it was the severest duststorm ever to hove swept the area. It was very extensive in its evidence, and destructive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Blotted Out By Worst Dust Storm In Living Memory
YESTERDAY'S storm, which blew all day and caused a total blackout at 6.15 o'clock has been described by old residents as the worst for many years, and probably one of the worst ever experienced in the district. The two…
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