Substantial Rain Is Forecast Floods Predicted On North Coast SYDNEY
Rain, which swept over the State in varying degrees over the week-end, is the fore-runner of more substantial falls, said the…
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Floods & storms, 1940
271 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14
Light to Heavy Rain on North Coast Sydney
At 9 a.m. to-day the weather was cloudy to overcast or dull on the coast and adjacent tablelands. Showers or light rain were falling at isolated places in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Cyclone on Way to North Queensland Brisbane
North Queensland coastal towns are awaiting the approach of another cyclone which has developed 100 miles to the north-west of Willis Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Floods for Queensland Second Cyclone on Way BRISBANE
Another cyclone, at present of moderate intensity, has developed 100 miles north-west of Willis Island, and is moving westwards towards the Queensland coast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclone Brings Rain to Queensland Brisbane
The cyclone located north-west of Willis Island two days ago gathered energy this afternoon as it swept towards the Queensland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Townsville Is Isolated Floods Stop Trains BRISBANE
Torrential downpours again occurred in the Far North, and this morning rivers and creeks between Cairns and Innisfail were in flood, blocking railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boats to Rescue North Queensland Town Flooded BRISBANE
Heavy rain, following a cyclone in the Far North, caused serious flooding at Ingham to-day, when the Herbert River broke its banks. From early this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Canefields Under Water Wide Area Flooded in North BRISBANE
Although rain in the Tully and Ingham areas ceased op Friday, over the week-end large areas were still covered with flood waters much deeper than any since…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pirow Causes Storm in South Africa Cape Town, March 11
Mr. Oswald Pirow, former South African Minister for Defence, caused indignation by suggesting that the Opposition party should have Storm Troops and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SUBURBAN & District Property-owners to Decide Floodlighting Scheme for Hamilton
Because a canvass of business men concerned had revealed a difference of opinion, and because several of the shops were owned by other people, Central Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Latest U Anes for Allies May Cause Storm London
A message from Washington states that a major controversy is likely to develop over the announcement that the United States War Department has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curbing Floods in Iraq
During the next few years British engineers in Iraq will be performing a valuable and complex task in the Biblical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Erosion's Big Toll in Upper Hunter Rich Areas Swept Away Drought As Devastating As Floods
The announcement of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) that the Government is moving with all haste for a water conservation scheme for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood Boat Committee
Messrs. A. Munday, F. Spark and M. Graham have been appointed trustees of the Woodville Flood Boat Committee. Most of the flood boats on the Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gandhi's Hut Flooded in Indian Gale London
Mahatma Gandhi's hut was among the many flooded or blown down when a torrential downpour and a gale broke up the All India…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Isolates Polar Explorers Washington
A radio report from Rear-Admiral Byrd states that a gale, which reached 63 miles an hour, has halted preparation of tho east base and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Orphans of the Storm V.A.D. Commandant On Position
"We are orphans of the storm." said Mrs. R. Derkenne. Commandant of , the 1st Newcastle V.A.D, when commenting on the position existing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Market-street Block May Not Be Floodlit
The Newcastle Council's new Market-street block may not be floodlit, as was originally intended. The Works Committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy Rain in Few Days Forecast by Mr. Mares Some Showers in Some Suburbs
Decisive rain conditions had developed along the coast north of Newcastle and substantial falls were likely in the next few days,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in Queensland Brisbane
Heavy rain spoiled to-day for Easter holiday makers in Brisbane. In the far north Tully had 14 inches, Babinda eight and Innisfail seven…
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