Extremes in Queensland Floods and Drought Brisbane
Extremes of weather prevail at Hours and Longreach. In the former centre flood waters have isolated the residents who are without bread and…
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Gundagai Flood Emergency
At the first committee meeting of the newly-formed Gundagai Flood Emergency Association Mr. Leo. Boyton, secretary of the Gundagai Flood…
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A meeting of ratepayers of the Kyeamba Shire along the Murrumbidgee River and Tarcutta Creek, from Gumly to Lower Tarcutta, will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather Central Australian Floods Adelaide
Flooded creeks and quagmires are making the task of repairing the floodravaged overland telegraph line between Oodandatta and Blood's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dam Will Hold Unless Abnormal Rains Fall Public Given Facts About Burrinjuck Local Flood Emergency Committee Meets
STRANGE as it may seem, whilst people along the Murrumbidgee desire rain to fall to replenish the depleted water storage now held in Burrinjuck Dam, the same people fear that if there is an abnormal fall of rain the dam may collapse. Although there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lockhart Night Tennis Courts Opened in a Storm Miss Warman and Mr. H. Bourke Annex the Prizes
Lockhart again possesses night tennis courts, and undoubtedly they will prove an acquisition to the town. For the first night tennis courts we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Queensland Rain Brisbane
[?]rential rain continued to fall on the tropical coast to-day and up to 839 points have been recorded for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day. Tully…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Storm in Wagga
Further hot weather was experienced in Wagga yesterday, and although a short storm broke over the town shortly before 4 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in America 30,000 HOMELESS; 9 Drowned Cincinnati (U.s.a.)
Thirty thousand people have been driven from their homes and nine have been drowned by floods la the low-lying parts of Kentucky, Ohio…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Parade of Militia Sydney to Be Floodlit Sydney
Plans for next Friday's parade of the militia—the biggest military night parade to be seen in Sydney since the war—provide for floodlighting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alien Migration "Becoming a Flood" Mr. Curtin's Warning Canberra
Declaring hat allen migration was "becoming something of a flood," the Federal Labor leader (Mr. Curtin) to-day advised more rigid control by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood in Transvaal 15 Drowned: Thousands Homeless
DURBAN (South Africa), Wednesday.—Fifteen have been drowned and thousands rendered homeless by a heavy flood in Transvaal, Roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →40,000 Leave Home Ohio Floods Cincinnati (U.s.a.)
Red Cross officials estimate that 40,000 persons in five States have been forced to leave their homes because of the floods in the Ohio River and its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thousands Homeless in Natal Floods Durban
Thousands of families in Natal Province are homeless, several towns are Isolated, crops and livestock have been destroyed, and houses and bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Precautions Wagga Council Meets Position Improving Burrinjuck Strengthening Daily
A meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held in camera last night to consider the matter of flood precautions, which was placed before a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone In The West
A cyclone which has brought good rain to the Kimberley country is moving towards Port Hedland--a town that has not yet recovered from…
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Heavy rain continues on the north coast, up to five inches being recorded for the 21 hours ended at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burrinjuck Possible Flood Danger Shire Residents Meet
With only six ratepayers of the [?]yeamba Shire responding to the Council's invitation to a public meeting to discuss possible flood dangers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday's Storm Hillcroft Has 2 Inches
Although Cootamundra failed to record a point in Friday afternoon's storm, one section of the district had rain. Two inches fell at Hillcroft,…
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