Floods Continue in Queensland North and West Further Heavy Falls of Rain
BRISBANE, Tuesday:--A message from Charleville to-night stated that the floods continue in the west, the Bulloo and…
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Floods & storms, 1936
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Queensland Floods Brisbane
A message from Charleville tonight stated that floods continue in the west. The Bulloo and Backwater Rivers especially are high and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Elderly Woman Drowned Queensland Floods Cyclonic Disturbance Still Active
BRISBANE, Wednesday:--The flood waters claimed their first victim in the Townsville district when an old-age pensioner, Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Continues to Rage Further Torrential Rain in Queensland
BRISBANE, Thursday:--A storm warning issued at 8.30 to-night by the Weather Bureau stated that the intensity and position of the cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deluge of Rain and Hail Terrific Storm Queensland Town Ravaged
BRISBANE, Friday:--A terrific storm swept Dirranbandi to-day, the town receiving the full fury of a wind of hurricane force…
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A storm, accompanied by vivid lightning and several heavy claps of thunder, passed over Murwillumbah about 7 o'clock last night. Steady rain fell…
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A terrific storm swept over Diranbandi to-day. A wind of hurricane force was accompanied by a deluge of rain and hall. Considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mob Storms Gaol 1,000 Persons Released
MADRID, Friday:--A mob several hundred strong, stormed the Oviedo gaol early this morning. After sweeping the police guards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AIRMAN'S Task Transport of Mails Storm-swept North Queensland
BRISBANE, Friday:--Mr. T. McDonald, owner and chief pilot of the McDonald Air Mails Service, arrived at Archerfield aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rivers Burst Banks Disastrous Floods in New Zealand
WELINGTON (N.Z.), Friday:--A serious flood crisis occurred in northern and mid-Canterbury to-day, when the rivers burst their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thames Floods Countryside
On the upper reaches of the Thames: A flooded district at Wargrave, Berk shire—a remarkable photograph taken from an aeroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Severe Storm Extensive Damage at Omagh KYOGLE
In 20 minutes, shortly before dusk on Friday, 168 points were recorded at Kyogle post office gauge in one of the most severe storms experienced locally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Causes Heavy Damage Several People Injured BRISBANE
Several persons were injured, one seriously, and thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to houses, outbuildings, and crops by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buildings Battered By Storm Damage at Ballina Eastern Portion of Town In Path of Gale BALLINA
Accompanied by wind of hurricane force, a storm which passed over the eastern portion of Ballina last night, caused hundreds of pounds damage in the residential area, on camping reserves, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unpleasant Weather Storm and Heat at Kyogle District Suffers
Phenomenal weather has been experienced at Kyogle during the last few days. Late on Friday afternoon a severe electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm Sweeps East Ballina Houses Damaged Woman Struck by Flying Iron
BALLINA, Monday: -- Accompanied by wind of hurricane force, a storm which passed over the eastern portion of Ballina last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Held Up on Flooded Line Passengers' Unenviable Experience
HOME HILL, Monday:--An unenviable experience befell passengers in the southbound mail train which left Townsville last night and crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Extinguished By Heavy Rain MELBOURNE
The possibility of the extensive bushfires spreading in the Gippsland district to-day were dispelled when heavy rain fell and extinguished the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →English Ford Wins Gruelling Reliability Trial Mud and Flood Drifts Harass Competitors
News has just been received that the well-known Capetown-Port Elizabeth-Capetown reliability trial of 1,-200 miles has been won by an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Roused in Berlin Re-occupation of Rhineland Zone
LONDON, Friday:--The French Chamber's ratification of the Franco-Soviet pact roused a storm in Berlin. "It is a flagrant breach…
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