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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

376 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 19

Towns Submerged in Widespread Floods::-- Get Together Industrial Conference. Arrangements Completed. CANBERRA

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 1

Tie Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, has addressed letters to representatives of organisations of employers and employees requesting them to nominate…

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Disastrous Floods. Towns Isolated. Inland Lakes In Parts. GRAFTON

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 1

Further reports in regard to floods show that the river at Copmanhurst at eight o'clock last night was 48ft. Gins with a rise of 3 ft. 8in. during…

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Gwydir River in Flood. 29 Feet of Water

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 2

The North-west -participated, sufficiently in some places to give the country a flooded appearance. On Thursday afternoon a very heavy…

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Deluge at Tenterfield Young Lady Nearly Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

Tenterfirid experienced a deluge on Sunday afternoon. The Te[?] Creek ran a banker at a height which has not been equalled for many years…

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Rising Rivers. Bogan Ten Miles Wide Desolation Follows in Flood's Wake Families Cut Oft in Rafters of Farm Home Ulmarra Completely Surrounded Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 1

To-day's flood news is distressing in the extreme, though with the cessation of the rain the position should rapidly improve. Many people are cut off and are short of food,…

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Flooded North Coast Many People Cut Off Murwillumbah's 34 Inches GRAFTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 1

About 150 houses are [?] water, but last night the re[?] improved somewhat. The river at Copman[?] is…

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Thrilling Stories Froth The Flood Areas SECURITY Debate at Geneva Soviet Makes a Proposal Geneva

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 1

The Soviet has submitted to the League af Nations a draft convention on general disarmament, based on the proposals M. Litvinoff submitted on…

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TWO TRAGEDlES Queensland's Flood Toll BRISBANE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 1

Three man were caught in the swinling current of a flooded creek and swept away at Wallaville. Two succeeded in gaining the bank but…

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Four Days' Trip Through Flood Area Glen Innes Nurse's Experiences

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

When Nurse Fallon, of the Glen Innes District Hospital [?]ing staff set out from Glen Innes on Tuesday for Grafton…

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Another Flood Local Traffic Held Up Torrential Rain on

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

Though the weather temporarily cleared on Sunday morning further heavy rain fell in the afternoon, and by 3 o'clock all the creeks and rivers…

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Rescued From Isolation When Food Runs Out at Newton Boyd Perilous Six-mile Journey to Waiting Cars Flood Thrills at the Foot of the Hill Glen Innes Nurse's Hazardous Trip to Grafton Another Local Flood on Sunday Afternoon

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

After having been flood-bound at Newton Boyd for some days, over a score of Grafton-Glen Innes travellers were landed in Glen Innes on Saturday afternoon, after haying undergone experiences thrilling in the…

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Flood Waters Nygan in Danger. Stranded Settlers. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 1

The latest news, from the flooded areas shows that the Waters are gradually receding, except at Nyngan, where fears are entertained that the…

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Devotion to Duty. a Flood Incident. PARKES

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 1

A story of a doctor's heroism in struggling through a flood on a raft to operate on a woman suffering from appendicitis has just been made…

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Flood Beauty

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

There is another side to the flood story. Wollomombi and Chandler Falls present a wonderful picture just at…

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Armidale's Record Flood. Lower Portions of City Inundated. Dumaresq Creek Becomes Rushing River and Environs a Sea. Gasworks Again Under Water. Pen Picture of Record Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

Floods have selected Armidale as the venue to establish records. Last Tuesday night's record flood waters had barely subsided and allowed the many sufferers to set about straightening things…

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Floods Receding Except on North Coast Dorrigo Tragedy. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

Except North Coast floods are now receeding, hut widespread damage on railways will take some time to repair The damage through ruined crops,…

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More Terrific Storms WAGGA

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 1

Wagga was the centre of a terrific storm yesterday afternoon, Which raged with even greater violence than the storms last week…

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Milk Poured Away. Flood Conditions

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

A message from Grafton on Monday stated:— One of the most pathetic features of the flood is the isolation of many…

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Macleay Floods

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

We received the following wire from Macleay Argus, Kempsey, on Monday afternoon too late to include in that day's issue: —…

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Flood Beauty

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 6

There is another side to the flood story. Wollomombi and Chandler Falls present a wonderful picture just at…

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