Commonwealth Railways Flood Difficulties 274 Passengers Stranded Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4
The secretary of the Commonwealth Railways (Mr. Sims) said to-day that flood difficulties were still being contended with on the Transcontinental…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Central Australia Melbourne
The Daily Express · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4
The Secretary of the commonwealth Railways, Mr. Simms, said to-day that flood difficulties were still being contented with on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in North Queensland Train Service Interrupted Brisbane
Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 1
Heavy rain has fallen in the Card well, Ingham, and Innisfail districts. Creeks and rivers are in high flood, and the railways are under water in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning at Albury Electric Storm Conditions Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2
Referring to the report of a remarkable lightning display at Albury, Mr. Timm, of the Weather Bureau, said that for several days conditions had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over 14 Inches of Rain in Two Days Deluge at Tennant's Creek Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1
Reports received at the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau to-day state that during the last 48 hours 1,429 points of rain had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Central Australia Twenty Inches in Five Days Sydney
The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1
The Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau reports that during the past 18 hours 129.9 points of rain had fallen at Tenant's creek in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in France More Than 30 Drowned Death Roll May Reach 100 Property Seriously Damaged PATSIS
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 1
Torrential rains in the Langueded district have caused the loss of more than 30 lives. Rivers have overflowed, farms have been devastated, and miles…
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Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 1
Torrential rains in the Languedoc district have caused the loss of more than 30 lives. Rivers haye overflowed, farms have been devastated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood in France 100 Lives Lost Miles of Country Devastated Paris, March 4
The Daily Express · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 1
Torrential rain in Languedoc region caused a death roll believed to be in the vicinity of 100. The rivers have overflown, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Railway Ten Days' Suspension Likely East-west Services Perth
Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4
One hundred and fifty-nine miles of railway between Port August and Kalgoorlic are affected by the wash aways which have caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Southern France DEVASTATED By FLOOD 10,000 Square Miles Inundated Appalling Losses PARIS
Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4
Ten thousand square miles of Southern France were flooded in the worst catastrophe of its kind in French history. Three rivers, the Tarn, Orb, and Herault, broke over their banks, but indications are that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooded Railway Ten Days' Suspension Likely PERTH
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1
One hundred and fifty-nine [?] of railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorile are affected by the wash-aways which have caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Disaster Floods Worst in the Nation's History Many Drowned and Losses Run Into Millions Fifty-three Houses Collapse Following the Bursting of a Dam Paris, March 5
The Daily Express · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1
Ten thousand square [?] of southern France is nooded. It is the worst catastrophe of its and in French history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in France Death Roll Now 750 Some Dreadful Happenings PARIS
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 1
Flood devastation continues throughout the south-west of France. It is Wow estimated that 750 are dead. A family of seven was found dead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Flood 700 Lives Lost Many Appalling Scenes Paris, Mar. 6
The Daily Express · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 1
The flood devastation continues throughout the south-west. It is now estimated that 700 are dead. A family of seven, were found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Territory Floods Darwin
Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2
Recent floods destroyed 20 chains of railway and there are also washaways in five places along the line. The 64 mile bridge is damaged. Breakdown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South African Flood Eleven Deaths Reported Houses Swept Away Cape Town
Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2
Following heavy rains in the Drakensberg Mountains, the Greater and Little Bushmen Rivers became raging torrents and swept over the Est[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East-west Railway Flood Damage £55,000 MELBOURNE
The Daily Express · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4
The Commonwealth Commissioner for Railway (Mr. Gahan) denied today that the trans Australian line was founded on a sea of mud…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Storm in West Houses and Crops Damaged Man Blown Through Door Perth
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1
With remarkable sudd[?] a fierce electric storm swept through the south-east agricultural districts on Friday and Saturday. Extensive damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →France Mourns for Flood Victims Relief Fund Grows Damage May Reach £12,000,000 PARIS
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1
Today is a day of mourning throughout France for the flood victims. Flags are all flying at half-mast. Members of the Government have cancelled…
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