Flood Danger At Forbes Still Acute
SYDNEY, Mon.—The flood danger from the swollen Lachlan River at Forbes is still acute, although towns further upstream reported drops in…
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Families Flee As Floods Rise
SYDNEY, Tues.—Scores of families were forced to flee their homes at Forbes as surging flood waters from the Lachlan River isolated the town tonight. Many homes in low…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.—Heavy rain and bleak, gale force winds which have lashed the State for more…
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TOKYO, Wed.—American troops, using flame-throwers and tear gas, stormed into three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Danger Passing
SYDNEY, Wed.—Floodwaters from the Lachlan River at Forbes are now dropping and danger of…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Flood waters are covering hundreds of square miles of rich grazing lands as the…
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NEWCASTLE, Fri. — The freighter James Cook —towed into Newcastle Harbour today —steamed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Threat To 20 Homes
SYDNEY, Tues.—Police expect about 20 homes to be flooded when the peak of the swollen…
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NEW YORK Wed. — Although military regulations preclude it. General MacArthur a supporter of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →50 m.p.h. Gale Lashes District; Roads Blocked
Lashed by a galeforce wind which reached 50 miles an hour on Saturday night, rain at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Golfing Notes Storm Damage To Wollongong Links
Considerable damage was caused to the Wollongong links by the storm on Saturday night and wind which…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cabbage Tree Creek Flooding To Be Discussed
The Acting Divisional Eningeer of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. Plunkett) will confer with aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned In Vic. Floods
MELBOURNE, Mon.—A man was drowned, scores of families were forced to flee their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Force Hundreds to Leave Homes; Many Towns Isolated
SYDNEY, Mon.—Many towns are isolated hundreds of families have been forced to leave their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Causes Floods Albion Park Man Almost Drowns
Heavy falls of rain over the week-end ranged from 9 to over 12 inches in the three days and caused the flooding of all creeks and rivers in the district…
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The Minister for Public Works (Mr. Renshaw) has informed the Gerringong Council that he has approved a grant towards the…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Two men are missing and three are stranded in the boughs of flood-washed trees at Cowra. Two of the men stranded on the boughs…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—A move to establish a £40,000 fund to assist victims of the current floods in New South…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.—Hundreds more families were forced to desert their homes, in Gippsland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Acts Quickly On Flood Damage
The whole of Greater Wollongong Council's labour and plant resources have been…
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