Flood Threat Averted In State Rivers
SYDNEY—The threat of flooding in the Murary, Murrumbidgee and Snowy Rivers due to the thawing of snow has…
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Floods & storms, 1946
161 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9
Floods Expected In Parts of N.S.W
SYDNEY.—Severe floods are expected in the Southern Lowlands during the next few weeks following the melting of the…
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A revolutionary device for flood control in dams claimed to be an advance on American and other Inventions and ranking as an Important contribution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flying Doctor Delayed By Dust Storms
The Flying Doctor, who left to attend an urgent medical call at Innamincka yesterday morning, is at present held up there by severe…
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IN one of the heaviest blows for some months, Broken Hill and district was shrouded with thick dust from an early hour today. The day was made all the more unpleasant because of[?]a sharp rise in temperature during the last two days. A wind, which seemed to blow from all points of the compass, swept the dust…
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SYDNEY—With dust from the drought-stricken north-west hanging in a thick haze over Sydney and a large area of the…
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APART from the quantity of sand in the gutters and on the roads, and the dust in shops and homes that had to be cleaned up, there were no indications today that Broken Hill had experienced such a gruelling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales in Bass Strait
Melbourne. September 13.—Strong north-westerly gales are sleeping Bass strait and there are mountainous seas. A warning has been issued to shipping…
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MOST outback roads are reported to be fairly heavy as a result of recent rain. Although no advice has been received at the Central Post Office, outback mails are expected to be delayed. Wilcannia mail driver, who left…
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LONDON, September 20.—The worst summer storm for 70 years is lashing the south-western coast of England. Already a tug has foundered, two people have been swept to death from a ferry steamer, and…
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London, September 21.—The worst storms in Britain for 37 years yesterday smashed farmers' last hopes of saving the harvest from the floods of Britain's worst summer in 70 years…
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SYDNEY.—Reaching gale force of 69 miles an hour at one stage, a southerly storm struck Sydney yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Unpleasant Week-End Dust Storms And Heat
Rising temperatures and dust driven by high winds made the week-end unpleasant for Broken Hill people. Temperatures were: Saturday, maximum 97…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Regeneration and Dust Storms (To the Editor)
Sir,—The State Government has mooted a plan to regenerate an area of 15 miles radius of Broken Hill. This is ostensibly to alleviate the dust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Storm Sweeps Wellington Harbor
WELLINGTON (N.Z.)—A sudden storm capsized 10 yachts on Wellington Harbor and swept a small outboard motor boat…
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Washington. October 28-Government economic and financial experts have issued cautionary advice which the Associated Press interprets as…
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SYDNEY—A freak windstorm, lasting barely 30 minutes, caused heavy damage to property at North…
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SYDNEY.—Heavy rain storms swept practically the whole of N.S.W. in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. today and, while it is considered the falls in some of the drought areas came too late to benefit principal cereal…
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Sydney, November 18—The New South Wales Cricket Association has lost heavily, probably more than £6,000. It was estimated that when play ended early enough to prevent many people reaching the ground on Friday, that at least…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Storm Causes Damage to Homes Three Unroofed At North; Some Narrow Escapes
DAMAGE reported as a result of Sunday's freak storm which swept across a narrow strip from west to east included the unroofing at the North of three homes, portion of a factory and the rear portion of the…
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