Rivers Flood Rain Holds Up Traffic in Many Centres
HEAVY rain throughout inland New South Wales early this week caused river to flood, roads to become impassable, and at least one…
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Waters Recede. Flood Danger Passes in South-eastern Areas
Although the flood danger in the southeastern areas eased considerably yesterday, the low-lying areas of towns some distance from the headwaters of the main rivers and…
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Floods destroyed 500 houses and bazaars at Mehabad, in Kurdistan (in the north-west of Persia), and many people were drowned…
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No rain having fallen for more than 24 hours, flood fears in the Wagga and other districts have abated. The Peel River, at Tamworth,…
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Hume Highway is again traffickable at Tarcutta Creek, the flood waters having subsided, reports the N.R.M.A. Touring Department. The main road…
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ABOVE, surging waters of the flooded Peel River at Tamworth, and (beneath) small boys make the most of the floods, and enjoy a canoe trip down the main street…
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COONABARABRAN, Thursday.--Edward Dowd had a narow escape from drowning, when a horse and sulky which he was driving slipped…
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IT grew darker and darker every moment. Everything was very still, then suddenly there was a flash of lightning, with a crash of thunder,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Through Gale Swept By Big Seas
With a heavy list to starboard, the British freighter, Sheaf Crown, was swept by big sens which washed overboard some of the deck cargo of…
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FORBES, Friday. -- Police have warned residents on the south side of the town to be prepared to move in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood of Entries in Headlines No. 5
A COMPARISON of this week's "Headlines" Contest mail with the corresponding mail for previous weeks reveals that Contest No. 5 is receiving greater response than ever…
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During the recent floods, the waters covered the low-lying lucerne flats in the Forties district. Half-an-hour after this photograph was taken, the decking of this suspension bridge, four miles from the town, was covered by water…
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CALCUTTA, Tuesday.--Widespread havoc has been caused by floods in four provinces, including Bengal and Assam. Four thousand houses collapsed…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Heavy seas continue to lash small ships bound from northern ports to Melbourne. Several are days late…
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The Coreen Shire engineer (Mr. G. E. Minns) has reported that twice recently some person or persons have removed the floodgates of wooden planks constructed by the…
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CALCUTTA, Wednesday.--Havoc caused by the floods is baffling measures for the rescue of thousands of marooned people…
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GUYRA, Friday.--The District Coroner (Mr. A. A. Brown, J.P.) found that Alexander Eli Nicholas, whose body was found in a car…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Fought Flood by Firelight
MUNGINDI, Thursday.--Men worked desperately by firelight throughout last night, waist-high in swirling water,…
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UNTROUBLED by imported men his own weight, Fred Henneberry on Monday night tackles…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Ships Buffeted in Fierce Gale Melbourne
Victorian shipping received a severe buffeting in a 47-miles-an-hour gale, and the departure of two overseas…
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