Floods in England Danger Now Passing London
ALTHOUGH the danger of an extension of floods in the Fen area was still present, the situation generally was reported by the…
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Sub-station Flooded
The assistance of headquarters fire brigade was sought yesterday by the County Council to pump out water which had seeped into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane Radios Directions to Flood-fighters London
A GIANT Royal Air Force bombing plane flew over flooded Cambridgeshire fields all this afternoon, radioing its observations to ground stations. These were then relayed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of Stock in Floods
HUNDREDS of dead sheep are floating through the town of Mungindi, and hundreds more are lost in rising rivers, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight with Flood. Air Force Ready. Women and Children Pray. LONDON, March 18
Further extensive breaches in the dykes on the banks of the River Ouse are feared. The river broke through its banks at Sodham Lode on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Losses of Sheep. Estimate 10,000. Rafts Used. Flooded North-west
It is believed that this week's flooding has resulted in the loss of more than 10,000 sheep in the country between the Barwon River and the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Surfer Swam to Catch Train 'Bus Was Held Up by Flood Waters Grafton
Flood waters did not deter George Lawrence, a member of the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club, on his way to Sydney for the Australian surf…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Dweller's Vision When Country Arrives for the Show Teeming Life and Flood of Pastoral Wealth
For two weeks in each year the city of Sydney remembers it is part of the country of Australia, and that the country spreads north, south and west in thousands of square miles of grass and sand, scrub, clay and stone, in tons of wheat and wool, torrents of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Road Damaged by Storms. Coramba
On the Coramba-Dorrigo load, cuttings in a number of places have caved in and blocked tiaffic. About seven miles from Coramba A landslide took place as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Township Flooded. Brisbane
The Moonie River, which is 15 miles wide, flooded the township of Thallon, on the Warwick-Dirranbandi railway line to-day. Although the water has commenced to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →River's Rise. Mungindimaenaced. Floods in North-West
The flood waters from the northwestern plains, which had been pouring into the Barwon River from many streams since the heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Danger Passing. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 21
Over the whole area of the fens water levels have fallen, but at several new points river banks have weakened and measures to prevent further flooding are being taken. Men of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →After the Floods. Sheep Losses. Dogs Kill Many. Menace of Blowfly Pest
Sheep-owners in parts of New South Wales are facing heavy losses as a result of several menaces. Hordes of pariah dogs, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heroic Struggle. Rescue in Flooded River. Family Thrown Out of Boat. Grafton
Constable and Mrs. L. W. Freebody and their two children narrowly escaped drowning when the boat from which they were fishing was swamped in the flooded Clarence River…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fen Floods in England Air Force Men Assist London
THE Fen floods situation is still serious, and the closest watch is being maintained to strengthen the river hanks at places where they-show…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Troops to Rescue in Flood Peril London
TROOPS, equipped with blankets and four days' rations, have been rushed by lorires to Ely, where the floods in the fens have reached a critical stage. Should the crumbling banks of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Isolates Town
MUNGINDI, Sunday.--Thallon, a bush township in the Maranoa district, 28 miles across the Queensland border, has been isolated by flood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Threat. Barwon River Rising
Although it has been fine for a full week the small settlement of Mogil and the town of Collarenebri, on the Barwon River, are threatened with seveie floods before the end…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Floods in Fenland. Troops Sent. Royal Message of Sympathy. London. March 21
In consequence of floods in the fen district of Cambridgeshire, thirty lorries laden with soldiers from Colchester arrived at Ely to-day and were enthusiastically welcomed…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Floods Derail Train
A TRAIN WAS DERAILED at this point on the line near Bundaberg, Queensland, part of the permanent way having subsided in floods. No one was hurt…
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