Food Shortage at Menindie Town Isolated by Floods Broken Hill
There was a shortage of food at Menindie due to the town being isolated by floods. The railway service between Broken Hill and Ivanhoe on the…
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Albury Flooded by Torrential Rain Over Two Inches Bungambra Creek Overflows Its Banks Homes Streets and Gardens Flooded Home Surrounded at Lavington
After a night of steady rain, a very heavy shower about 10 a.m. yesterday sent the Bungambra creek down in flood and many properties in Lavington and North Albury were affected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Berrigan. Serious Inundations. SYDNEY
F or the first time in the memory of the oldest residents, Berrigan was invaded by a flood yesterday. Without warning, a wall of water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ivanhoe Floods. Unprecedented Position, Rail and Road Traffic Suspended
By phone yesterday we were informed by our Ivanhoe correspondent that further rains which fell at Ivanhoe on Tuesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Rains Roads Rendered Impassable a Stormy Week
Henty participated to the full in the flood rains recorded on Friday last, when 236 points, which followed 82. points that morning, were recorded at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Excessive Rainfall District Centres Flooded
The old saying, "It never rains but it pours," has certainly proved correct in the last few weeks, when the district has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wading in the Floodwaters
Erica Brown (left) and Marjorie Hodgson wading in the floodwaters which swirled past the High School on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ships Battered in Cyclonic Storm Sydney
There, is no abatement of the cyclone which is raging in eastern New South Wales. Shipts battered through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Errigan Experiences Its First Flood. [?]omes Surrounded. Streets and Property Submerged
Berrigan’s long cherished boast that it would never be troubled with a flood, received a rude shock last week, when a great bulk of water from the east swept into the town, entirely surrounded dwellings on the outskirts, went through a lot of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Berrigan Floods
Due to the heavy rains in the early part of last week and more particularly a cloud burst at Mr. J. A. Gorman's "Yuba" property of 6½…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Isolated Storms
N.S.W. Forecast: More or less cloudy and somewhat unsettled with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing; some isolated severe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another “Uiver”! Night Flight by PIanes Motorists Flood ’Drome With Headlights SYDNEY
Three R.A.A.F. planes, which were carrying out night exercises in the district, created excitement among residents of Bathurst and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Berrigan’s Flood Influx of Sightseers
The news of Berriga[?] flood, and its seeming incredibility to those who knew it, was responsible for a large influx of residents from neighboring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Channel Banks Caused Floods
Berriquin channel banks and incomplete channels have been responsible for the flooding of considerable country to the south and south-west of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father’s Vain Effort to Save Children Two Drowned in Car Overwhelmed by Flood Water Parkes
Two children were drowned when a motor car, in which they were riding, was overwhelmed by floodwaters last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Show May be a Wet One Heavy Rain Falls Causes Attendance Drop Awards Hade Yesterday Sydney
Heavy and continuous rain during the morning adversely affected the attendance at One Royal Show to-day, and also interfered with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood
The flood waters which invaded the town recently, have now practically vanished, with the exception that there is still a large quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Berrigan’s Recent Flood. Some Views of the Town during the Peak Period
The Post Office and Police Station. Budd Street, opposite Mr Moore’s Residence. At the rear of Main Street—Mr peterson’s House Mr. Ferguson’s Residence in Main Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Ins. in Lockhart District 4500 Sheep in Danger Brocklesby Flooded Torrential Rain Falls 3½ inches in 1¼ HOURS Substantial Damage to Property; Railway Line Awash
Torrential rain which fell at Brocklesby yesterday afternoon flooded Main st. and Ellis road to a depth of 4ft. 6in. Within an hour and a quarter 3½ inches of rain had been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cloud Burst Record Heavy Rain Floods Sanger Street
Shortly before 3 o' clock on Wednesday afternoon phenomenally heavy rain commenced to fail in corowa, and continued for…
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