Drowned stock and wreckage left by flood
BRISBANE, Monday.--Floodwaters in Western Queensland have begun to recede, leaving behind a trail of drowned stock, broken fences and washed-out roads…
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Flight From Floods
BRISBANE, Sun. -- Floods in central and south - western Queensland have drowned…
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LISMORE, Monday. -- Heavy rain since midnight has aggravated the flood position in the Richmond River district. SO far, no homes have been…
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LISMORE, Monday. -- Heavy rain since midnight has aggravated the flood position in the Richmond River district. SO far, no homes have been…
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LISMORE, Monday. -- Heavy rain since midnight has aggravated the flood position in the Richmond River district. So far, no homes have been…
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This truck got across a bridge over the Warrego River at Charleville, Queensland. The swollen Warrego is seriously threatening a large area in southern Queensland…
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BRISBANE, Monday. —The 2,400 people of Cunnamulla, southern Queensland, left their…
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BRISBANE, Mon. -- Residents of low-lying areas of Cunnamulla (pop. 2000), south-west Queensland, are leaving their homes for higher…
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Sports fields, tennis courts and a highway under water in Lismore. Water is now receding in most…
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Aerial view of the flooded Richmond River as it winds through Lismore. Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused when the river, broke its banks and swept into the surrounding countryside. Sports fields, tennis courts and a highway under water in Lismore Water is now…
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Sports fields, tennis courts and a highway under water in Lismore. Water is now receding in most…
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Aerial view of the flooded Richmond River as it winds through Lismore. Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was, caused when the river broke its banks and swept into the surrounding countryside. Sports fields, tennis courts and a highway under water in Lismore. Water is now…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— An unexpectedly violent storm swept the State to-day, bringing a deluge of rain to many…
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STORM: Sir Edmund Herring, Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (left), followed by his staff, walking up the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne, during a heavy storm yesterday afternoon. Eighty-three points of rain fell in two hours. White dots in the picture are raindrops reflecting the flare of the flashlight…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday. —Three men reached Thargomindah to-day after wading 17 miles…
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Flooding of the Richmond River in the Coraki district, northern New South Wales, has caused £75,000 worth of damage to farmlands. Here cattle are being moved to higher ground between Coraki and Woodburn. (Report, Page 4.)…
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LISMORE, Tuesday. Farmers in the flooded Coraki district, 20 miles from Lismore, to-day…
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BRISBANE, Tues.--Three men, who walked but flood-bound Wirrala cattle station rather than eat the dwindling rations of the owner and his…
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Floodlights will illuminate a 9ft. high red cross oh the roof of the Trocadero on April 12, when the Red Cross Easter Ball will take place. A floral red cross will…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The heaviest rain this year is falling at some places on the far north…
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