Echoes of the Past. Local Events 50 Years Ago. a "Mighty Powerful" Flood
Believe it or not, there used to be such a thing as rain in our district at one time. Of course, I'm speaking now of a strange phenomena which…
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682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 35
Nazi Supplies Delayed Floods In Danube, 20,000 Homeless LONDON
The flooding of wharves in Yugoslavia and Rumania is impeding the loading of oil and other supplies for Germany…
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On April 23, 1 789, H.M.S. Sirius, bound from the Cape with a cargo of corn to the starving settlement at Port Jackson, narrowly escaped shipwreck on the south coast of Tasmania. This etching, by Lieutenant Geoffrey C. Ingleton, R.A.N. (ret.), illustrates the dramatic incident described in an accompanying article…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cyclone Feared. Queensland Coast. BRISBANE
A cyclone centred near Willis Island is causing anxiety in coastal towns between Cooktown and Rockhampton. It shows a marked resemblance to the cyclone which…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Rainstorms for N. QUEENSLAND Development Of Cyclone BRISBANE
Indications are that the cyclone which has been operating around Willis Island over the past few days will vent its fury of gale, winds and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Danube Floods. 20,000 Homeless. Delay to German Supplies. London, April 5. (A.A.P.)
Twenty thousand Yugoslavs are homeless because of floods in the Danube. The flood waters are threatening to submerge Novigrad…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Hot Words and Storms in Labor Party Caucus Lang Assailed He Sits and Sulks, Says McKell Expulsion Moves?
THE former leader of the State Labor Party, Mr. Lang, provoked developments at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party last week which reacted so greatly to his…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Cyclone Is Flooding Far North Brisbane
Serious floods are expected in the far north of this State because of the cyclone, which has swept…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman Dies in Cyclone Brisbane
A woman was killed when a cyclone crossed the coastline between Townsville and Bowen this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Cyclone. One Dead; Much Damage. Floods and Washouts. BRISBANE
A woman was killed, great damare was done and communications failed when a cyclone, which has been operating off the North…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mob Tries to Storm Lock-up. Constable Draws Pistol. MELBOURNE
Drawing his pistol, First Constable Corbett defeated an attempt by a mob to storm the lock-up at the Melton police station on Saturday night. Previously he had received minor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →400 Attempt To Storm Communist Rooms In City Soldiers Shout "Yellow Reds," Tear Up Kerbing for Missiles
Four hundred soldiers, sailors, and Air Force men last night attempted to storm Communist Party rooms in George Street, City…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Town. People Evacuated. BRISBANE
Reports reached Brisbane to night that because of record flooding of the Bundekin River, all the people in the town of Homehill, which has a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Extensive Flood Disaster Brisbane
Floods have caused £50,000 damage to Home Hill township and surrounding cane farms, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Motors-holdens Ltd.—assembly Plant, Pagewood, Sydney. The work of the Cyclone Fence & Gate Co. Pty. Ltd
This view gives some idea of the magnitude of the new assembly plant and also of the fencing that was required to surround the whole undertaking. The type of fence adopted comprises one constructed of chain wire mesh and galvanised iron pipes, panelled in lengths of approximately 25-ft. bettween texture brick piers and having a brick plinth throughout. Elsewhere the chain wire mesh fence is continuous to completely enclose the area. The in front of the Administration Building comprises low texture brick piers and plinth with wrought iron panels. The main gates are also of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Worst in History. £100,000 Damage. Brisbane
Because of the torrential rains, which accompanied the cyclone on Sunday. Home Hill and Ayr have had the worst floods in their history…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →3 Drown in Flood Million Loss In Sugar BRISBANE
A father and two children were drowned to-day in North Queensland floods, which, with the cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Die In Floods BRISBANE
SEVEN lives are believed to have been lost and damage conservatively estimated at £400,000, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain, Gales Forecast
Unsettled weather, with rain and some thunderstorms, is forecast for the State today by the Divisional…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£800,000 Damage in Storm Brisbane
Damage caused by floods in Lower Burdekin may reach £800,000, according to latest reports…
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