Unhappy North Rivers Still in Flood, and Rising
TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday:- Traffic in the North continues to be disorganised by the flooded Tully and Herbert Rivers. This afternoon the…
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Floods & storms, 1934
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River Flooded Damage at Townsville BRISBANE
Following heavy rams the Ross River at Townsville came down a raging torrent yesterday and caused damage, estimated at £6000, to the weir…
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TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday:- It is now a matter of conjecture when the railway services in the North will be restored as both the Tully and…
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Three inches of rain fell on Wednesday and yesterday, following a period of steamy heat. The registration at the post office was 110 points…
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Mr. Thompson, postmaster, was advised this afternoon as follows by the Weather Bureau: A severe cyclone is located over…
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Boisterous weather conditions, accompanied by heavy rain, prevailed on the Lower Tweed throughout yesterday, no less than five inches of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Danger of Flood Rains Weather Bureau's Warning Over Four Inches Yesterday on Tweed
Warning that there was serious danger of flood rains in the North Coastal rivers, more particularly the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence was telegraphed to Murwillumbah Post Office by the Sydney Weather Bureau yesterday…
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BRISBANE, Thursday:- A drowning tragedy is reported from Maryborough, where Joan Kramer, aged 7, was swept down a drain…
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A fierce northerly gale swept Britain to-day, and was especially violent in the Channel and the North Sea. Two of the cross-Channel sailings between…
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Last night's terrific downpour over the eastern section of the State caused rough seas on the coast and hampered…
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The monsoonal disturbance which resulted in a deluge of rain over the Tweed district on Thursday apparently passed off just in time to prevent a serious flood. Late on Thursday night, when the rain still was pouring down, streams…
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TOWNSVILLE, Sunday:- The flood position in the North eased during the week-end, and the present outlook is favorable for the clearance of the…
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The organising work of officials of the N.S.W. Banana Growers' Federation, in co-operation with Railway Department officers, came through with flying colors in severe test on Friday night. When bananas from back areas of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Creeks Barred Way Tweed Ambulance Strenuous Trips at Week-end
Two strenuous trips fell to the lot of Tweed Ambulance officers during the week-end. Both excursions were to the further outskirts…
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February may be expected to present a series of rain groups, some of them with heavy falls, especially along the coast, where flooding is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storm at Dorrigo Struck by Lightning
During the recent heavy storm which passed over Dorrigo (says the "Daily Examiner") lightning struck the aerial polo adjoining the residence occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Menacing War Clouds in Far East Storm Might Break Soviet War Minister Warns Japan
LONDON, Monday:- The "Guardians Moscow correspondent, declaring the Far East is covered with clouds and that a war storm might break there, says that M. Voroshiloff (Commissar for War), addressing the Communist…
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TOWNSVILLE, Monday:- Flood waters over the Inkerman bridge receded to-day. Tests proved satisfactory and a goods train…
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BRISBANE, Monday:- While endeavoring to cross the flooded Theresa Creek, in the Emerald district, on horseback, Arthur Findlay (17), of Capella,…
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Five drownings as a result of flooded rivers were reported to-day. When a boat in which they were…
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