Heavy Floods Damage to Inland Areas. Some Towns Isolated
Floods in the northern section of the central area of the State extending towards the north-west plains and north-west slopes, have caused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods & storms, 1941
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Bus Over Flooded Area Opens Rail Link to North
Passenger traffic on the main northern railway line was resumed to-day. The broken bridge over Quirindi Creek has not been repaired, but travellers are being carried by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Risk for Flying Doctor Broken Hill
Floods have converted a vast area in the north-western corner of the State into an inland sea, Pilot Bond, of the flying doctor service, reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood-lighting of Parks. "The Need for Self-Help."
"If certain people want these lights they should be prepared to show their sincerity by contributing to the cost, instead of leaning on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Floods Expected Heavy Damage To Crops, Homes; Trains Stranded
Although flooded rivers had receded last night, additional rains in the north-east today are likely to create more flood dangers. The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) gave this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters Follow the Drought — Winners of Highest Leaving Honours — Italian Prisoners of War
Dislocation has been caused in train services in the Quirindi-Tamworth section of the main northern line because flood waters washed away one of the supports of this bridge carrying the line over Quirindi Creek. The support is seen partly submerged. Floodwaters from the Bell River swirling across a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trains Still Held Up. Inland Floods. Danger on Darling River
Rail and road services on the northern and central western slopes were still disorganised by floods and washaways yesterday, but the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Havoc Wrought by Flood Waters
Part of the railway track leading from Dubbo to Yeoval twisted and uprooted by the pressure of flood waters when the Bell River broke its banks. The township of Yeoval nearby was inundated, and rail services in the district disorganised. (Other pictures on page 12.)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floodwaters Menace New Areas Six Railway Lines Still Blocked Meat Shortage In Sydney
Floods menace new districts in the west and north-west as swollen rivers race on to the Darling, which is already rising. The break in the main northern railway line at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Out
FLOODED HOME of Mr. J. W. Merriman, of Yeoval, showing the hole cut In the wall (top centre) through which five persons escaped and took refuge in a tree. The dark line on the wall near the roof marks the peak flood level. FALLEN TREE bars the Dubbo-Molong single track railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worst Floods Since 1920 Menace State
The worst floods since 1920 are expected on the north-western plains during the next few days. The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE nIGHT of the Storm
AHEARN J. paused and sipped his sherry speculatively. When he resumed, his mellow voice had lost some of its accustomed…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →American Aid for Britain and A.i.f. — Air Pilots' Graduation — Floods in Wellington District
American aid for A.I.F. Ambulance vans loaded aboard a ship at New York for shipment last mont[?] to the A.I.F. in the Libyan desert. Ten of these vehicles were made available by the efforts [?] Australians in the United States. They were helped by Americans[?] Twenty-two members of one New York family have formed themselves into a group of blood donors…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Queensland Floods. Brisbane
If the Barcoo River at Isisford rises another 15 feet the town will be inundated and the population marooned. The river reached a record level at Charleville to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Waters Sweep On. Vigil on Darling. Some Rail Services Restored
Flood waters are rolling steadily down the tributaries to the Darling River—the main river in the west— and it is feared that it will flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Waters Recede Weekend Rain Warning
Heavy rain is forecast in the weekend in flooded areas in the north and west of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dinan Storm Rages in W.A. PERTH
"DINAN'S swan song." You would expect to see that sign in big letters in many places other than on the poster…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →War Correspondents Give Close-up Story How the Anzacs' Sons Took Their Baptism of Fire Sydney Battalion Smashes Path For Storm Troops
How a Sydney battalion smashed a path for other Australian troops through barbed wire and tank traps; how one Australian soldier has, as a souvenir, the gold-clasped ceremonial sash of a captured Italian general, these and other vivid close-up stories of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Flood Waters Are Falling
Almost as suddenly as the week's fatal floods arose the weather has cleared, the waters fallen, and further danger passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miller Kept His Secret Well No Gallop in Floods
Floods in the Hunter Valley kept The Miller off the training track all last week, but big punters at…
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