Snakes Intrude Schoolhouse; Baby's Cot Flood Sidelights
Driven out of the swamps and other habitats by the flood, numerous snakes have invaded homes and other buildings. At Tumbulgum on Monday…
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Floods & storms, 1931
608 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 31
Flood Sidelights Snowed Up! Borderer's Plight
Mt. Tomewin, Sunday, February 8:--While Murwillumbah residents are wading through water in the Main streets the border people at Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOOBALL. Flood Damages
The water is now practically clear of the Mooball swamps except, for the exceptionally low lying areas. They are still so soft and boggy, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Victims Government Relief Urged Questions in Assembly
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly. to-day, Mr. W. T. Missingham (C.P.) asked the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Norco Notes From Droughts to Floods (Issued February 6, 1931.)
What country of extremes this Australia of ours is. For the last month or so we have been harping on the subject of lack of rain until it has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood at Brisbane
The flooded waters of the Brisbane River, supplemented by the moderately high tide shortly after midday, failed on Saturday to reach the level…
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On Saturday night the flood waters at Lismore receded and the only portions of the town under water on Sunday were the north and south areas,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood. at Coraki. Flood Gates Carried Away
Coraki had 1718 points of rain last week. Early on Saturday morning the North Arm broke across into the main river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Ceases. Floods Receding Damaged Railway Repaired. Trains Resume Running
There was a break in the weather on Saturday, only light showers falling. There were a few showers on Sunday and again on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fettlers' Pluck on Kyogle Line Fighting the Flood (In this article the characters are fictitious, but the incidents are a true record.)
Monday was the climax. There had been long continued spell of dry weather- almost a drought- in Gradys Creek district. The hillsides were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Victims Question of Relief SYDNEY
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Missingham asked the Chief Secretary whether his department would make available some money for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Prevention (To the Editor)
Sir,—In view of the big flood with which Lismore has again been enveloped it seems an opportune time for our municipal council to take…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Norco Notes From Drought to Floods (Issued February 6, 1931.)
What a country of extremes this Australia of ours is For the last mouth or so we have been harping on the subject of lack of rain until it has got…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Richmond Enjoys Fine Weather Help for Flood Victims River Still Slowly Falling Flood Relief Fund
Richmond River district residents yesterday welcomed the bright sun that shone on paddocks saturated with flood water, and the 1931 flood will soon be listed with the "has beens to be quoted to newcomers with the floods of 1893 and 1921…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →49 Persons Missing Steamers Collide in Storm
TOKIO, Tuesday,--On Monday evening the French steamer Porthos, of 12,692 tons, was leaving the port of Kobe, when it collided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Sunk Collision in Storm 49 Passengers Missing Tokio
The steamer Port Hos, when leaving Kobe last night, collided in a snowstorm with the Kikusui Maru, bound for Shanghai. The Kikusui Maru sank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Mercy of Gale Schooner Buffeted Fishing Party's Ordeal Had to Eat Bait Gladstone (Queensland)
Wednesday:--Delayed by adverse winds, and then driven before a gale in mountainous seas for the greater part of three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mullumbimby Escapes Floods Fortunately Situated
Mullumbimby may have the reputation of being the wettest town in New South Wales, but it escaped all the hair-raising sensations, thrilling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stoker's Siding Last Week's Flood
Stoker's Siding, fortunately, did not suffer to any extent from last week's flood, owing to the hilly nature of the country, but there were minor losses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Notes (From Our Correspondent) Flood Reflections
Brisbane is feeling a bit chastened as a result of the inundation of numerous low-lying portions; and some persons, actuated by various motives, think…
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