Widespread Floods Position Still Serious. Railways Disorganised
Reports from the country districts which have received torrential rains during the last few days state that the flood waters are still covering a…
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Floods & storms, 1928
657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 33
The Floods Great Toll at Grafton Damage Estimated at £500,000
Though some districts unfortunately have suffered from the effects of floods, the visitation has not been without its bounties. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →River Sixty Feet. Floods on the Macleay
The Rev. F. E. Blyth, of Gladstone, who arrived in Sydney on Tuesday, said that the floods in the Kempsey district were very serious. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow Mines. Fear of Flooding. Water Pouring Into Cobal Tunnel
Water from Farmers Creek Lithgow, which has been pouring into Cobar Tunnel colliery since Sunday through, a fissure created in the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nyngan's Plight Another Flood Expected. Eugowra's Swirling Waters SYDNEY
Late, last night the Bogan River, above Dandalco, was still rising, and a further big flood is expected to reach Nyngan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ganmain Menaced. Heavy Rain in Riverina
Heavy rain is again being experienced in Riverina. A heavy downpour at Ganmain today caused tho Ganmain Creek to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Floods. Further Railway Washaways. Storm at Junee
Another terrific storm swept Junee last evening. For an hour rain came down in torrents. Water rushed from Butler's Gully and Pitman's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Damage. Defect in Australian Sub-marine. Repairing at Malta. London, Feb. 22
The terrific strain suffered by the Australian submarines Otway and Oxley during their voyage from London caused a defect to develop in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Body Recovered Victim of Junee Flood
The mystery of the death of Harry Myers, a workman engaged in repairing the damage done on the railway by a washaway near "Worne's Gate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cobar Tunnel. Flood Waters Diverted. Lithgow .Thursday
The flood waters have now been diverted from the Cobar tunnel, and work will be commenced immediately pumping out the flooded mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dramatic Rescues. Flood at Ulmarra
In the Ulmarra district the flood water extends for 20 miles back from the river. Only small areas of high land, where cattle are taking refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Victim. Washed Away Ix Flooded Creek. Maryborough (Q.)
Attempting to cross Windsor Creek on horseback, a young man, William Freske, was washed away, and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toll of the Floods Dead and Missing
The flood waters covered a very wide area in the Kyogle district, and a man named Smith and his wife are reported, to have been drowned, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Doctor's Heroism Through Flood to Perform Operation
The story of a doctor's heroism in struggling through a flood on a raft, to operate on a woman suffering with appendicitis, has been received from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Kempsey Engine Dashes Through Flood Waters
Anderson's general store, in the heart of Kempsey, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Tuesday. Residents were awakened at 2.30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victim of the Flood
The body of a man named Perry was found in Kirton's Creek, in the Dorrigo district, on Monday, by two settlers, who, noticing a riderless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods Position at Grafton
Further particulars of the flood on the North Coast state that the waters invaded the principal streets of Grafton on Tuesday, and business was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food Supplies Floods Cause Rise in Prices
A marked rise has occurred in the price of cattle and sheep in Sydney owing to the floods in various parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Again Flooded Streets Under Water at Junee Nyngan Position Better. SYDNEY
Torrential rains fell at Junee last night, again flooding the town. In some streets the water was four feet deep. All low-lying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Flood Victim
At the inquest at Junee concerning the death of Harry Myers, who was washed away and drowned while working with a repair gang at…
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