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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
154 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 8
A very enjoyable day can bo spent on tho Darling by going by boat along the river. The scenery is unequalled by any in a Fitzpatrick travel talk. Gloriously spreading trees mark both sides of the river channel; vary little or no land can be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The rising level of tho Darling River inches slowly towards the mark left by the peak of floods last year, yet the township of Menindee is finding many new pleasures brought by the floods. Booting in the cool of the evening is one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabat, January 4.—At least 71 persons have been drowned and 60 others are missing in rain wollen floodwaters in the Shab plain area of Morocco…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A heavy thunder storm which swept the city shortly after 7 a.m. today gave a registration of 14 points…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although floods from the Darling River prevented communications in the area in which a large grassfire was reported to be raging on Karpocora Station, 40 miles from Menindee, on Monday afternoon, re—ghters were able to bring the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane.—Heavy rain in the district from Mackay to Proserpine (20 inches in places) has adversely affected the sugar crops,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although floods from the Darling River prevented communications in the area in which a large grassfire was reported to be raging on Karpocora Station, 40 miles from Menindee, on Monday afternoon, firefighters were able to bring the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane.—A policeman, a civilian, and an old-age pensioner narrowly escaped death when a rescue boat overturned in the flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane.—The Weather Bureau today warned Queensland that 90 per cent, of the State can expect moderate to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane.—A Sydney couple and their sevenyears-old daughter narrowly escaped drowning when their truck stalled while crossing a flooded bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney.—A freak storm hit Bogan Gate (pop. 416), 34 miles west of Parkes. In 16 minutes 108 points of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane.—A grazier on an isolated sheep station near Stonehenge 640 miles north west of Brisbane, "took to the hills" after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane, January 17.—Families have been evacuated from low-lying areas of Rockhampton and the wharves stripped of [?] in anticipation of the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney.—A gale which swept Sydney, Newcastle, and other coastal areas last night and early today, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Homes were damaged and flooded, small boats in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Eight men are believed to have been drowned when the 550-ton collier Kiama, bound from Newcastle to Sydney with coal, foundered off Tuggerah, 60 miles from Sydney, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane.—Floods in remote parts of Central and North Queensland have isolated three dangerously ill men. The men are:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney.—Maitland, vital coalfields centre, and Andkey, a business town in the rich Hunter Valley, which has had seven major floods in two years, faced fresh hardships today as the Hunter River again broke its banks. After an overnight rise of two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AFTER STANDING FOR 45 years, the corrugated iron Roman Catholic church at Meekatharra, WA was destroyed by a storm last week. The walls caved in and the roof crashed down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—A steady fall in the Hunter River has ended fears that Maitland would again be devastered by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THIS SHORT SCION AIRCRAFT, owned by Chart Air Aviation Service was Hung 300 yards from the landing strip at Meekatharra, WA, during a 68 mph gale. Its nose was crumpled and other parts were badly damaged…
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