Caught by Floods Motorists and Campers North Coast Inundated Grafton
Torrential rain in the Rappville district has resulted in considerable areas of farming and grazing lands being inundated. Crops have been damaged,…
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Floods & storms, 1934
645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 33
Flood Toll Southern Queensland Two Drowned, One Missing Brisbane
Two men, one a half-caste drover, were drowned, and a woman is missing, as a result of the floods in Southern Queensland. A small boy had a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canberra Warning Molonglo River in Flood CANBERRA
Following the heavy rains, the Molonglo River rose 6ft. to-day, and the water reached the top of the two smaller bridges which connect the northern with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South-west Africa Immense Damage by Floods CAPETOWN, January 5
Swollen by torrential rains, the Orange River is roaring in flood, causing immense damage in South-west Africa, which is isolated, owing to approaching bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAMPERS' S.O.S. Flooded Out at Canberra State-wide Damage Canberra
Heavy week-end rain, which resulted in 315 points to 9 a.m. to-day, apparently changed the course of the Molonglo River and flooded the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Water Floods New Concrete Channel
The storm rain on Sunday, coupled with the high rides, caused a flood in the new concrete channel under construction through Islington Park, at Tighe's Hill. Pumps were set to work to augment the natural outflow in emptying the channel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coast Deluge 18½ Inches in South Two Towns Isolated Man Drowned; Another Missing SYDNEY
Reports received to-day show that during the week-end up to 8½ inches of rain fell on the South Coast, the deluge being the heaviest at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Material Damage Molonglo River Flooding Canberra Bridges Submerged Canberra
No material damage occurred from the Molonglo River flooding last night. To-day the only communication between the northern and southern suburbs was by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Orbost Flood Township is Cut Off Refuge on House Roofs Melbourne
Orbost township to-day experienced the worst flood in its history, when the Snowy River rose to a height of 30 feet, which is 10 feet over the danger mark…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Raging Flood in the Snowy River People Marooned on Roof Tops Waters Swirl Over Flat Lands Bridge Swept Away Melbourne
Thundering down from the vast watersheds of the Australian Alps, the Snowy River has burst its banks and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm in Atlantic Buffeting Smashed Ship's Piano London
A grand plane smashed to matchwood provided evidence when the Blue Anchor Company's liner. California, reached Glasgow to-day, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Havoc Many Families Marooned Orbost Rescue Efforts South Coast Towns Still Isolated
Though the Weather Bureau states that the cyclone has moved to the east of Tasmania, and that cooler weather with less rain may be expected in New South Wales, stories of the havoc wrought by the fierce storms and floods are still coming…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Coast Towns Still Isolated Floods Receding Sydney
Reports from the flooded portions of New South Wales indicate that the position is easing generally, although roads on the South Coast are still inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Are Easing Big Losses in the Riverina Wagga Expects Rise Sydney
The heavy flow of two feet three inches over the spillways at Burrenjuck Dam had fallen to one foot, three inches…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Southerly Gale
A southerly gale blew in Newcastle nearly all day yesterday. The wind averaged nearly 40 miles an hour and reached 45 miles at 7 p.m. Fifty-eight points of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Caused Storm
SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, whose references to the British Labor Party policy and Buckingham Palace caused a sttr in London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescue at Sea Four Men in a Launch Helpless in a Gale Coastal Steamers Stand By
Four men were rescued from a disabled launch by the steamer Urana off Port Stephens last night. The rudder of the craft had carried away, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thrilling Story of Rescue in Gale of Four Men in a Boat Pleasure Party Has Close Call Saved at Sea From Stricken Ketch Rescued Man Tells Thrilling Story at Nelson's Bay
"For seven hours we lay on deck, clinging to just anything we could lay hold of, hoping every minute to see a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wagga Waits River Flood Due Soon Danger in South Passing Wagga
Although the weather locally is fine, concern is felt as to what will happen when the full force of the flood waters come down the river to-night or early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Shipbuilding "Biggest Flood Since War" Orders for 50 Oil-tankers London, January 9
The "Daily Express" says that the biggest flood British shipbuilding has known since the war will begin next month, when 50 large ocean-going oil-tankers,…
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