No Heavy Rain Likely
There were no indications last night of the arrival at Sydney today of any definite relief from drought conditions…
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Cyclone Holds Up Planes
DARWIN, Monday.--The cyclone which has caused extensive damage on the Queensland coast, has held-up three airliners in the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Fears. Queensland Cyclone Moves Inland. Burdekin River Rises. BRISBANE
After causing considerable damage to property on the north coast of Queensland, the cyclone has now moved inland. There are now fears of floods…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Seamen Storm Newspaper Brisbane, Feb. 10
A deputation of seamen stormed the office of the “Courier-Mail” in Brisbane recently. They came to protest against a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Leaves Towns Wrecked Falling Tree Injures Two Brisbane
A trail, of isolated and wrecked towns and villages has been left by the cyclone which swept inland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Cyclone Moving to Australia May Not Affect Our Coast BRISBANE
Another cyclone has appeared, north-west of Noumea. It is moving south-west, but cyclones from this area generally change direction later towards the south-east. Accordingly, it is hot expected to influence greatly the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Sweeps on Over Queensland Fury Unabated 300 Miles Inland Vast Damage Brisbane
STILL raging with unabating force between Richmond, 300 miles from the coast, and Charters Towers, the cyclone which struck the Queensland coast at Bowen at 2 a.m. yesterday has already caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Northern Spain Santander, Feb. 19. (A.A.P.)
Floods have damaged the Basque provinces. A landslide derailed a train, killing one person and injuring six others. (Other Oversea News on Next Page.)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hitler in a Fury with Britain Fit of Hysteria After Prison-ship Raid Flood Of Invective From Press and Radio Norway States Case London
Messages from Berlin declare that Hitler has behaved like an asylum inmate since the British naval attack on the prison-ship Altmark in Norwegian waters. Falling into one of his fits of hysteria, he sent for Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in Queensland. Widespread Damage
A cyclone, blowing at 75 miles an hour, struck the coast of North Queensland between Cairns and Townsville last Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cyclone Heading For N.S.W. BRISBANE
A CYCLONE which has appeared north-west of Noumea may strike the north coast of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burdekin River in Flood. Town Threatened. Families Marooned. Brisbane
The Burdekin River, swollen by heavy rain, has broken its banks in 12 places at Home Hill, according to passengers by the flying-boat that reached…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Havoc of Floods Bill May Be £150,000 BRISBANE
As floods subside in the far north, a trail of ruin extending hundreds of miles is being uncovered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boats Save 23 In Flood Areas
Police and civilians in boats rescued 23 persons when the flooded Burdekin River, North Queensland, broke its banks and surrounded Home Hill last night. Sixteen of them, stranded on an island 11 miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Springwood Wedding Bells Francis—Gale
A very pretty evening wedding was solemnised at St. Mary's Church, Toongabbie, on Saturday January 27, when Florence May, eldest daughter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Humidity. Worst This Summer. Cyclone Approaching Queensland
The [?]mid weather in Sydney during the[?] last four days has been the worst e[?]penenced this summer. A south-west wind may bring relief…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storm Over Police Promotions Retiring Men Passed Over Will Protest
REFUSAL yesterday of the Executive Council to promote two high police officials because they are due to retire within three years has created a storm in police…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →First Pictures of the Sinking of British Ships by the Admiral Graf Spee — Queensland Cyclone
Coconut palms at Townsville bending under the fury of the cyclone which struck the coastline of northern Queensland at the week-end Extensive damage was done to telephone and telephone and telegraph lines, and communication with several towns was cut off. Dyring the recent record cold…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floodwaters in Town. Heavy Queensland Rains. BRISBANE
As the result of torrential rain, floodwaters entered the town of Tangorin. in the Hughenden district, to-day. Residents of the Tangorin Hotel bad to be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Vast Area Flooded One Sheet 80 Miles Wide BRISBANE
A sheet of water nearly 80 miles wide was reported at Windorah, in central-west Queensland to-day,…
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