Flood Disaster in Austria Vienna
Causing the greatest flood disaster in Australian history, the River Mur burst its banks in Styria and Carinthia, stopping all traffic between Austria and…
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Floods & storms, 1938
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 25
Many Perish Austria's Worst Flood VIENNA, May 22
Causing the greatest flood disaster in Austrian history, the River Mur burst its banks in Styria and Carinthia, stopping all traffic between Austria and Yugo…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Break-up of Drought in Sight? Heavy Rain in Nor'-west Area Sydney
Heavy rain fell last night over the parched north-western districts and is extending to the central western areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Austria Graz, May 24
Thirty are dead and 6000 homeless owing to floods in Southern Austria. Motor-boats from Vienna rescued 30 persons who had been in a house for 48…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Drought Spectre Washed Out by Deluge of Rain Big Falls In North Riverina an West Also Sharing Sydney
General rain over the whole State, Which has amounted to a deluge in the North and North-west, has broken one of the worst droughts experienced in 25 years in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Injuries In Heavy Rain Tram Hits Youth SYDNEY
Ronald Huckle, 18, a labourer, of Ramsgate, wan fatally injured when he was knocked to the roadway by a tram in Waterloo this afternoon. He suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Flood Danger North Coast Towns Warned Rivers Rising Torrential Rain Over Wide Area
Flood danger warnings have been sent to North Coast towns by the Weather Bureau. The Clarence River and its…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Tragedy Father and Son Drowned in Queensland BRISBANE
Frederick Alfred Humphries, 34, and Frederick Humphries, 9, were attempting to cross the flooded Eudlo Creek, near Palmwood, on the North Coast, when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Dam Works Flooded Brisbane
The Somerset dam construction works in the heart of a deep ravine in the Brisbane Ranges have been flooded for the second time since the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effect Of Flood Rains On North Coast
Rain has inundated the North Coast. and paddocks and holding have been transformed into lakes, from which protrude the tops of trees. The top picture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wickham Streets Flooded by High Tides Residents Indignant
For three nights five streets at Wickham have been flooded by the overflow of "king" tides. The area affected is near the concrete box drain, which cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Federal Parliament Flood of "Oratory." Still Undammed at Canberra Canberra
For the umpteenth time this session the Government, having announced a definite programme for the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fiercest Gale for Years LONDON, June 1
The fiercest June gale in living memory, reaching it times 100 miles an hour, accompanied by rain and thunder, is sweeping the English Channel and southern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood of Mail Extra Allowance for Federal Members CANBERRA
Because of the unusual public interest and consequent increase in members correspondence arising out of the National Insurance Bill, the Treasurer (Mr. R. G…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Arrests Jews Victims of Austrian Campaign Labour for Flooded Areas London, June 2
Arrests continue daily in Austria, says the Vienna correspondent of "The Times." They include 4000 Jews in Vienna in the last fortnight—about half…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dust Storm's Havoc in Japan Tokio
A duststorm which raged for four hours over 115 square mile, of western Tokachi destroyed five factories and other buildings, closed the schools and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eventful Sea Trip Gales, Sickness, Fire Wellington (N.z.)
When she reached Auckland the liner Remuera completed an eventful voyage from London. First she encountered terrific gales and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Altitude Record for Glider Weird Feelings in Storm Clouds London
What it feels like to be sucked into the air by storm-clouds in a glider is described by Philip Wills in an article in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →11,000 Feet Up British Glider Pilot's Story Rapid Climb in Storm Cloud London, June 7
Philip Wills, in an article in "The Times," describes his ascent of 11,000 feet is a glider, establishing a new British height record…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Much Damage Floods in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Following torrential rain enormous damage has been caused by floods in the Taranaki and New Plymouth districts. Communication is difficult, and only…
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