Main Streets Flooded
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Torrential rain driven by gales deluged towns in East Gippsland when a cyclonic disturbance…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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Victorian Floods Receding
Gippsland floodwaters, which washed away four bridges and covered Prince's Highway for several miles, are receding…
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With snow falling steadily in the Midlands and the north, and a belt of rain enveloping practically the whole of the south of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain on Macleay
A series of heavy storms swept the Macleay Valley on Saturday, causing breakdowns in telephone services and cancellation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Rain in Coastal Districts Local Flooding Likely
Heavy rain has fallen in the coastal districts of New South Wales and in parts of Queensland. Many centres report falls of three and four inches. Local flooding is expected in tome north coast rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Landslide Blocks Northern Line Sydney Deluge
When a landslide and washaway occurred between Wondab[?] and Hawkesbury River yesterday afternoon, all trains to and from Sydney were held up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Tracks Closed After Heavy Rain Sheba and Admetus Go Well At Victoria Park
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The heavy rain of the past few days disrupted track work this morning and has upset plans of several trainers who have horses engaged at Randwick on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rescues From Flood Waters. Cyclone Moves Out to Sea. Railway Services Restored. Sydney
Two women and a child who were trapped by flood waters in the Gosford district were rescued by police and volunteers this morning. They were…
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Water was a foot deep in the main street of Gosford yesterday, and many business premises were damaged…
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Thousands of acres of land are still under water, and many roads are impassible. Throughout the, night in heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Australian News Trapped by Flood Waters Sydney
Two women and a child were trapped by flood waters in the Gosford district and were rescued by…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two women and a child trapped by flood waters in the Gosford district were rescued by police and volunteers this…
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A tender of £222/10/, submitted by Beavis Bros., of Lorn, for cleaning the tunnels of Wallie Creek floodgates was…
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NSW FORECAST: Somewhat cosier conditions with scattered thunderstorms passing across the Riverina during the day and…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The damage caused by the storm which swept New South Wales at the weekend may exceed £500,000…
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More than 200 metropolitan and country homes were partly or wholly unroofed in Saturday's hurricane…
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A gale warning has been issued to shipping in Bass Strait. The Weather Bureau says the gales will soon extend to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General News Storms Netted Another 22 Points of Rain
Storms on Saturday added a further 22 points to the beneficial rain received during the past week or so. Most of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Houses at Paterson Damaged in Storm Roof Cut High Tension Electricity Main
A gale at Paterson on Saturday night unroofed four houses and a garage, lifting one roof nearly half a mile down the valley, and plunged 1000 Homes in the district into darkness for nine hours…
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Three deaths followed a freak 74 m.p.h. cyclonic storm which swept the central western districts of the…
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