Famine Menace Residents of Queensland Floods Stop Supplies Brisbane
Floods continue to menace inland towns in Western Queensland. A record flood is expected at Dirranbandi, where the river is rising rapidly. It…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1931
579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 29
Brisbane Express Delayed by Floods
The Brisbane express was 45 minutes late arriving at Newcastle this morning, owing to delays caused by the floods in Queensland. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bait for the Voting Trap Political Propaganda Flood Free Reading
The great flood of political propaganda is pouring over the Commonwealth. MILLIONS of words, thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Danger Passes Queensland Floods Another Life Lost Families Marooned in Dawson Valley BRISBANE
Although the flood position is still serious in many Queensland districts, the general impression gained from country reports is that the immediate danger has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swept From Bridge Horse and Rider Flood Tragedy at Inverell Inverell
Attempting to negotiate a concrete level crossing known as the Emu Crossing, two miles on the Uralla side of Bundarra, a stranger, who was later identified no…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers Ruined Cotton Crops Destroyed Big Queensland Floods Brisbane
Cotton crops in the Dawson River Valley, on which the district mainly depends have been totally destroyed by the flood waters. Fully three-quarters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waters Recede Floods in Queensland Another Fatality Brisbane
With the exception of Dirranbandi, where the position is doubtful, the foods throughout the State have now subsided, due to the advent of fine weather…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Flood
One bright morning I was bathing in the river. At 12 o'clock I decided to go home. As I was passing the coat-shed dark clouds approached. I put the boat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Many Lives Lost Gale in Mediterranean LONDON, December 14
Over 40 lives were lost in the worst storm experienced in the Mediterranean for years. The Italian, naval salvage ship Tesco foundered near Sardinia, and 36…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parents Killed Infants Sleep With Corpses Tragedy in Thunderstorm London, December 14
A message from Christiansund (Norway describes how terrified twins, aged six, crept from their cots and snuggled into their parents' bed, unaware that a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Gets Its Christmas Mail Christmas Air Mail Delivered in London 'Smithy' Ran Into Storm Won't Delay His Return Right Regular Service London
Air Commodore Kingsford Smith's rescued air mail teas delivered in London before 3 p.m., and stamp experts are…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood of Imports Into Britain Anticipating Act Against Dumping London
Striking figures showing the flood of imports into Great Britain during October and November have been issued in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Wireless Storm Tracker
A new British invention will save the lives of many airmen. Its function is to track weather disturbances, and it is declared to be the most sensitive and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A London Letter Prime Minister and Detective Shadow—Preparing for a Tariff—Statesmen and War—Tracking a Storm by Wireless. LONDON, November 5. Guarding the King's Ministers
When crowds assemble in Whitehall on occasions such as the opening of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers who walk to the House of Commons are attended by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Mitigation Work Finished Levee Banks at Horseshoe Bend Maitland Area
The flood mitigation work being carried out by the Public Works Department on the Hunter River at Horseshoe Bend, In the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Christmas Eve Deluge
Torrential rain fell at Cairns (North Queensland) on Christmas Eve. Large crowds were marooned in the city area, where streets were flooded. The rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trains Held Up North Queensland Floods CAIRNS
Train services have been held up in far North Queensland, owing to floods covering the Tully and Herbert bridges. Most of the rivers are in high flood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fine and Hot Storms May Come Later SYDNEY
The only rainfall recorded in New South Wales during the week-end consisted of some scattered thundershowers in the northern areas, from the slopes eastward…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Midnight Storm Cool Change For Sydney SYDNEY, Thursday Morning
A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by rain, struck the city shortly before midnight, and lasted for about half an hour, Very little damage appears to have been…
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