Two Months to Mend Bridge More Heavy Rain in Q’land BRISBANE
Passengers and freight will have to be moved across the Burd[?]kin River by military lorry, for at least two months, while the bridge at [?]akerman is being…
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Floods in Queensland Rail Services Disorganised Townsville
Flood waters in the Burdekin River have made it impossible for mail trains to be run south from Townsville, and it is expected to be some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Drowned in Q’land Floods BRISBANE
As the resuIt of further heavy rain in the far north, many railway bridges are still under water and rail service has been seriously disorganized. A military truck…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Menace of Dust Storms and Soil Erosion Canberra
In the House of Representatives today Mr Lemmon (Lab., W.A.), said unless the effects of dust storms and soil erosion were checked. Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News Floods Hampering Russians Outflanking of Berlin Hinted London, Thurs.--AAP
Floods are hampering the [?] persalt of the German's since the fall of Kustrin. A vast area west from Kustrin has been deeply fleeded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →11 Inches of Rain in 24 HOURS Deluge in Queensland; Cyclone, Too BRISBANE
A cyclone. accompanied by torrential rain, has been raging along the north coast of Queensland for the past two days. Telephonic communication north [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →9 Men on Raft Ship Believed Sunk in Cyclone BRISBANE
Nine men are adrift on a raft in the Coral Sea, off the north Queensland coast. The raft was sighted at noon today by a patrolling aircraft,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Dust Storm
Yesterday was another extremely unpleasant day. A north wind blew up a dust storm in the morning, and the atmosphere was thickly charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Worst Dust Storm for Months Heat Wave Conditions at Albury Too
An unremitting dust storm, the worst from die point of view of discomfort since November, blew at Albury all day yesterday. There were no spectacular effects such those created by vast dust clouds on January 30. but this time no rain followed and there was no respite from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney
Heavy rain, which fell in Sydney today, may have a considerable influence on the Easter sporting carnival which begins tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reds Flooding Over Austrian Border Confusion And Panic Among Germans LONDON
The masterful Russian sweep from western Hungary now threatens lo sever the main Austrian supply routes for the German forces in Italy and put Vienna itself under siege…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Sowing Prospects Gloomy Need For Heavy Rain Stressed SYDNEY
Prospects for wheat growing in NSW are unfavourable. reports the Agricultural Department’s [?] [?] Doctor L. S. Macindoe…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone Havoc in Woodburn Heavy Rain in Parts of N.S.W. SYDNEY
During a violent cyclone which lashed the NSW coast yesterday, freak storms developed over a wide area of the State and at Woodburn,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather Good Rain Over Wide Area Dust Storms in South
SYDNEY, Sunday: The rain now falling over a wide area of New South Wales will save two-thirds of the 1945 wheat crop, sowings in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Coastal Rains Floods Threaten at Shoalhaven Sydney
The drought-stricken areas of Riverina and the south-western slopes dis not benefit from a violent storm which raged along the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deluge in Gippsland Melbourne
Only local meeting is expected in [?] Gippsland as a [?] heavy rains. Sudden rises have been required [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Receding Flood Waters Leave Fish Stranded CANBERRA
Reeding [?] left hundreds of fish stranded on Canberra flats today, and small boys had a great haul of carp, trout, cod and perch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Equipment Storm May Break To-day
These three pictures of General Sir Thomas Blarney were taken when he made a recent visit to operational areas in the islands to inspect equipment of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Sydney Canterbury Races May be Off SYDNEY
Water several feel deep lay on some city streets tills morning, after torrential rains which fell last night, and many suburban gardens were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood-lighting Memorial on Anzac Day Gesture
Discussing a suggestion that the memorial on Monument Hill should again be flood-lit now that black-out and brown-out restrictions have been…
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