Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

1,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 53

Floods Disorganise Air Services Flying-Boat's Vain Wait DARWIN

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 3

Hooded aerodromes and continued downpours of rain have disorganised the air services of central and northern Australia on the Adelaide-Darwin route. In the case of overseas mails from South Australia,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Golden Gale Is Lit Up By Radio Signal San Francisco

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1939 · page 16

Four hundred acres of the Golden Gate Exposition broke into a blaze of glory to-night when a ray from the noonday sun over Bombay set…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Floods Hold Up Air Services DARWIN

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1939 · page 15

Flooded aerodromes and continued downpours of rain have disorganised the air services of central and northern-Australia on the…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Floodwaters Twist Line Like Corkscrew

The Sun · Sunday 19 February 1939 · page 15

Remarkable damage caused to the Central Australian railway line by the floodwaters of the Hamilton River near Pedirka, about 750 miles north of Adelaide. The picture shows how the line was "corkscrewed" by sheer weight of the floodwaters which turned it over and over for at least ten chains…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Storm Over Party Meeting Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

The party meeting of Government supporters, called for March 1 at Canberra, is likely to open with a storm of protest unless present…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale All-Australian Story Strip

Daily News · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 8

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Storms Over Downs Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 7

Thunderstorms over the Darling Downs during; last night yielded registrations of about an inch. Summer crops will benefit. Floods have…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

A Doctor's Oath Comment of S.M. Storm At Auburn

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

"I have nothing whatever to say on the matter," said Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M., to-day, when asked to"…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Floods' Legacy in Arid Areas Adelaide

The Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 7

With the soaking of vast areas of cattle country, this year's rains and floods in the far north and central Australia ensure plentiful feed and…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale All-Australian Story Strip

Daily News · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 7

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Floods Oust Dust

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The cattle areas in Central and North Australia have been flooded by the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 15

"JACK-A-LASA" (Trandie).— Last month we experienced a severe wind storm. About six o'clock [?] arose very black and threatening and dust began to [?] very rapidly we…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale All-Australian Story Strip

Daily News · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 5

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Film News of the Week. "Storm Overbengal" Here Soon the Army in India. Film in "Lancer" Tradition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 25

REPUBLIC studios became Little India during the shooting of "Storm Over Bengal," a drama of adventure with the British Army in…

Continued on Trove, page 25 →

Hundreds of Thousands Drown. Millions Homeless in Tremendous Yellow River Flood

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 43

Kaifeng (Honan, China).—The Yellow River is unique among the great watercourse of the world in that it is practically of no value, owing to its…

Continued on Trove, page 43 →

Storm at Casino Casino

The Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 7

In a storm lasting an hour, 180 points of rain fell last night…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Storm Rains. Scattered Relief Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 11

Unsettled weather is expected in New South Wales to-day, preceding a cool southerly change. Isolated thunderstorms yesterday caused…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale All-Australian Story Strip

Daily News · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 6

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Submarines Ashore. Dragged Anchors in Storm. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 11

The submarines Sunfish and Sterlet (both 670 tons) went ashore on a sandbank off the Isle of Wight yesterday morning. A southerly gale had spiung up in the night, causing the…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

The Passing of the Storm

The Methodist · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 12

Low-hung, slow-moving, fire-fringed, sullenly, The storm-cloud darkened the evening sky, But the swift shower passed, and bright and clear Like pendant lamps in the rain-washed air,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →