"Frank Mitchell Flood." Storm Baby Aptly Named
Baby Killalea, who was born in an ambulance car in a flooded creek crossing at Upper Tallebudgera during a storm at midnight on…
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Floods & storms, 1934
570 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 29
Two Drowned Caught in Fierce Storm
At Hexham on the Hunter River on Sunday afternoon Mrs. Florence Germyne (39), of Weston, and Bernice Ellis (7), of Kurri Kurri, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Repair of Kyogle Showground Buildings Damaged by Storm Kyogle
An ambitious programme of additions and improvements to the Kyogle showground was outlined by Mr. O. Green, at a special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Showground Suggested Improvements. Repairing Storm Damage Installation of Electric Light
A general desire to improve the Kyogle show ground and buildings at a cost of £1000 was shown at a well attended special meeting of members of the Kyogle Agricultural and Pastoral Society yesterday morning. It was decided to make application to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Californian Flood Loss of Life and Destruction of Property
The greatest disaster known for the past 57 years has just occurred at Southern California. Los Angeles had ii record deluge of rain, and floods swept away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra Inundated Swirling Flood Divides Capital
CANBERRA, Monday:-After a week-end of torrential storms, the Molonglo River broke its banks today and disorganised traffic,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Waters Receding
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A message received this morning stated that the overflow of the waters of Burrinjuck dam are gradually receding,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Floods Wagga and Gippsland. Sydney
The Burrinjuck dam was rising rapidly at a late hour last night and gave every sign of overflowing. Considerable alarm is felt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toll of Death and Destruction in Three States Tornado Leaves Path of Desolation Lives Lost in South Coast Floods Brisbane
Like a colossal scythe, a tornado swept through the bushland at Moggill, near Brisbane, last night, leaving a path of desolation over a strip two miles long by a quarter of a mile wide. The farms of two settlers suffered severely, while a third was also damaged, though less seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amusements Regent Theatre "Deluge"
Imagine New York sinking into giant crevasses made by a mammoth earthquake. Imagine oceans inundating all lands of the universe in a monstrous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Localised Storm Murwillumbah
Bound Mount was swept by a hurricane at 2.30 p.m. to-day. A fierce wind uprooted trees and demolished banana plantations. Not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swept by Hurricane Round Mountain Worst Storm Within Memory
Round Mountain was swept by a hurricane yesterday at 2.30 p.m. In 10 minutes a fierce wind uprooted trees in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Position Eases Roads Still Inundated Serious Damage Indicated Sydney
Reports from the flooded portions of New South Wales indicate that the position is easing generally, although roads on the South Coast are still inundated. At Bega six people were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RABBITS DROWNEs Floods in Creeks CASINO
"The recent floods have accounted for the destruction of large numbers of rabbits in the creeks and low lands, while numbers of land holders have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Amusements Regent Theatre Final Screening of "Deluge"
"Deluge" vividly depicts the end of the world by an earthquake and tidal wave spectacularly effected by modern photography. Helen Webster is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Over Tasman "Smithy" Delays Departure
SYDNEY, Wednesday:- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith had intended to fly to Richmond aerodrome to-day to take off for New Plymouth at 3 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heat & Storms 99 Dogrees at Mullumbimby
Threatening storms, accompanied by strong winds prevailed on Sunday evening last following a very hot day. The storm at night yielded 55 points…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wake of Great Ruin £500,000 Damage Victorian Floods Receding
MELBOURNE, Wednesday:- With the weather clearing and the waters rapidly receding, fears of further floods at Orbost because of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Danger Passing Flood Waters Subside Concern at Wagga WAGGA
Although the weather locally is fine, concern is felt as to what will happen when the full force of the flood waters come down the river…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Repairing Storm Damage
The tender of W. Tyrell (£344-, 0-) has been accepted by the Kyogle Show Society for the repair of the buildings at the show ground…
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