Drover Drowned Swimming Horse Across Flooded Lagoon WAGGA
Denis Malloy(50), drover, was drowned on Saturday while swimming his horse across a flooded lagoon at North Wagga…
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Floods at Lismore Man Drowned Traffic Restricted LISMORE
James Duncan, 74, farmer, was drowned when he fell into 15 feet of water from a sulky he was driving across the flooded section of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Drowned Four Men Escape Similar Fate Floods on North Coast LISMORE
James Duncan (74), a farmer, was drowned when he fell into 15 feet of water from a sulky he was driving across a flooded section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Storms at Balala and Arding
A heavy storm occurred at Balala during Friday night, the fall of rain amounting to almost two Inches. A fall of tropical density occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Miracle" Picture on Window After Storm
Mrs. Arthur Clark, of Moree, is convinced that an electrical storm has performed a miracle with one of her window panes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tingha Topics Soldier Farewell: Heavy Storm: Fire
Private Douglas Little, of the A.I.F., was tendered a public farewell in the Young Palais on Tuesday night. Despite the inclement weather the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed by Lightning Whilst Sheltering From Storm Fatality at Nullamanna
Sheltering in a hollow tree from rain which fell at Nullamanna yesterday Mr. Andrew Kirk was killed by lightning. He was not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Storm 3 Inches in 50 MINUTES 400 Phones Disconnected Widespread Damage
A terrific storm occurred in Inverell at lunch time yesterday and on Ross Hill three inches were registered in less than an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Wagga Buildings Damaged WAGGA
Crops, buildings, orchards and hay stacks at the Government Experiment Farm, three miles north of Wagga, were severely damaged in a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Storm Rain. Damage to Property
The storms that passed over the Warialda and Inverell districts last week were accompanied by very heavy rain which did much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Lightning Whilst Sheltering From a Storm
Sheltering in a hollow tree from rain which fell at Nullamanna on Thursday, Mr. Andrew Kirk was struck by lightning. He was not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm at Inverell. 3 Inches in 50 MINUTES
A terrific storm occurred in Inverell at lunch on Thursday, and on Ross Hill three inches were registered in less than an hour. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cars in the Storm
Never has the N.R.M.A. emergency read service staff been busier than during a recent week-end, when nearly 1000 calls, the majority on account…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain to East and West
Armidale residents were disappointed this afternoon when prospects of torrential rain passed with no more than a few drops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain North Coast Reports SYDNEY
Heavy rains have been recorded on the North Coast during the past 24 hours, including 930 points at Coff's Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tenterfield Storm
When a severe electric storm burst over Tenterfield just before noon on Thursday, the engine which was generating electricity for the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm, Then Cold Change
A storm worked over Uralla on Monday afternoon and 23 points of rain were registered in the town. District reports state that falls of 60 to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Greeks Storm Gateway to Tepelani LONDON
An official spokesman over the Greek radio last night announced that the Greeks continue to advance along the entire 150-mile…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Council. Final Regular Meeting Annual Holidays for Outside Staff Engineer Reports on Flood Damage Alleged Pollution of Macintyre River
Last night the final regular meeting of the Municipal Council for 1940 was held. During the Christmas period the office will close from December 24 till December 30, and the outside staff will be on holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Rain At King's Plains Two Feet of Water on Flat
On Tuesday afternoon torrential storm rain fell in the vicinity of King's Plains Station, it being estimated that there were…
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