Three Miles of Line Damaged by Storm Water Grafton
FOUR inches of rain which fell in half an hour in a storm at Gurranang railway siding, 20…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Lismore Swept by Rain Storm 120 Points In Half An Hour
DRIVEN by a wind which attained gale force, heavy rain swept Lismore and environs for about half an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Debris on Coolangatta Beaches
The high tide on Tuesday night left a large quantity of debris, extending from Greenmount to north of Kirra, on the beach at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What J.j. Missed! Narromine's Great Dust Storm
The worst dust storm in the history of Narromine (whither Postmaster J. J. Ensor, of Coraki, has been appointed, but so far does not know when he is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Mares Fears Further. Floodings. Latest
Mr. Mares said to-day that an extensive rain phase should reach the coast to-morrow morning, with probably heavy rain, while further floodings might…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decline in Cream Production Result of Flood Senior Dairy Instructors' Reports
SYDNEY, Wednesday: -- Mr. I. W. Scott, Senior Dairy Instructor in charge of the Dairy Branch District Tweed to Bangalow, with headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fierce Gale Sweeps Auckland Oronsay Tourists Unable To Go Ashore
AUCKLAND, Friday: -- A fierce easterly gale raged all day, accompanied by torrential rainfall Great seas raged in the harbour and the ferry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lightning Rain and Wind Storm Leaves Trail of Damage
ADELAIDE, Friday: -- A cyclonic disturbance with lightning shortly after 1 o'clock' to-day travelled south from the Anzac Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Along Railway Line
Much damage was done to the North Coast line by heavy rain, but the damage is being rapidly repaired. A [?]esle bridge at Coramba was moved and this photograph was taken by Mr. D. McDermott (Lismore) from a train passing over the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Buildings Wrecked Cyclone Sweeps Territory Township
DARWIN, Monday:--The Court House at Borroloola a general store and several small buildings-- about two-thirds of the township--were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Larrakia Severely Buffeted by Monsoonal Storms No Sign of Luggers on Long Patrol
DARWIN, Monday:--After a stormy 18 days at sea and a patrol covering about 1,200 miles of the North Australian coastline, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pig Swims 10 MILES Bellinger Flood Episode
The old belief that a pig cannot swim any length of time without cutting its throat with its front trotters was disproved by a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Floods in America Widespread Damage; Lives Threatened
DETROIT, Monday:--Unexpectedly early spring thaws have spread floods throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prevention of Floods Works Committee to Report
Methods of flood prevention, for South Murwillumbah in particular, again were considered at last night 's meeting of Murwillumbah…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief
Mr. Geo. Griffiths, teaclier-in-chargc of the Cougal public school, accompanied by volunteers, leaving The Risk railway station by railway tricycles with mails and supplies for the residents of Cougal, who were isolated and without means of communication during the recent heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale's Heavy Toll Five Killed; Buildings Smashed
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday:-- Five persons are known to be dead and property damage is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale Damage In California San Francisco
Five persons are known to be dead, and property damage estimated at a million dollars has been done as a result of an 80-miles an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Leaves Trail of Desolation Dozens Injured and Hundreds Homeless in America
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday:--Besides known dead in the storm cabled earlier, dozens were injured and hundreds of families are homeless. Heavy rain followed the wind storm, increasing the misery. The destruction of crops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Vessel Wrecked Storms Off German Coast
BERLIN, Saturday:-- Responding to a SOS call during a storm off the north German coast, the cruiser Deutschland was unable to reach the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm in Lismore
Storms in Lismore late yesterday afternoon and early last night yielded nine points, according to the "Northern Star" gauge. The humid conditions…
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