Torrential Rain in Queensland Floods on Darling Downs
BRISBANE, Monday:—In addition to the abandonment of all sport, heavy rain in the city today caused the cancellation of 19…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Flooded Courses: Training of Racehorses Held Up Sydney
Very little training was possible at the various tracks this morning. The course at Randwick was submerged to the top rails at the turn, while…
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A verdict that Charles Victor Eyles, 49, had been accidentally drowned while trying to escape from flood waters at Eden Creek on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Downpour Floods Parts Of Sydney And Suburbs SYDNEY
FOLLOWING torrential rain which fell from the early hours of this morning, many parts of Sydney were flooded to-day, causing enormous damage, and seriously interfering with transport…
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Torrential rain which fell in the Coff's Harbour district yesterday resulted in rapid rises in creeks. Last night the water was three feet deep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned Taking Refuge From Flood Collapse Of Tent Blamed For Eden Creek Fatality Accidental Verdict Given by Coroner
At the conclusion of an inquest in Kyogle courthouse yesterday, the acting District Coroner, Mr. Elsmer Jones, returned a verdict that Charles Victor Elyes, 49, a cook at a road survey camp at Eden Creek, had been accidentally drowned while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norco Production Approximately 440 a Week Effect of Floods
The District Manager of Norco Co-operative, Ltd., Mr. J. C. McKenzie, stated recently that, contrary to expectations,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Storms Cause Minor Flooding On North Coast
ALTHOUGH torrential rain fell in Lismore yesterday afternoon, as the result of two storms, several centres in the Richmond River district reported only occasional showers. Mullumbimby also was the centre of a downpour, 150…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Torrential Rain In Tweed District Timely Cessation Early Morning Deluge
Torrential rain fell in the Tweed District in the early hours of yesterday morning culminating in a deluge in some portions of the district from about 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. Some Tweed catchment areas did not receive so sustained a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Troopers Mowed Down by Car
BERLIN, Monday:—While a torchlight parade was being held in Frankfort-on-Main in celebration of the Nazi anniversary last night a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Storm at Moree Taxi Driver Passes Through Rainbow
MOREE, Tuesday:—A heavy storm passed over many parts of the northwest last night and falls up to four inches were reported by stations…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Valpan, a racehorse owned by Mr. C. Hicks, was struck by lightning during a storm yesterday and killed in a paddock at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Internal Troubles in Germany Army and Nazis Von Blomberg's Secret Marriage Leads to Storm
LONDON, Monday:—The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Minister for War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Biggest Flood for 20 YEARS Orara River 30-Foot Rise at Glenreagh
GRAFTON, Tuesday:— The heaviest rainfall within memory fell on the Upper Orara River watershed last night, resulting in…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday:—As the road between Clouds Creek and Nymboida was flooded, ambulance bearers from Grafton Utilised a flat-bottomed boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Damage in Tomki Shire Casino
The road to Tatham ferry was blocked to traffic this morning, owing to a subsidence in the thoroughfare. An underground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Conditions On Clarence GRAFTON
The heaviest rainfall within memory fell on the Tapper Orara area last night, resulting in dislocation of traffic and flood conditions…
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Last night and early this morning flood rains fell at Main Arm about five miles from Mullumbimby. The registration was between 450 and 500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms Yesterday But Weather Chiefly Fine
A number of storms, with showers, were experienced in the Tweed District yesterday, but chiefly the weather was fine. The water on the low-lying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Cracks Ice Floe Russian Scientists' Plight
LONDON, Tuesday:— A Moscow message says the North Polar meterological expedition reports that a six–day cyclone cracked…
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