Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

167 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 9

Finns Calling Up All Available Men “Russians Still Advancing” Censorship of Hore-belisha’s Article Storm in House of Commons Likely LONDON, February 19

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

Finland is calling up all able-bodied men for military service in an attempt to stem the Russian advance. The Russians claim to have reached the sea coast in the Karelian Isthmus and to have occupied a fortified…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Floods in Spain Cause Wide-spread Damage Santander, February 13

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 6

Floods have caused widespread damage in the Basque province of Spain. A landslide derailed a train, killing one and injuring six…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Tremendous Floods Follow Week-end Hurricane One River 60 Feet Above Summer Level Townsville

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 3

Tremendous floods are pouring down Queensland rivers as the aftermath of the hurricane which occurred last week-end, bringing…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Shipping Warned of Approaching Cyclone Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a warning to shipping that a cyclone was moving from Lord Howe Island in the direction of Queensland. It…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floods and More Heavy Rain in Queensland BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 1

A monsoon which is sweeping down from the Northern Territory is expected to bring further serious flooding with the isolation of more…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Big Floods in California San Francisco. Feb. 27

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 5

The fourth day of heavy rain in [?] California threatens the country with a repetition of the [?] floods. Hundreds of families have already…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Queensland Floods Position Easing

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Although the monsoonal rains are easing in the north-west and central west of Queensland, a number of places, including Cloncurry, are…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Corowa and Distric[?]t Flood Defence League

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Elsewhere in our columns, will be found an advertisement by the Corowa and District Flood Defence League, calling a meeting of all those…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Flood Danger Passes in California Rains Move Southward San Francisco, February 28

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

With the moving of the rains southward, there are hopes that the worst of the flood danger in northern California is over…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Towns Menaced By Floods In Queensland BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

Floods continue to be serious In central western Queensland, where many towns are isolated, Including Cloncurry, Mt. [?]sa, Mt. Culbert, and…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

More Floods in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 5

Floods continue in the South Island and much damage to roads, bridges and railway lines has occurred…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Deaths in Floods; Vast Area Submerged Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 March 1940 · page 7

Two deaths are believed to have occurred in the floods of the past week. Thomas Howell, aged 44, irrigation board worker, of Home Hill, was…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Five Lose Lives in Floods; 5000 Homes Wrecked San Francisco. March 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 March 1940 · page 2

Five persons have lost their lives in the floods which are now receding, leaving behind 6000 wrecked homes. Thousands of acres of crops have been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Terrifying Experiences When Storm Hits Yacht Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

Frank Dona, aged 40, a Dutch yachtman, who arrived in Sydney today, recounted his recent terrifying experiences in his yacht, Marie,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Floods Play Havoc with N.Z. Railways Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6

So badly were the North Island railways damaged by last week’s floods that the Strafford main trunk line will probably not be open for traffic for two…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Two Men Drowned in Queensland Floods Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Missing for several days, Patrick McMahon, aged 60, cook, at Wolfang station, near Clermont, is believed to have been drowned in Wollang creek,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floods Force Use of Boats in Queensland Town BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

Heavy rains, following a cyclone in the far north, caused serious flooding at Ingham lo-day when the Herbert river broke its banks…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mailman and Aborigine Missing in Queensland Floods BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

Although the rain in the Tully and Ingham areas ceased on Friday, large areas were still covered during the week-end by the flood waters. A…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

District Flooding Defence League Meets Financial Assistance for Councils Sought

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

Following upon the receipt of a report from Mr. Colin A. Sinclair in January, of the inspection of the areas subject to flooding in…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

District Floodings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Water Conservation and irrigation Commissions, Sydney:…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →