Auxiliary Yawl. Smashed on Rocks in Gale. Man Believed Drowned
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 13
The auxiliary yawl Wanderer, of 15 tons, was wrecked at Coffs Harbour during heavy weather yesterday morning. One of the crew of six, H. Wheir, of Dutton Park,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney Mail Train Derailed North Coast Swept By Storm
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4
BANGALOW, Thursday.--The Northern Rivers area was to-day swept by a heavy gale, accompanied by torrential rain, 10½ inches…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Derby 'Plane Forced Back by Gale : Canberra on Way Pt. George Trip Didn't Reach Mission Widgeon Wont Go Machine Unequal to Flight?
Evening News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 1
MESSAGE from Derby, W.A., states that Pilot Chater's 'plane, which left there at 6.30 a.m. to-day for Port George Mission station to search for Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith and his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Big Flood
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 15
"SALLY" (Uralla).—On the 18th February, a day before the Uralla show, one of the biggest floods ever seen in our district occurred. It washed seven…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Warning Danger at Moree Moree
Evening News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 8
FLOOD warnings have been issued to residents of all low-lying lands as a result of reports of big volumes of water coming down the Gwydir River from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Canberra Flood Falls Canberra, Friady
Evening News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 8
Molonglo River is falling quickly, and the danger of a serious flood has passed unless there are further heavy rains on the waterahed. Bridges which were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dam Bursts. Houses Washed Away. Seven Men Missing. Briseis Mine Flooded. Hobart
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 13
One of the worst disasters of recent years in Tasmania occurred this afternoon, when the Cascade Dam, containing 750 million gallons of water, three and a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Terror Fourteen Lives Lost Tas. Disasters
The Sun · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 12
Disastrous floods in Northern Tasmania are believed to have caused the deaths of 14 people…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Inland Sea Big Northern Floods Houses Unroofed Byron Bay
The Sun · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 10
Torrential rain has fallen here, and up till 9 a.m. yesterday. 308 points had been recorded. All night a strong N.E gale blew, and at times…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State-wide Rains Molonglo in Flood Canberra Feels It Considerable Damage Canberra
The Labor Daily · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6
CANBERRA was seriously sinconvenienced to-day through the effect of the general rainfall on the Molongle River, which flows through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Best Rain in Vic. for Years Floods Are Expected Melbourne
The Labor Daily · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6
"Victoria has had the Best downpour or rain for four years," says Mr. H. McClelland, president of the Victorian Wheat Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Feared at Canberra Bridges and Roads Under Water
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4
CANBERRA, Thursday.--Bridges are under water, roads awash, crossings and fords impassable, and telephones out of order at Canberra. For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bombala in Gale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 18
The Howard Smith passenger steamer Bombala arrived at Sydney from Melbourne late last night after a rough passage. A terrific east-north-easterly gale was encountered…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →In the Garden the Trail of the Storm Tying-up the Dahlias
The Sun · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 8
Wednesday night's storm-robbed many a man and woman of the prettiest lot of flowers they had handled for quite a long time. Dahlia growers lost heavily. Thousands of plants in full…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tasmanian Flood Toll 27 Lives Lost Widespread Scenes of Havoc, Hobart
Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 3
THE disstrous floods in Tasmania have caused heavy loss of life, and the loss of properly and stock has been serious over a large area. OWING to bursting of the Brisets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Disaster. Tasmanian Floods. Twenty-seven Persons Dead. River Changes its Course. Burst Dam Overwhelms Valley
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 17
The floods in Tasmania caused a greater disaster than was described in the earlier reports. The total death-roll, due to the floods, contains twentyseven persons—that is, fourteen at the Briseis mine, seven…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →12 Persons Drowned. in Flooded Rivers. Launceston
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 17
Tasmania is at present experiencing the most disastrous floods in its history. Many thousands of pounds of damage have been reported, and there is much loss of life and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Huge Losses Tasmanian Floods Houses Submerged Launceston
The Sun · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 3
Launceston and the surrounding districts are in the grip of devastating floods with scenes of desolation everywhere…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six More Drowned Floods Sweep Tasmania Toll at Mine Dam Hobart Isolated Melbourne
The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5
THE Postmaster-General Department has received report indicating that awing to the Tasmanian floods the telegraph and telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N. Coast Flooded Huge Rainfalls at Many Places Byron Bay
The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5
The Byron Bay district has been flooded by heavy rain, and enormous damage his been done. Up till 9 a.m. yesterday 308 points were recorded…
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