Overseas News Gathering of Storm
From various parts of Europe and Northern Africa, there are further reports of military and naval moves by the Powers, all of which are adding…
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Floods & storms, 1939
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Storm Damage Washaways in Victoria MELBOURNE, Friday
Owing to the heavy rain which fell in Victoria washaways along the line delayed the special train carrying the. Russian Ballet from Melbourne to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads and Railways Submerged by Flood Rain in South SYDNEY
Deluged by the heaviest rain for months, large areas of Victoria and southern New South Wales are now under water or have become impassable quagmires. While the Hume Highway has been reopened to traffic, many other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Danger Has Now Passed Considerable Damage In South SYDNEY
While the Weather Bureau reports that there is still a tendency to some isolated showers near the Murray and on parts of the coast, the flood danger in the south seems to have passed. However, it will be days before the roads are safe for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Areas Conditions Improve In The South SYDNEY
Conditions in the areas flooded by rains in the southern districts were reported to-day to be greatly improved. The Railway Department slated that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain in New Zealand Floods Threateied in May. Sydney
A message from Auckland reports that heavy rains are, falling over many parts of New Zealand, practically breaking the drought in many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drought Broken Heavy Rain In New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Record-breaking rain HAS ended tho long dry Spell which prevailed in many dairying and sheep districts. Both islands shaved In the rain, and…
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A storm of hall, rain and wind lashed the whole of the Maitland district last night, but it did not last long, and only minor damage was reported…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Dogs Meeting Interrupted by Storm
The large crowd which attended the Cessnock dogs last night had a rather unpleasant experience…
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The mose remarkable developments in connection with the pressure distribution during the past 24 hours were the…
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Hon. E. S. Spooner, Minister for Works, acknowledged (per Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A.) receipt of estimate of flood damage caused by recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Overturns in Flooded Creek Two Children Drowned. Parkes
At an inquiry here yesterday concerning the deaths of Nita Gordon, aged five, and Keith Gordon; 2½ years, when a car overturned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crushed to Death Truck Overturns In Storm Victorian Tragedy Melbourne
Two men were fatally crushed and five were injured when a truck carrying 15 relief workers overturned on the Ben Cairn road,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Aviator in Storm a Fight for Life
To fight for his life in a storm which rose suddenly and lasted only a few minutes was the experience of Len Caralorn, of Randwick, late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Airman Roy Edwares Located Short of Petrol in Severe Storm
The airman, Roy Edwards, who had been missing since Tuesday, returned to Darwin in his own plane at 6 p.m. yesterday. He had been located on Saturday by Captain W. Anderson, pilot of a MacRobertson-Miller plane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Storm Bridal Car Blown Off The Road
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. During a fierce windstorm at Opotiki a car in which a honeymoon couple were travelling was blown off the road…
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Unsettled weather has persisted throughout this week in Maitland, and heavy showers fell early this morning. Light rain continued…
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Mr. Bennett is in receipt of the following intimation from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooncr): "I refer again to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storms Old Culverts Damaged Report to Council Dungog
During the past two months extensive damage has been done by the heavy storms to old timber culverts throughout Wallarobba…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Atlantic Gales King and Queen Play Patience LONDON, May 10
The Empress of Australia, with their Majesties on board, passed through the icefields. It is now 600 miles from Cape Race…
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