Balladoran Topics Severe Dust Storm
A severe dust storm raged from 4 p.m. on Saturday until 9 a.m. on Sunday, followed by 25 points of rain. Cooler weather has been experienced…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Dubbo Boy in Exciting Sea Episode On the Montoro Battered by Storm
A vivid description of the terrific storm in which the Burns Philp steamer Montoro, was severely battered, and was in grave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storm Strikes Metropolitan Area Sydney
One of the most terrific rain storms for many years swept over the metropolitan area this morning, doing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storms Good Rainfall in the West Many Districts Benefit
Reports to hand show that the West was swept by severe thunderstorms on Thursday last, as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trains Held Up Heavy Rain Causes Washaways on Lines Damage at Binnaway
Heavy rainstorms in the Binnaway district early yesterday morning caused much damage to the permanent way on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Storm at Binnaway Railway Washaways
As the result of a heavy rain storm which swept the Binnaway district early on Monday morning, the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sunday’s Storm Binnaway Inundated. Railway Lines Suffer
One of the most spectacular and treacherous thunderstorms in the history of Binnaway occurred on Sunday night. In a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damaging Storm Binnaway Properties Suffer Fowls Mixed Up in Debris
Heavy rain in the Binnaway district on Thursday last was responsible for more harm than good being done. Fallowed land…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Township Destroyed Northern Territory Cyclone Darwin
A cyclone that swept the township of Borroloola damaged every building. Wireless masts were broken, part of an hotel was badly damaged, and an old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Dust Storm
Dust storms, have been making their appearance rather frequently of late, much to the discomfort of one and all. On Friday afternoon a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone in California. London
San Francisco.—Five persons are known to be dead and many injured and property damage estimated at a million dollars, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Storm Seas Sweep Inland London
Three deaths were caused by a storm that raged along the east coast of England during the week-end. Damage was caused to a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods Man and Horses Swept Away Brisbane
William Cragg (24) was drowned and a waggon and five horses swept away in the flooded Thompson River, 100 miles south of Longreach. Cragg's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overwhelmed by Flood Waters Twenty Drowned
An Auckland message yesterday stated that it has been finally estimated that 20 persons lost their lives when a public works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Flood Tragedy Many Cases of Heroism Sydney
Further details of the camping flooding tragedy at Wairoa, N.Z., give many instances of heroism…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Moves Away Sydney, this afternoon
Mr. Newman, assistant State meteorologist, said that the cyclone which looked very threatening yesterday, had moved away after touching the North…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain on Coast Will Follow Cyclone? Sydney
The acting State meteorologist (Mr. Newman) referring to the cyclonic disturbance several hundred miles north of Sydney, said it was only a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train May Be Three Weeks Late in Arriving at Alice Springs Delayed by Floods No Alarm for Marooned Passengers Plenty of Food Sydney
A message from Alice Springs states that the train from the south, which is held up by flood damage to the line, is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storms. In Cowra District Fences Washed Away
The Cowra "Guardian" reports severe thunderstorms in portions of that district during last week-end. A number of sheep were lost at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Dead Disastrous Rain Storm Los Angeles
A severe rain storm swept the city, killing four, flooding streets, washing out highways or burying them under landslides, which wrecked many…
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