Residents Holding Flood in Check Anxiety at Wentworth Wentworth
Hopeful now of eventually winning their fight with the flood demon, residents of Wentworth are settling down to a long s[?]ege in the Darling…
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Floods & storms, 1931
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London Flooded Storms Sweep Britain Lighting Kills 13 LONDON, August 5
Terrific thunderstorms, which also caused widespread damage in other parts of Britain and in France and Belgium, raged all the afternoon in London,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Won Record For Australia in Spite of Terrific Storms Mollison Reached England Well Ahead of Scott's Fine Record Worst Flying Weather for Months London
Like William the Conqueror from Normandy, Mr. J. A. Mollison, the Scot from Australia, landed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bolwarra Shire Council Meeting Clearing Up Flood Damage
Bolwarra Shire Council met at Lorn West Maitland yesterday afternoon. The President (Cr. Elias Bowden) presided and there were, also present Crs. M…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steamer's Exciting Voyage From Nz Flooded Holds to Ride Heavy Seas
Four hundred tons of sea water had to be let into the hold of the freighter Antiope on an exciting eight days voyage from Port…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the Floods
The Uranquinty-Kywong branch railway line, which has been closed for some weeks on account of the heavy Riverina floods, is to be reopened for goods traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Danger Acute at Wentworth Sydney
No relief has como to Wentworth in its battle against the flood menace of the Darling. Last night the river rose very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dredge Is Shelter in Flood Areas Families Are Safe Renmark (S.a.)
The lockmaster at No. 6 lock and his assistant had to take refuge, with their families aboard a dredge when the swollen waters of the Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Causes Big Death Roll Hamilton Cricket Club Annual Meeting To-night
The tenth annual report of the Hamilton District Cricket Club to be presented at the meeting to-night contains many interesting points and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Storm Overwhelms Ships Off French Coast 17 Bodies Washed Ashore Many Small Craft Still Missing Havoc on Land London
Terrible havoc on land and sea has been caused by a series of violent storms, which have swept France,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →10,000 DROWNED Floods in Hankow Acute Food Shortage (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI, August 9
The flood situation at Hankow, following several weeks of rain, has assumed proportions of a national calamity, affecting millions of people. The entire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murray Flood Damage Appeal for Assistance Discussion in Assembly
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Donovan moved the adjournment of the House, to draw attention to the serious position of the residents of the towns along the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods at Renmark Embankment Breaks ADELAIDE
Flood danger at Renmark became serious to-day when the big embankment which protects the southern portion of the Renmark settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unhappy Hankow Fire, Flood, and Plague SHANGHAI, August 13
A fire is sweeping sections of Hankow unchecked, the inundated streets preventing the firemen from reaching the blaze. The floodwaters are maintaining record…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Storm
A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by hailstones, swept over the township of Pelaw Main for several minutes yesterday afternoon. The storm came through the gap…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Time Transit
The engineer-in-charge of the Lower Northern Division of the Main Roads Board has informed the Taree Municipal Council that the Board cannot see its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fight with Floods
Victorian newspaper reports emphasise the gravity of the position in flood-stricken areas. The "Sunraysia Daily," Mildura, tells of the dramatic fight with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Third Cricket Test Manchester Ground Flooded LONDON
Rain has fallen to-day at Manchester, and now the outfield on the Old Trafford cricket ground is flooded. The prospects of being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Play in Test Heavy Rain at Manchester LONDON, August 15
Heavy rain prevented the start of the Test match between England and New Zealand on the Old Trafford ground at Manchester to-day. The outfield was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Rising Hankow Being Evacuated Numerous Dykes Collapse Hankow, August 15
The populace is evacuating Hankow, as the flood has risen 18 inches in a single day. It is now 15 feet deep in the Chinese quarter. Ten former British Concession…
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