Goering Directs Flood Rescues London
Field Marshal Goering directed operations when a dam burst on the Oder River, flooding a large expanse of German territory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1940
271 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
Heavy Rain May Develop Within Week Sydney
"The southerly winds responsible for the cool change to-day will probably give way to-night or to-morrow to northerly breezes and a recurrence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Isolated Britain Magnetic Storm Worst for 30 Years LONDON, March 26
The magnetic storm on Sunday completely cut off Britain from America and Scandinavia, and interrupted short-wave communication across the Atlantic for 14…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Risked Lives in Flood Youths Saved Valuable Horses Crossed Raging Water in Tin Canoe Brisbane
Two South Johnstone youths, Gordon Rowe and Robert Turnbull, in a small tin canoe in the raging flood waters, saved the lives of 12 valuable draught horses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone Brought Heavy Rain Perth
During a cyclone which swept the North-west coast yesterday, the town of La Grange received five and a half inches of rain in two hours, and seven and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Serious Floods in Europe Budapest, March 31
Serious flooding has occurred in Yugoslavia and Hungary as a result of the thaw. Large areas of valuable agricultural land have been inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Russia and the Danubian Basin London
Following the sudden lbaw, riven in all parts of Russia, especially the Ukraine, am overflowing their banks. At Voroshiloograd Lunansk 4000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Floods in Yugoslavia London, April 3
The Berlin wireless estimates that the damage caused by the floods in Yugoslavia totals £66,000,000. The flood waters are still rising and have entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Battle in the Dawn Diggers Storm Gaza Ridge Again Somewhere in Palestine, March 17
Men or the Second A.I.F. in Palestine are practising night manoeuvres. This is a description of a night manoeuvre carried out by the Reconnaissance Regiment, the modern equivalent of the Australian Light Horse which won fame in Palestine in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Europe Thousands Homeless in Yugoslavia BELGRADE, April 5
Flood water from the Danube are sweeping Yugoslavia, and 20,000 people are homeless. The waters are threatening to submerge Novigrad…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood of Australian Wheat in Britain Granaries Are Glutted London
British granaries are glutted with Australian wheat as the result of efforts to increase reserve stocks of grain. The "Daily Telegraph" reports that heavy importation of Australian wheat has overflowed granaries, congested docks,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Hits Queensland Woman Killed; Property Damaged Floodings Expected Brisbane
A woman was killed and property damaged by a cyclone which struck the Queensland coast between Townsville and Bowen at 3…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strike Storm Centre in Queensland Moves to Get Pits Going Flying Squads of Pickets Brisbane
The centre of action in the coal dispute moved to-day from New South Wales to Queensland, where police cordons and mobile…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →14 Inches of Rain in 48 Hours: Floods in North Qld. Brisbane
Serious floods are expected in the far north of Queensland because of the cyclone which has swept the tropical coast with furious winds and defuses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Centre
Map showing the new storm centre of Western Europe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Second Victim Floods Follow Cyclone in Queensland MACKAY
Floods following the cyclone yesterday have claimed another victim. Willie Sing, Chinese market gardener, is believed to have been drowned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone-flood Damage in Queensland Brisbane
It is impossible yet to assess the damage in the Lower Burdekin district as a result of the cyclone and flooding, but a conservative estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage in Queensland Estimated at £50,000 BRISBANE
Floods caused by the cyclone which crossed the coast near Townsville at the week-end left damage estimated at £50,000 in the Home Hill sugar district…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heavy Rain Reported in Upper Hunter River Rises to 3 Feet at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook
Following heavy storms rains in the northern areas, the Hunter River, which has been dry for months, is again running freely at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →84 Points in Hour Storm Soon Passed Part of City's Electric Supply Affected
The electric supply to a section of Newcastle West was interrupted at the height of a severe thunderstorm which broke over the city yesterday afternoon…
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