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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
229 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 12
Rain in southern Queensland during the past two weeks has now reached the all time record of 14 to 15 inches, but hopes are held that the wet weather is breaking and that the airlift of food and essential supplies to stations will be started…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOP-THE TOWN OF TIBOOBURRA. 216 miles by road from Broken Hill is isolated because of flood waters. Food supplies are being taken there by Plane for distributtion to iselated stations. BOTTOM-Topar Hotel, about 4[?] miles north-east of Broken Hill, where 23 bus passengers were stranded at the weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wilcannia is facing shortages of dairy foods and smallgoods, but it is hoped that the mail truck, which had been held up near Topar, and succeeded in arriving at Broken Hill yesterday afternoon, will return with needed food today. From one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With flood conditions arising to alarming proportions throughout the north-western areas of New South Wales and over the border into Queensland and South Australia, by virtue of the record-breaking rains since last Friday, the Government has Shearing was to have commenced at Vidale last Monday week. but an accident to two shearers. Messrs. P. Ticehurst and R. H. De Goumols, prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reports yesterday indicated that the floods were receding and airlift operations to supply the isolated homesteads and townships with food was continued. Norseman and Dragon aircraft were engaged and the Scheid family—missing since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane, March 13. — Widespread floods are affecting several districts in south-west Queensland. Some towns, including Windorah are running short of food. No appeal has yet been made to the Government for assistance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A truck driver who calculates he walked 75 miles after his vehicle got caught in the floods while on the way to Tibooburra, returned by plane from Milparinka yesterday. He is Mr. Ken Mitchell, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darwin.—Another native murder —this time with a body to prove it—has been reported from Oenpelli Mission in Arnhem Land, 150…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Geelong—Railway gangers killed 50 snakes in a stack of rails on an embankment at Breakwater The snakes had been driven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded areas in the north are reported to be drying reasonably well, and land holders near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →People in the isolated outback areas are now being worried by pests, including snakes, scorpions, sandflies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday the local manager of Bennett & Fisher Ltd., Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd. and Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd. sent the following letter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transport chiefs returned today from a survey of homesteads in flood areas so far not reached by the airlift. They report that Windora and stations west have had only one lorry load of provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane—Heavy rains are lashing the far north coast of Queensland. In some places nine inches of rain have been reported. Flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy rain was falling at Wilcannia last night and it is doubtful whether the mail will arrive from there today. From 6 p.m. until 9…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The South Australian Premier (Mr. Playford) is placing the urgency of the flood problem before the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley. This was stated today in a report from pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane. The position is so desperate in the isolated arcas of south-west Queens land that station owners are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New York. March 25.—Six thousand people are in the path of floodwater, threatening Port Allen, an area of Lousiana near which the Mississippi…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney, March 27.—Northern river towns in N.S.W. are facing the threat of serious flooding within the next few days. Although rivers are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood waters are receding generally in north-western N.S.W. where roads are again drying out slowly but the area north of the Cooper's…
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