Other Falls. Flood Rains on Coast
There were torrential falls on the North Coast, where Comboyne recorded 1041 points, Kyogle 608, Lismore 893, Tyringham 580, Dorrigo 948, and…
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Floods & storms, 1938
351 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 18
Tarro Shire South Maitland Drainage New Floodgates
According to the Assistant-Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. G. C. Gollan), the clearing out and grading of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Light Rain Scattered on Coast Cyclone Moving
Scattered light rain was recorded this morning over the central and southern coast and tablelands, with gaugings up to 32…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grant for Flood Damage
Hon. E. S. Spooner advised that having considered Council's application for assistance to repair flood damage on roads, he would be prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Caught in Flood Occupants' Narrow Escape
With their car washed down in the swirling waters, and themselves only reaching the safety of the bank after a desperate struggle, was the exciting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. FLOODS River Overflows Banks Serious Damage Christchurch (N.z.)
Swollen by torrential rains, the Hokitika River overflowed its banks and flooded a third of the town of Hokitika to an average…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Storm Tornado at Junee Power Cut Off Sydney
Blinding dust accompanying violent gales and heavy falls of rain were reported from the interior of New South Wales yesterday, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homes Wrecked N. Zealand Floods Traffic Blocked Wellington (N.z.)
Recalling the conditions or Easter was marked by widespread storms, severe floods, blocked roads and railways, and damaged bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain Race Crowds Drenched Sydney Confusion Sydney
Torrential rain in the city about five o'clock yesterday drenched thousands of holiday-makers at the Show and the races…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muddle and Delay In British Air Rearmament Storm Expected in House of Commons
According to the aeronautical correspondent of the London "Daily Herald" a storm will rage in Parliament this week over the muddles and delays that are wrecking Britain's air rearmament programme…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Out in the Bush an Old Almanac—the Bush Tomahawk—some Flood—hide an Old Almanac
The slab walls of the old-time bush kitchens were always sure of one decoration which the whole family studied carefully, as the year slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Lives Claimed by New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z.)
Two men have been drowned, towns isolated, bridges wrecked and thousands of acres inundated by floods in the North Island of New Zealand. At Marakokoho, Hawkes Bay, 13 inches of rain was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Cyclone at Young Town Plunged Into Darkness
On Monday night communication with the town of Young was cut off by a cyclone. The cyclone burst at 8 p.m., after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Crashes in Dust Storm Pilot Killed and Observer Seriously Injured
Flying-Officer Chalman, of the R.A.A.F., was killed, and an observer seriously injured when a R.A.A.F. Wapiti plane crashed at Whittlesea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters New Zealand's Plight Towns Isolated
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. A great portion of the land in Hawkes Bay is still covered with flood waters. Although communication by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ROAD-BLOCKED Plight of Tourists Floods in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
Tourists at tho Lakes at Walkeremoana are isolated owing to the flood damage. Their plight is becoming serious because of food shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Areas in New Zealand Emergency Measures to Assist Settlers
The Hawkes Bay floods are described by the New Zealand Minister for Public Works, Mr Semple, as one of the Dominion's major disasters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lake Wiped Out by Floods Was Created by Earthquake Auckland
A New Zealand lake, created by an earthquake, has been wiped out by a flood. The extensive floods in the Hawkes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floodlighting
The president tabled a quotation from the Dungog Electric Supply Co. of the cost of floodlighting the ring and track. The suggested scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured Pilots Floods Block Rescuers Wellington (N.z.)
Two occupants of an aeroplane, which was forced down while distributing food to marooned settlers at the isolated. Hawkes Bay flood area,…
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