Heavy Rain in Central Gippsland
MELBOURNE, Monday:—In most parts of the State, rain has ceased, but in the Central Gippsland area it is still falling. Most of the area from…
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Floods & storms, 1939
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Freak Storm in England England Balloons Struck by Lightning
LONDON, Sunday:—A solitary lightning flash during a thunderstorm struck the winch, rah up the steel cable and brought down…
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Flood warnings have been issued to townships along the river valleys of Victoria in the east, north-east and southern districts,…
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Wet weather which displaced South Wales at the week-end con[?] causing floods in a number of ce[?] The Central West and Easter…
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The danger of severe floods in the north-eastern portion of Victoria has now passed. Broken River, at Benalla, dropped two…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Rain At 1 a.m. To-day
At 1 o'clock this morning the Richmond River at Iismore was 13 feet above normal level and was still rising, but slowly. At that hour a…
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BRISBANE, Sunday:—The cyclone which has been operating off the Queensland coast passed slowly southward to-day, leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrential Rain Follows Months of Dry Weather On Tweed and Brunswick Up To 11 Inches in 36 Hours Brought Fears of Flood
Conditions which prevailed at one o'clock this morning indicated that the stage had been set for a serious flooding of Murwillumbah and the Tweed District, if the rain which fell throughout the week-end continued for another 24 hours,…
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After six weeks of isolation through floods, trains carrying passengers and food are now reaching Alice Springs, in the far north…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Centre of Cyclone Yesterday
BRISBANE. Monday:—The cyclone was centred this afternoon along the N.S.W. coast, between Clarence Heads and Port Macquarie…
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DARWIN, Monday:—Hours of battling against blinding rainstorms and the unenviable experience of seeing the propeller…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trying Experiences in Cyclone Vessels Off Cape Moreton
BRISBANE, Monday:—The P. and O. liner, Strathallan and the freighter Hororata, which have been unable to enter the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richmond Eloodwaters Receding Reached Peak At 26 ft. 10 in. Gale Damage Reported in Many Centres
FED by a huge volume of water from its tributaries, the Richmond River at Lismore rose rapidly yesterday reaching the maximum level of 26 feet 10 inches at 6 o'clock last night. Fears of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →16 Inches at Coramba Nymboida and Orara in Flood
GRAFTON, Monday:—Week-end rain throughout the Clarence and adjoining districts has reached about five inches. Rain fell…
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LISMORE, Monday:—Fed by a huge volume of water from its tributaries, the Richmond River at Lismore rose rapidly to-day,…
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Torrential rain fel throughout the Upper Richmond district at the week-end, the registration at Kyogle from 9 a.m. on Friday to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodwaters Prevent Four From Attending P.p. Board Meeting
Flooded streams prevented four directors from reaching the meeting of the Tweed-Lismore Pastures Protection Board in Lismore yesterday…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Very heavy rain fell to-day over a large portion of the Darling Downs, the falls averaging two inches, with a maximum of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Delays Liner SYDNEY
Encountering high seas and cyclonic winds practically all the way from Brisbane, the A.U.S.N. liner Orungal arrived in Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Downpour at Murwillumbah Yesterday Afternoon's Storm
Although no official record was taken, it is estimated that up to two inches of rain were received from a heavy storm which passed…
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