Mines Idle Kalgoorlie Flood Aftermath KALGOORLIE
Following the floods which caused damage estimated at £250,000 in the district last week, at least 3500 workers are temporarily…
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Floods & storms, 1939
312 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 16
Water Conservation And Flood Mitigation For The Hunter the Position Examined
In the early thirties, after a series of floods, quite a deal was heard about flood mitigation. Water conservation was hardly mentioned. Lately the position has been reversed. Flood mitigation has been pushed into the background more…
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Although normal conditions have almost been restored in Kalgoorlie and the immediate district, flood waters have virtually isolated the north…
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Sir.—As water conservation and [?]ood mitigation appear to be a current topic at present, a rough estimate of the amount of water over and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain With Storms
N.S.W. Forecast: Fine in the Riverina, but cloudy and unsettled elsewhere, with rain and thunderstorms developing, and in some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Drowned Swept Away in Flood PERTH
A baby of 12 months was swept away and drowned when a motor car was overturned in a stream of flood water on the Albany-Mt. Barker road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Friday Night's Storm. Some Good Falls of Rain
A heavy rainstorm broke over parts of the district on Friday evening. The heaviest falls appeared to have occurred towards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Town Hall Station Flooded Bursting of Main SYDNEY
As the result of the bursting of a water main at the Town Hall railway station early to-day, the low-level traffic was stopped, and fire engines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W.A. FLOODS Express Derailed PERTH
The engine and two coaches of the Perth-bound A any express were derailed in floods near Narrogin, about 120 miles south-east or Perth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Buralyang
WEST WYALONG. Wednesday. Damage was caused to the village of Buralyang by a cyclonic storm. A local hall, an iron and timber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Killed in Cyclone SUVA. Jan. 24
Seven Fijians, a man, his wife, and five children, are believed to have been drowned at Navua during a cyclonic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albany Express Derailed in Floods Passengers Uninjured
The engine and two coaches of the Perth-bound Albany express were derailed in floods near Narrogin, about 120 miles south-east of Perth, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homes Unroofed Terrific Storm Near Wingham WINGHAM
Serious damage was caused by a terrific storm which passed over the outskirts of the town yesterday afternoon. Fences at farming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Likely
N.S.W. Forecast: Mainly fine for the present in the Riverina, but becoming unsettled with some showers, otherwise more or less…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vessels Shelter Gale Off The Coast SYDNEY
As the result of a south-easterly gale which is raging along the coast, small vessels have taken refuge. Vessels from new Zealand and the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Havoc Perth
Damage estimated at several thous; and pounds was done when a terrific wind and rain storm struck Peronjori, about 175 miles north-east of Perth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone Centred Near Lord Howe Island Further Rain
As a result of the operations of a cyclonic depression centred to the north of Lord Howe Island, and also lingering tropical…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fijian Flood Survivors Suva. January 27
Eight Fijians reported to have been drowned in the floods were found adrift on a bamboo raft, after sir days at sen. All were well, including a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Feared in N.Z. Auckland Swept by Gales Sydney, Tuesday
A message from Auckland states that another terrific gale is sweeping Auckland province. Torrential rain is falling and serious floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales in New Zealand. Serious Floods Feared. Auckland (N.Z.)
Auckland province is being devastated by another gale. Heavy rain is falling and serious floods are feared…
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