Heavy Rain Predicted Conducive to Local Floodings. Sydney
Forecast: Cloudy and unsettled through-out, with more rain and thunderstorms in the northern and eastern areas, extending generally to other parts a the…
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Floods & storms, 1939
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Severe Storm in Sydney SYDNEY
A severe storm, accompanied by heavy rain, struck Sydney to-day. Squally weather on the harbour forced an abandonment of the second heat of…
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MELBOURNE, Friday:—Except by radio, Darwin and practically all parts of the Northern Territory have been cut off from…
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Railway and telegraph services Have been dislocated by floods, which are the most serious known in the northern section of the State for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Rains in Portions of Queensland 18 Men Missing
BRISBANE, Sunday:— Eighteen men who left camp in the Moura district 29 miles north of Theodore, in Central Queensland, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Rains in Queensland Roadworkers Marooned BRISBANE
The central west, south-west and far south-west and border districts received further beneficial rain hi the last 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Log Cargo Damages Ship in Gale Sydney
Breaking from their lashings during a Pacific gale, 40' big logs stowed on the deck of the British motorship, Jersey, caused extensive…
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BRISBANE, Monday:—Two road-workers had a miserable experience while stranded between flooded creeks before walking 20 miles to Eidsvold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodngs Virtually Cut Off Darwin From Rest of Australia Adelaide
Floodings on the Adelaide-Darwin air route last week, which virtually cut off Darwin from the rest of Australia, revealed the urgent need…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters Subside BRISBANE
Fine weather over Queensland to-day dispelled any further danger of floodings. Rivers which, last week, were overrunning their banks, are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms Lash U.S. Many Deaths Reported
NEW YORK, Monday:—One of the worst storms for many years has struck the United States. Driving snow and sleet is cutting a swath across the north-west half of the nation, while torrential rains and tornadic wfnds did…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storm in America New York
One of the worst storms for many years struck the United States, driving snow and sleet cutting a swathe across the north-west half of the continent,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Havoc in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
Considerable damage was caused by a terrific storm in Auckland Province, which was accompanied by heavy rain…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday:—The 18 men marooned since Saturday in the flooded Moura district, Dawson Valley, were rescued and…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Several creeks were again reported to be in flood to-day. The Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Richards) said that this…
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Eighteen men who had been marooned in trees in the flooded Dawson Valley since Saturday were rescued to-day by the police. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Havoc in New Zealand Wellington. N.Z.
A terrific storm has struck Te Aroha, considerable damage being caused and business being brought to a standstill when roofs were torn off many…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday:—Three people lost their lives in the floods north of Oodnadatta. The victims were:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods Stranded Men's Plight BRISBANE
Although 18 men who were marooned since Saturday on an 8-foot high platform to escape flood waters are safe from that danger, they are badly in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Extremes Floods and Droughts In Queensland BRISBANE
Two extremes of weather prevail at Moura and Longreach. In the former centre, floodwaters have isolated residents, who are without…
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