British Floods Rises in Thames Reported LONDON, December 30
Reports from the flooded areas indicate some abatement of the rising water due to the heavy rainfall of the last few days on top of the Christmas thaw…
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Floods & storms, 1936
512 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 26
English Floods Extensive Damage Caused LONDON
Rain has fallen heavily to-day over most of England and it is expected that the fall for the month will exceed the average. THE rate of the flow of the Thames has increased by 700,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage Soon Repaired
The cost of repairs to roads and bridges following the recent Gippsland floods will be about £3000, compared with an expenditure of £92,630 after the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain in England Farming Areas Flooded Rail Traffic Disorganised (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, December 31
Rain has fallen heavily to-day over most of England. It is expected that the fall for the month will exceed the average of 2.99 inches. The rate of flow of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Higher Revenue Figures Flood of Imports Canberra
Owing to an unusually heavy [?]ood of imports in December Customs revenue for the first six months of the current financial year was £2,202,570…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in England Serious Damage Reported Rivers Still Rising London
Owing to the recent heavy rains the floods are still increasing and are reported to be serious all over England…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm in Mallee Extensive Damage Melbourne
Though confined to a small area, the intensity of a cyclonic storm that swept through the mallee last night was such that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Serious Damage Floods in Great Britain Traffic Disorganised London, January 1
Owing to the recent heavy rains floods are still increasing in seriousness and extent all over England. The Thames continues to rise all along its course, from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fears Are Growing Flood Position in England Bridge in Danger London
Expectation of further heavy rain in England gives cause for fears of serious floodings in the South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Left By The Flood
Debris, carried down the flooded Snowy River, obliterated Marlo Beach (Vic.) and piled up against the pier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Storm Damage in Victoria Railway Washaways Reported Melbourne
One of the most severe wind and hailstorms on record was experienced in the Mallee country last night. The damage is estimated at £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →English Floods May Be More Serious Further Rain Expected (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, January 2
Forecasts of continued heavy rain for the next 48 hours owe cause for fear that the present extensive flooding in many districts of the southern half of England may…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in England Thames Valley Inundated Delays to Traffic London
Though flood conditions in many districts of the Thames Valley were again worse to-day and the rate of the flow of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peak Reached Floods in Britain Abatement Expected London, January 4
There is good prospect of a relatively dry week-end throughout Britain, which should allow the floods to subside. The waters further receded in the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flooded Rivers Relief in Queensland BRISBANE
Good falls of rain were reported from the North and Central-west to-day. In some places the rain was so consistent that flooding occurred, and mail services…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain Recorded North Western Area Benefits Breaking of Drought Sydney
Rain has set in in the parched North Western area of the State and substantial falls, are forecast there within the next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Being Dismantled Glen Ayr Mine Slack Box Workings Flooded in 1930
The slack box at Glen Ayr colliery, near East Greta Junction, is being dismantled by a gang of men employed by the West Maitland Municipal Council. The timber…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French Countryside Swept by Floods Boats Used in Streets Peasants Driven From Homes Rivers Still Rising Paris
Widespread floods in the south, south-west and west of France have done incalculable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storms in Queensland BRISBANE
Severe storms to-day dislocated all communication in South-western Queensland. The extent of the damage is not known. Linesmen have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Foundered in Gale London, January 7
Wreckage washed up near Milford Haven has confirmed the report that the Lowestoft drifter. Shore Breeze, which left Plymouth last week,…
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