Flood Threats In Queensland
BRISBANE.—Floods threaten the whole of the Queensland coastal district as far north as Bundaberg, and warnings have been…
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Floods & storms, 1945
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Terrific Floods on North Coast Streets 15 Feet Under Water
Sydney, June 11.—With the north coast of New South Wales in the grip of the greatest flood for years, telegraph communication has been interrupted and traffic between Brisbane and New South Wales is impossible. Expresses from Sydney were held up at Casino…
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SYDNEY.—After their home at Tatham, on the Richmond River, near Casino, was flooded yesterday following torrential rains…
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Sydney, June 12.—RAAF planes from Brisbane today dropped food and blankets for flooded-out families at Murwillumbah and Lismore, where hundreds of people have been forced from their homes by record floods…
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SYDNEY.—There have been no more reports of drownings in the flood bound areas of the North Coast, but the plight of thousands of people is hourly becoming more severe and damage resulting from the floods continues to mount. Amphibious jeeps, of the type used to cross jungle rivers, have been rushed from…
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Brisbane June 13.—The chief engineer of an Allied ship was killed and four others— crew members—seriously injured in a cyclone off the Australian…
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Sydney, June 13.—Flood waters which ore now receding rapidly throughout the far north coast are leaving in their wake a trail of ruin and devastation that will run into many thousands of pounds—some estimates put the figure at more than £1,000,000—and the…
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SYDNEY.—When the Moruya River broke its banks on the South Coast early today Moruya township, of about 1000 people, was isolated by flood waters. The only means of communication with the outside world are temporary…
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Sydney, June 14.—Following on the disastrous floods on the North Coast of New South Wales, the South Coast is now under water in some areas, but…
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SYDNEY.—"The Duchess and I deeply regret the loss of life and the damage to property caused by the recent floods in the north-east of…
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Sydney, June [?].—Police soldiers and [?] are hourly risking their [?] making [?] and taking [?] in the [?] lower [?]…
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CASINO.—The bodies of Mrs. Mavis Herman and three of her little children who ' were drowned on Monday were buried in one grave at the…
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Adelaide, June 20.—Heavy soaking rains which fen throughout last, night in northern agricultural areas have broken the drought in South Australia…
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Adelaide. June 30.—Heavy soaking rains which fell throughout last night in northern agricultural areas have broken the dought in South Australia…
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Sydney, June 21.—The sum of £35.000 for financial relief to North Coast flood victims has been approved by the Acting Premier, Mr. Baddeley…
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Melbourne, June 21. Floods in the north eastern rivers of Victoria are [?] as a result of the recent heavy [?] during the last few days. Over [?] inches of…
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"BRISBANE.—Meteorologist Inigo Jones said a large eruptive sunspot was responsible for the flood rain's in New South Wales…
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Sydney, June 26.—The Acting premter, Mr. J. M. Baddeley states that he has conferred with the state Flood Relief Committee which recently visited…
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PERTH.—In answer to an urgent call from Rottnest Island, off Fremantle, an RAF Anson plane was flown through a storm at night [?]o…
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Dur to floods, difficulty is being experienced in lifting supplies of fodder from WA for the eastern States. This was stated by Mr. F. W. Bulcock, Victorian…
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