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212 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 11
State-wide thunderstorms and heavy rain which, commencing late yesterday afternoon, lashed Victoria throughout the night, and caused serious flooding in Melbourne suburbs, as well as country areas. The Weather Bureau reports that there is no sign of a cessation of the rains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A freak cyclonic storm struck Goorambat (20 miles from Yarrawonga) late on Monday night and in 10 minutes had caused havoc. Roofs of two stores—Tonkins’ and Allan’s—were ripped off, chimneys were hurled to the ground, and trees and branches flung…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods which inundated large sections of the metropolitan area yesterday began to recede early this morning following the sudden easing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reports reaching here late tonight indicate that the greatest cyclo[?] storm in the recorded history of Queensland is raging along the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Tuesday: Although flood waters are still menacing Home Hill land Ayr, incomplete reports reaching Brisbane suggest that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great wastes or water are continuing to rush down the Burdekin River watershed to its confluence with other rivers at Sellheim, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in the north Queensland coastal area are so serious following torrential rains that several towns are in danger of being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Almost 3000 Australian servicemen are on board three troopships which have been caught in the cyclone which is raging off the north Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The town of Home Hill is [?] The town’s [?] which had attended over a period of 48 ho[?] was broken tonight when a message…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home Hill township is Still Isolated by flood waters and will probably not be relieved for at least another 30 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warnings of a cyclone raging between Rockhampton and New Caledonia have been wirelessed to the Japanese hell ship Yoizuki by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A severe electrical freak storm passed over Walwa. For several hours in early evening the disturbance could be seen slowly approaching from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mob violence on an unprecedented scale recently prevailed in Bombay. Houses were set on fire, and Government grain shops looted. Picture shows a military truck burning furiously in one of the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous floodwaters swept the Western District during the week-end, forcing people from their homes, and drowning at least one man and possibly six other persons, including two women, and causing huge losses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When the gig In which he was driving at Macarthur today was capsized by flood waters, George Harry Sparrow, aged [?] years, of Macarthur,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday: While many isolated farm houses are still surrounded by flood waters, and road and rail traffic iff still held up, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescue boats are operating over a wide area in western Victoria today in efforts to bring to safety hundreds of people still marooned on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hoods were casing in the Warrnambool district late tonight and rain had ceased, but many families were still unable to return to their homes. Eight families are still cut off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) announced tonight that the Commonwealth Government had decided to contribute on a £1 for £1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On his return from the flood areas in the Western District, the Minister for Public Works (Mr Kennelly) said that the damage to…
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