Heavy Thunderstorm At Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK
A thunderstorm yesterday brought a very heavy downpour of rain, and two hundred and twenty points having fallen in three and a half hours, water…
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Floods & storms, 1931
579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 29
Families Starving Situation in United States Winter Storms Feared Washington, January 18
The severity of the situation in the drought area is becoming increasingly apparent, and the attention of official Washington is focussed upon reports of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goode's Appointment Causes Political Storm £100 Haul From Co-op. Store at Cardiff Thieves Used a Stolen Car Preferred Goods to Cash
Using a stolen car to take away' their booty, thieves. who broke into the Cardiff branch of the Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →50 DROWNED Big Storm in Black Sea Many Vessels Wrecked Bucharest, January 22
In a terrific storm in the Back Sea, the Russian steamer Zavaslia foundered, and 36 of her crew and 14 passengers were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fierce Gale Rages Near Singleton Cuts Down Big Trees Like a Cyclone Telegraph Poles Also
A devastating wind, thought by many residents to have been a cyclone, visited the Singleton district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sacrifice Needed Voluntary or Compulsory Weathering Storm Chief Secretary's Plea SYDNEY
A plea for sacrifice on the part of the whole community was made by the Chief Secretary (Mr. M. Gosling) when speaking at the official luncheon of the Anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in Brisbane Brisbane
Owing to the heavy rain this morning, no play took place to-day in the Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prospector Drowned Floods in Queensland BRISBANE
Charles Olson, a gold prospector, was swept to death by the flooded Russell River, near Cairns, yesterday. He en-deavoured to swim the river, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Held Up Central Australian Floods Delay of Week Likely Melbourne
The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr J. C. Westhoven) stated to-day, that owing to floods near Pine Creek, Northern Australia, the train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Threaten Heavy Rain in Queensland BRISBANE
Creeks and rivers on the South Coast are in a flooded condition following heavy rains as a result of a cyclonic disturbance passing down the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Warning Heavy North Coast Rain SYDNEY
The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning — A cyclonic disturbance is located over tho south coast of Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rood Menace on North Coast More Serious Heavy Rain Still Falling Rivers Rising Rapidly Sydney
The flood menace on the North Coast became more serious to-day as heavy rains continued to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Sweeps Seaside 52 Bathing Sheds Lifted BRISBANE
A cyclonic gale swept seaside resorts near Rockhampton last night. At Peppoon only three'-bathing sheds were left standing, out of 55, and a new life-saving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods Brisbane
The police to-day issued a warning to residents in several suburbs that flooding is expected in low-lying parts. Oxley Creek broke its banks today, the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Danger North Coast Rivers Exceptional Rainfalls Sydney
Due to I severe cyclone located off the South Queensland coast, exceptionally heavy rain has fallen on the North Coast of New South Wales during the past 24…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Alarm River Rises 16 Feet Flood at Murwillumbah Lismore
Falls of from six to nine inches throughout the Richmond Valley in 12 hours to-day, have placed Lismore in an alarming position. Two arms of the river meet…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Floods Alarming Rise in Brisbane River Shipping Warned to Leave Torrential Rain in Northern Rivers Districts
Serious floods have occurred in Southern Queensland and on the North Coast of New South Wales following torrential rains. The rise in the upper reaches of the Brisbane River is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cup Off by Raging Floods
A view of Murwillumbad, which is Completely surrounded by flood-waters. Many people were rescued in boats…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Of New South Wales Thousands Homeless in Flood-stricken Areas Further 'Quake Revives Fire Napier in Ruins Terrible Scenes Witnessed by Rescue Parties Great Confusion New Shock So Severe That Harbor Bed Lifted and Stranded H.M.S. Veronica Wellington (N.z.)
Another serious earthquake in Napier last night struck further terror into the hearts of those who remained in the stricken area. This new shock was so severe that it again lifted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane and North Coast in Flood's Grip Wild Dash for Safety Railway Services Disorganised Black Night Brisbane
With terrible suddenness, floods have enwrapped Brisbane and North Coast towns of…
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