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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
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MR. S. BARRINGTON and his wife, one of several farm families marooned by the G[?]burn Valley (Vic.) floods, are rescued from their Cast Murchison homestead by Murchison police. Between Thursday night and Saturday an average of 12 inches fell and swollen rivers and creeks burst their banks converting the valley into a vast lake…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga,—Dozens of people are standing on rooftops, waving and shouting for help. A speedboat has been sent across the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Canberra, March 24.—The Federal Government would co-operate with the New South Wales Government in extending relief to victims of the devastating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga.—A 78-year-old man, Charles Culley, figured in a gallant rescue in a flooded forrent near Narrandera on Sunday. Milton Cook (27) had slipped into the river and disappeared under a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FLOOD SCENE In New South Wales, Furniture being removed from the home of Mr. J. Johnston, owner of a theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga.—The first evacuee baby was born at Wagga Base Hospital on Friday. Mrs. N. Smith, wife of a sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney.—While Wagga is "mopping up" flood waters are racing down the Murrumbidgee and have swamped Narrandera. About 70 houses are already submerged, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New York, March 28.—Cyclonic Spring storms which have raged throughout the United States for the past two days have caused deaths to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New York,—A blinding dust [?]orm in Kansas has so disorganised road traffic that six persons were killed and 25 injured in nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra, March 28.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in the House of Representatives today that the Commonwealth Government would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane.—Northern Queensland towns have been warned to expect floods as the fifth cyclone on the East Coast this year is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney,—Floodwaters rolling down the Marrumbidgee will not prevent people of Hay from attending races…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The thunderstorms which swept from the north on Wednesday night produced heavy falls in isolated places. One hundred and forty-six points at Quondong left the Broken Hill—Menindee road in very bad condition. Menindee township received 56…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—A sudden flood which followed torrential rain in Bathurst, Lithgow and Penrith districts has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, but the danger is now passing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, March 31. —Floodwaters were creeping towards the main street of Dubbo tonight. Water is three feet deep on the outskirts of the town, and widespread flooding is expected in the district. The MacQuarie River broke is banks this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Mr. Charles Graham, owner of a kiosk at the Nepean Weir, Penrith, has been flooded out of his house nine times in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney.—It is estimated that damage exceeding £500,000 has been done to crops, property and industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canberra, April 2.—It is hard to see how an Opposition censure motion against the Speaker (Mr. Cameron) could be avoided when the House of Representatives resumed on April 19 Allan Fraser said tonight. In his weekly broadcast Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, April 2.—At Wellington the Bell River has broken its banks and floodwaters are only one hundred yards from business premises in the southern section of the town. More than 100 residents have already been evacuated by police and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—A 21-year-old man is believed to have been drowned in the flooded Bell River at…
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