Loss of Crops Feared Gara Dam Flooding Complaint to Council
A district landholder fears that the proposed Gara River dam will cause loss of his crops through flooding…
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176 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 9
Storm Causes Damage in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Friday. — Radio and theatre programmes were int[?] lighting and power [?] were caused, and roots…
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Radio and thea[?]re programmes were interrupted, lighting and power failures were caused, and roofs of houses damaged in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria Lashed by Gale Mountainous Seas Hold Up Shipping Colliers Forced to Take Shelter MELBOURNE
Mountainous seas whipped up by an icy gale reaching 70 m.p.h. have completely disorganised shipping off the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Planes in U.S. Air Crash Collide During Storm New York
Three naval reserve planes on a cross-country formation flight to Miami, crashed, killing all crews when they ran into a storm near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Flood Damage in Tasmania Derwent Valley Inundated HOBART
Floods in the Derment Valley last week caused damage estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000 to hopfields, roads and railway property,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tragic Scenes as Floods Submerge U.S. City Hundreds Drowned In Sadden Catastrophe Adults, Children Swept Off Feet When Dyke Bursts New York
Floods devastating vast sections of the north-west Pacific areas of the United States and British Colombia have surrounded the lowlying area of Vanport city, in Oregon, drowning an unknown number of persons…
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HOBART, Monday.—Floods in the Derwent Valley last week caused damage estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000 to…
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NEW YORK, Monday.—Floods devastating vas sections of the North-west Pacific areas of the United States and British Colombia have surrounded the low-lying area of Vanport City in Oregon, drowning an…
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PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday. — Semiofficial estimates of the flood damage in Oregon, Washington [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Damage in U.S. FLOODS 90,000 People Homeless Fight to Save Portland PORTLAND (Oregon)
Semi-official estimates of flood damage in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia sets the…
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PORTLAND (Oregon), Wednesday.—Semi-official estimates of flood damage in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia set the figure at “at least” £23,500,000 (Australian) with 26 known dead and 90,000 homeless. Mass evacuation along the 120…
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PORTLAND, (Oregon), Monday. — Fifty-two persons, 45 of them children, are still missing in the township of vanport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →45 Children Die in U.S. FLOOD Search For Bodies Continues PORTLAND (Oregon)
Fifty-two persons, 45 of them children, are still miSsing in the township of Vanport, which was destroyed and submerged when…
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PORTLAND, OREGON, Monday.—Fifty-two persons, 45 of them children, are still missing in the township of Vanport, which was destroyed and submerged when flood waters crashed through dykes of the…
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WASHINGTON, Friday.—Despite the chorus of protests by prominent Republicans against the recent cut made by the House of Representatives in the foreign aid programme, the determination of House leaders to persist with the cut has not wilted…
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SYDNEY Wednesday.—Flood waters 20 feet deep swirled through Lismore this morning, carrying with it trees and other debris. Flood boats manred by 50 volunteers worked throughput the night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Devastating Floods on North Coast Sea of Water Stretches 40 Miles Inland Planes Standing By To Drop Supplies To Marooned Families SYDNEY
Flood waters, 20ft. deep, swirled through Lismore this morning, carrying with it trees and other debris. Flood boats, manned by 50 volunteers, worked throughout the night moving families from stricken homes to safety…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A huge area embracing Grafton, Lismore, Kyogle, Casino, Corak i, Yamba, Byron Bay and Tweed Heads is in the grip of devastat ing floods thrown up by a cyclonic disturbance which swept over the North Coast with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Between Guyra and Tingha
A [?]Le swept the country between Guyra and Tingha on Wednesday. Branches from trees were strewn in all directions…
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