Still Marooned on Hill Northern Flood Refugees DARWIN
The wife of the superintendent of Roper River Anglican Mission (Mrs. S. C. Port) and half-caste members of the staff are still on a hill where they sought refuge…
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Floods & storms, 1940
271 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 14
Children's Bed Afloat in Floods Tamworth
Two children in the home of Mrs. H. W. Odel, near Tamworth, early yesterday morning awoke to find their bed floating in water…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Youth Drowned Floods Isolate Towns in Queensland BRISBANE
Julius Khan, 18, was drowned while crossing the Dawson River, near Baralaba. Floodwaters still surround the townships of Millmerran, west of Toowoomba, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fears Of Dutch Floods Were not Fulfilled. PARIS
Misgivings about a flood in Holland, resulting from ice sweeping down the Rhine, have not been fulfilled. The authorities have been able to control…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain and Heat Wave on the Way Sydney
Heavy rains may fall in the northern part of the Stale early next week as a result of slowly-developing depression conditions near the Queensland border…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Airliner Is Missing Down in Gulf Country? Engines Heard in Heavy Rain Brisbane, February 7
An Air Lines of Australia Dragon plane, piloted by Captain W. Wiltshire, is missing in the Gulf country. Captain Wiltshire left Normanton at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wickham Tidal Flooding Council's Plan to be Carried Out Objections Withdrawn
Greater Newcastle Council's Work Committee agreed last night to recommend the granting of authority to the City Engineer (Mr. L. J. Price) to proceed with his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storms Pass "Sun" Short Story
Mary looked out of the train window at the scenery which was so new to her. She had been in Australia only a week, and now she was going to meet Roger. She felt that she was sixteen again, with that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Off Willis Island Brisbane
The first cyclone of the season is reported off Willis island. It is exceptionally intense and is expected to cause further heavy coastal rain north front…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Damage in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Hundreds of homes have been invaded by flood waters. Many reports of narrow escapes from drowning are seeping through from the Invercargill district, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclone Warning to Queensland Melbourne
The Central Weather Bureau warned towns on the coast of Queensland south of Townsville to prepare for the most serious storms in their experience. People…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →L.g.u. Cancellations Cause Storm of Protests
Cancellation of the Australian women's championship meeting, because of the war, has evoked criticism from many prominent golfers in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclone Off Coast of Queensland May Strike Near Mackay To-day BRISBANE
The cyclone which has been operating for five days around Willis Island may strike the Queensland coast to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Food for Flood Victims 1700-Mile Voyage DARWIN
The patrol boat Kuru will leave Darwin shortly on a 1700-mile voyage to the Roper River police station with food supplies for the flood victims…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Even Cyclone Has Turned Us Down SYDNEY
Prospects of substantial rain this week are slight, according to the Assistant State Meteorologist (Mr. Newman). The cyclone in Queensland has turned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Cyclone Damage North Queensland Isolated Towns Battered Brisbane
Northern Queensland is being battered by a terrific hurricane which struck the coastline early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone's Trail of Ruin North Queensland Areas Many Refugees at Townsville Brisbane
The cyclone has worked inland to-day and is causing extensive damage and flooding in North Queensland. Towns which were out of communication last night to-day told of the havoc caused by the cyclone on the coast between…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Many Were Stung Blue-bottles Back Again Legacy of Ocean Storm
More than 100 people were treated for blue-bottle stings at Newcastle Beach yesterday. The surf was fair, but owing to the recent rough weather a number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Wake of Cyclone N. Queensland Areas Suffer Brisbane
Serious flooding in north Queensland is following in the wake of the cyclone, which is now moving toward Cloncuny. Damage and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Lives Lost in Cyclone Queensland Damage BRISBANE
So far no loss of life has been reported from the areas struck by the cyclone in North Queensland. Communication with the affected centres is still…
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