Central Australia Areas Flooded
ADELAIDE, Sunday: Big areas of Central Australia are flooded following heavy rains in the interior at the weekend…
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Floods & storms, 1948
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Heavy Rain Cuts Road to Rockhampton
BRISBANE, Monday: Because of heavy rain during the weeeknd, Rockhampton was cut off by…
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DARWIN, Tuesday.--A cyclone has wiped out the small isolated township of Booroloola, near the Gulf…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North Q'land Floods
BRISBANE, Thursday: Transport has been disrupted in many northern districts of Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2000 Strikers Storm Parliament House: Caucus Bars Reps
BRISBANE, Friday.--Following meetings of 500 railwaymen and 2000 wharf labourers to-day more than 2000 striking railwaymen and wharfies stormed Parliament House where the Parliamentary Labour Caucus was discussing the strike and sent a deputation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Families Leave Homes in Flooded Q'land Town
BRISBANE, Friday: Seventeen families have been evacuated from flooded homes at Halifax, near Ingham. The town has been flooded since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Rowing Club Has Claim on Flood Boat Shed Space"
Any modified plan of the shed to house flood boats at Lismore should allow proper space for normal rowing club activities, the President…
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Mr. C. Hawkes presided at the official switching-on of the lights at the Kingscliff tennis court last Monday night…
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CORAKI, Wednesday.--The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has Informed Woodburn Shire Council and Mr. J. T. Reid…
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Forty-two points fell on Wednesday night to bring the total rainfall for this month so far to 92 points measured at the Kyogle Post Office…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Heavy damage was caused and several people narrowly escaped injury in a storm which struck…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.--A severe thunderstorm occurred over Sydney, Dubbo and Eden this afternoon. Lightning which struck the power…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ambulance Trapped in Flooded Creek
GRAFTON, Monday.--Two Grafton ambulance bearers had a nightmare journey through flooded creeks to bring an injured youth to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It Happened 60 Years Ago (Extracts from the "Northern Star" file of 1888, from March [?] March 26.) Flood Prevention Move
A petition that a drain be cut from Tuckombil to Evans' River, to prevent damage in flood time has been refused, on the ground…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--The Government should make investigations of coastal rivers, particularly the Richmond River, and try to arrive…
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Very heavy rain fell at Murwillumbah during the weekend, 323 points being registered for the 48 hours ended 4 p.m…
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BRISBANE, Sunday: A cyclone is operating over the ocean 250 miles east north-east of Willis Island late today and apparently…
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BRISBANE, Monday: Emergency road traffic in coastal areas is likely to be disrupted if present…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--At 9 o'clock tonight an intense cyclone which has been travelling down the…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday: There was no sign of the cyclone striking inland, but it would cause squally weather for at least 36 hours on the coastal fringe from Bundaberg to Coolangatta, the…
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