Cloudburst Floods Brocklesby And Walla Six Feet Deep in Brocklesby Street; Hundreds of Pounds’ Worth of Damage Done
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1
Brocklesby and Walla were flooded yesterday with a sudden devastation, as waters poured into the towns from nearby hills, where cloudbursts had occurred. Brocklesby had no warning of its invasion, the water streaming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last Day of “The Mortal Storm”
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3
Based on Phyllis B[?]ttome’s powerful [?]el of [?]o lovers and a family caught in the toils of a hale which st[?]ed the world. “The Mortal Storm”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Hail- Storm Ballarat Battered Business Paralysed Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 8
The most severe hailstorm in B[?]ar’s history was experienced this af[?]on when thick chunks of ice wrecked gardens, stripped fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Frozen to Death by Hail Burrumbuttock’s Severe Storm Miles of Fencing Destroyed Man Almost Trapped in Flood Waters
Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 8
A terrific hailstorm—one of the worst that has even been experienced at Burrumbuttock — occurred during the storm which raged in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australia-wide Drive For Decentralisation Urged Seasonal Forecasting Relation Of Floods Of 1799 To Present Season
Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 24
The following seasonal forecasting is issued exclusively to "The Albury Banner" by Mr. Inigo Jones, F.R.A.S., F.R.Met.Soc., Crohamhurst Observatory, dated March 14, 1941:—…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Walla and Brocklesby Flooded Streets Follow Cloud Burst Railway Line Washed Away
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3
Brocklesby and Walla were temporarily but severely flooded on Wednesday afternoon and evening when cloud bursts occurred a few miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storm at Lockhart
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 4
On Wednesday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm [?] experienced over the town of Lockhart, and the crashes of thunder were terrific. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Flood in Long Gully, Near Burrumbuttock
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 6
Above are views taken last Wednesday on the property of Mr. O. Schilg, “Orelda,” Long Gully, near Burrumbuttock, during the record flood that occurred there on that day. Top Left shows a four-furrow plough completely overturned by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Fight at Oasis A.i.f. Storm Heights Cairo.--(a.a.p.)
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4
One of the sternest tests the A.I.F. has yet had to face was the fight for Jarabub Oasis, in the great North African desert…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hume Shire Council Severe Storm Damage Diphtheria Reported From Howlong Many Parents Consent to Immunisation
Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 3
The President (Cr. J. E. Jelbart) presided at yesterday's meeting of the Hume Shire Council when there Was a full attendance of councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Floods in Queensland Measuring Rain in Feet BRISBANE
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 2
Towns in the territory between Cairns and Cardwell are measuring rain in feet, not inches, so terrific has been the deluge in the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods CAIRNS
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 4
Torrential rains that have been falling for a week have caused widespread floods along 100 miles of the North Queensland coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage in Queensland Rail Traffic Upset BRISBANE--Wednesday
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 3
The derailment of a live stock train five miles on the Hughenden side of Whitewood after a fatal crash at Alpha-bridge yesterday accentuated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain Falls Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2
Heavy rain in parts fell in the metropolitan area throughout to-day and to-night, but it should not affect Randwick track for to-morrow’s big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain in City Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 3
In less than half an hour this afternoon 43 points of rain fell In the city and suburbs. Low-lying areas of South Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Artificial Flooding
Riverina Recorder · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 3
A meeting will be held on Saturday, May, 3, at the Royal Hotel, at 11 a.m., which all landholders are asked to attend. The purpose of the meeting is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flanders Floodlight In Use At Wagga
Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 6
Mud on the undercarriage of a mobile floodlight unit at Wagga Air Force station is carefully preserved, although all other equipment must be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Marching on Capital of Iraq Enemy Driven Off in Clash in the Basra Area Flood of Axis Reports Revolt Part of German Campaign Linked With Battle for Egypt LONDON, May 4
Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1
Little authoritative British news regarding the war in Iraq was available in London early this morning and most reports came either from Iraqian sources or the Axis wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driven From Their Homes Big Floods in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1
A terrific flood last night swept the Man[?]walu Valley, driving Iroin their homes scores of settlers in are Hawkes Bay and Palmerston districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talk on Sex Arouses Storm Wellington (N.z.)
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2
Many institutes and committees are protesting against the first of a series of sex talks broadcast through the national hook-up by the controller of…
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