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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
81 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 5
The duststorm on Sunday that reached blackout dimensions at 7 p.m. was a record in Menindee's history. It was of greater density, intensity and duration than either of the other recent visitations, and the unanimous verdict is that it constitutes an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY—A cyclone swept through Naremburn, a suburb of Sydney, late yesterday, unroofing several houses and doing other considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Sunday week Swan Hill experienced one of the worst dust storms in its history. One resident who was born and lived all his life in Swan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE recent dusty weather has caused a considerable infiltration of dust into the City Baths and because of the reduced water ration, it has taken longer to clean out. If more dust storms are experienced it will probably be necessary to shut the baths down for two days at least a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First century for December was recorded today when the maximum temperature was 101 degrees. The readings have gradually increased since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A TROPICAL rain storm which broke over the city and part of the Umberumberka catchment area about 3.30 o'clock yesterday lasted only a few minutes, but it produced an intake of 2ft. 6in. at the reservoir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, December 8—The battle for Budapest ranks as the principal storm centre of military operations on all fronts, east, west, and south, says Berlin radio. Reuter's Moscow correspondent stated that Russian tanks are creeping through defences north…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE.—Residents of Upper Kedron and Ferny Grove, near Mitchelton, a few miles from the city, spent an hour of terror when a storm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY.—Two people were burned to death in fires which brake out in many parts of New South Wales during the week end. Dense dust storms, accompanied by high temperatures, raged over most of the State. Nineteen houses were destroyed in the Richmond district,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Swiss Newsagency reports from Berlin the flooding of more Dutch territory in the neighborhood of the capital city—Amsterdam…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TORONTO, Dec. 13.—All southern Ontario, particularly round Toronto and Hamilton, is covered by the worst stowstorm ever experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The storm on Friday last caused considerable damage at Silverton. Half a dozen cown were killed in various ways, and trees were blown down in the creek…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vancouver, December 15.—Eastern Canada and parts of the United "States art in the grip of a storm described as the worst since 1872. Twenty-one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the second time this month the mercury went to the century. The maximum temperature at 2 p.m. was just on the 100 degrees mark…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY.—Dust Storms which swept over south-eastern Australia during the week end are described by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney, December 17—Commenting on the prevalence of dust storms throughout the State, the Divisional Meteor[?]gist. Mr. Mares, said today that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE.—The heat wave, windstorms, and red dust joined forces over the week end to cause dislocation of public utilities, damage to vegetable crops and flower gardens, and dirty smudges on public buildings, private homes,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A DUST storm of cyclonic force which swept across the northwestern sector of the State at dusk yesterday, and which took in a belt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE dust storm which struck the north-western corner of the State late on Wednesday afternoon with cyclonic force appears to have hit with greatest force in a [?] running across from the S.A. border through Sanpah, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY.—Dust sterms and bush fires gave Sydney and most of New South Wales an extremely unpleasant week end…
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