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DRUNKEN parties in which men, women and girls, mostly strangers to one another, took part, disgraced a number of the passengers on a Sydney-Melbourne express delayed at Bethungra by the floods last week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threepence an egg! That will be the retail price on Monday, as the result of a meeting of the Poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Having faced the prospect of complete disaster for several days Nyngan breathes again. Though 50 houses in the town are surrounded by water, it is believed that the danger is past. The waters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It was learned from the Weather Bureau last night that heavy falls of rain are expected on the North Coast, and that there is danger of the riveis again becoming flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A SPECIAL flood warning was issued late last night to the North Coastal district of New South Wales by the Acting Meteorologist, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The following forecast by the State meteorologist has been communicated by the British Imperial Oil Co. to Longreach, to be handed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BERT HINKLER safely reached Longreach, 425 miles from Camooweal, at 4.55 p.m. to-day. BUNDABERG, Sunday. There Was great relief[?] here when the glad news came through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE extent of damage to potato crops as a result of the flooding of creeks in the Guyra district cannot be definitely stated yet. Considerable damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Clarence River J.C. race meeeting opened this afternoon. The totalisstor [?] operation as the flood water was still three feet deep round the building, and the publican's booth. The booth, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →To be marooned on the top of a stump in drizzling rain tor 24 hours, with a liquid mixture of flour, water, and sugar as food, was the experience of Mr. J. McKinnon, a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The flood waters are now gradually falling here, and since yesterday there has been a drop of about four inches. Although those people who were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. J. M. Holston, a Murwillumbah business man, and Mr. J. F. Walters, of Newcastle, were fishing from a small boat in the Tweed River at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NYNGAN, Sunday.--The flood waters have reached their peak height here and are. now slowly subsiding. There was a fall of six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weather developments over the northern flood areas of the State are causing some anxiety. The recent tropical activity is regaining energy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CONDOBOLIN, Sunday.--The Tullibigeal road is 6 feet deep in water near where the Humbug Creek runs into the Walaroi Creek, and will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The cyclone in the north unexpectedly passed eastward yesterday, and removed the likelihood of further heavy rains on the North Coast. Clearing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further falls in the Bogan River were recorded to-day at Nyngan and along the upper reaches. As the waters recede in those parts the river in the lower reaches…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two huge pumps have been installed at Cobar Tunnel colliery, which was flooded by a cloudbuist last week, and are rapidly emptying the mine of water…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Officers of the East Greta Miners Lodge are arranging a deputation to the Minister for Mines, with reference to the danger of East Greta Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →With the exception of the Dorrigo line, normal conditions have practically been restored on the various sections affected by the recent heavy…
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