Flood of Protest Telegrams CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley took the Treasurer’s view of the [?] flow of telegrams into Parliam[?] House today protesting against [?]…
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Streets and Business Houses Flooded ADELAIDE
Heavy rains in western Victoria have caused Ta[?]iara Creek which runs through the township of Bordertown to overflow its banks causing heavy flooding in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deluge of Telegrams CANBERRA
An avalanche of telegrams from an over Australia is overwhelming telegraphists here. Telegrams for and against, but…
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Although fresh to strong w[?]nds may still be experienced in parts of NSW, gales which have been lashing areas in NSW, Victoria, and SA for two days,…
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Two thousand houses in Kurihashi, outside Tokio, were flooded by flood waters today, following a break in the river embankment Floods, which were…
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It is expected from present river information that by Friday, the Murray gauge at Albury will read 14ft. 6in. This will be 1ft. Gin. lower than the crest of the flood recorded last year on July 27. Latest rain has caused the river to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods And Hurricanes Leave Trail Of Destruction LONDON
From India, Japan and the United States came stories to-day of destructive floods and violent hurricanes. THOUSANDS EVACUATED A hurricane struck the Bahamas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sudden Heavy Storm in Melbourne MELBOURNE
Hail, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning, occurred over the city tonight when a sudden storm broke. By 9 p.m. 35 points of rain had fallen,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thousands Dead In Tokio Floods TOKIO
Swirling flood-waters began entering the outskirts of Tokio at 1.30 p.m. to-day, in the wake of Monday’s disastrous typhoon, which left an unofficial total of 4500 dead and missing behind it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10,000 Jap Flood Victims Tokio
Japanese newspaper reports, which are not confirmed elsewhere, estimate that the flood deaths total up to 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Most of Tokio Is Flooded 2000 . Dead in One Sector Tokio
The First US Cavalry Division today stated that 2000 Japanese were dead in its area as a result of the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Reached Peak
Flood at Albury is expected to begin receding tills morning after reaching its peak yesterday afternoon. Throughout the day the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1171 Japs Missing in Floods TOKIO
Although incomplete official casualty figures issued today show that 830 persons are dead as a result of the floods, 1581 have been injured and 1171…
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Officer-in-charge at Hume Weir does not expect melting snows to renew the flood at Albury. A good deal of snow has already melted. Since Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wodonga Practice Today; Flood Waters Receding
Flood waters which last week prevented Wodonga practising on the wicket at the park, have receded sufficiently to permit of the club holding its first practice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Intriguing Lull Storm Soon at Canberra (From a Political Correspondent)
CANBERRA, Sun.: In a curious Parliamentary week, which has been something of a lull between last week’s storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indian Floods Drown 1000 Refugees LONDON
Reuter’s correspondent in Lahore says that the West Punjab Government has announced that floods from the River Beas, near Lahore, have drowned 1000 Moslem refugees in a camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lull Between Storms What Is Happening to Banking Bill?
In a curious Parliamentary week, which has been something of a [?]ull between last week's storm of censure and the brooding threat of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tanker Wins Battle With Gales
SYDNEY, Mon.: A tanker with 12,000 tons of petroleum and 300[?] tons of kerosene on board steamed dramatically into Sydney to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →‘Dry Ice’ Dropped on Atlantic Storm
TAMPA (Flov.), Tues.—Three converted bombers today scattered 1000 lbs of dry ice on an Atlantic storm with…
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