After Drought-the Flood!
An did westerner relates that there had been a seven years' drought way out west, and for six of these years ruin and devastation swept over the cattle…
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Floods & storms, 1927
661 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 34
Flood Damage Within Tweed Shire Bridges Washed Away Serious Landslides
Tweed Shire Council has suffered heavy damage as a result of the recent flood rains. Several important bridges have been washed away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Death. Floods Prevent Assistance
One of those tragedies which accentuate the troubles of settlers cut off from assistance by floods and impassable roads occurred on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge at Toowoomba
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Heavy rain has again set in over south-eastern Queensland. A terrific deluge was again experienced at Toowoomba to-day, over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge at Toowoomba Brisbane
Heavy rain has again set in over southeastern Queensland. A terrific deluge was again experienced at Toowoomba to-day, more than two inches being recorded in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Follows Snowstorm
LONDON, Monday.--A gale has followed the heavy snowstorm in the North of England. There are widespread floods in the south, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Storm in a Tea Cup" "Unsatisfactory" Case Occupies Murwillumbah Magistrate's Time. Insulting Words and Assault
"It is really a storm in a tea cup and the case should never have come into court. It is most unsatisfactory in many respects," declared Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Damaged by Floods. Minister Has No Money
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Fitzgerald, told a deputation which asked for a special grant to repair flood damage,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage by Flood Waters
The cane growers of the Lower Richmond are greatly perturbed over the damage being done by the flood rains that have fallen over the district during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Flood Damage
"Crazy Corner" might aptly be the name bestowed on a fairly large area of the fruit-growing district of Perwillowen, near Nambour, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car's Plunge. Into Flooded River
An unenviable experience befel a party of motorists returning from Lismore to Woodburn. Owing to flood waters, the party had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Repairing Flood Damage Sydney
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzgerald) told a deputation which asked for a special grant to repair flood damage that the department has no funds to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Causes Beach Chances
The recent heavy rains and winds experienced along the coast at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta have resulted in a number of changes in the beaches. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caught in Gale. Sailing Ship sends Distress Signals
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A radio message from H.M.A.S. Yarra, was picked up by the Naval depot, stating that a sailing vessel was in distress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lost Control in Storm Melbourne
During a gale which swept parts of Victoria last night Henry Watts, while riding a motor cycle at Geelong, was temporarily blinded by the storm. He lost control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hindoos' Flood Experience
On Sunday forenoon a couple or Hindoos, driving a pony and sulky, endeavoured to get through to the Clarence from Coraki. All went well till they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Shire Roads Question of Government Assistance
On Tuesday a deputation from Tarro Shire (in the Hunter electorate) waited upon the Minister for Works (Mr. Fitzgerald), with a request for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage by Flood Waters
The cane growers of the Lower Richmond are greatly perturbed over the damage being done by the flood rains that have fallen over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed Instantly. Motor Cyclist in Storm
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--During a gale which swept parts of Victoria last night, Henry Watts, while riding a motor cycle at Geelong, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In North Queensland. Flood Waters Threaten to Block Railway Traffic
SYDNEY, Friday.--Consequent on heavy rain falls in North Queensland, particularly between Bowen and Townsville, Inkerman railway bridge…
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