AFTER 36 hours of almost continuous rainfall in the major part of Victoria, flood warnings were issued last night. If there is a continuance of the fall, which was forecast last night, areas in which it occurs are almost certain to he in trouble today or tomorrow. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 307 wordsTHE Weather Bureau last night said 3 in. to 5 in. of rain had fallen over the Yarra catchment area and over ...
Article : 236 wordsTWO 20,000 tons mail liners and three interstate freighters bound for Melbourne wharves were caught ...
Article : 140 wordsBITTER complaints are being made that assistance from relief funds has been refused in many cases and that, although after the 1926 fires ...
Article : 338 wordsTHE possibilities of serious flooding were somewhat indefinite last night, although the Weather Bureau in the afternoon issued warnings for the ...
Article : 272 wordsON the basis of a fall of 4in. in the watersheds of the Board of Works, the week-end rain represents enough water to ...
Article : 52 wordsTHE City had almost exactly 36 hours of unceasing rain, so heavy in the early stages that some streets, such as Sturt Street, South Melbourne, were ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 343 wordsTHE 16th Battalion Association’s pilg[?]mage to the Shrine was postponed because of rain yesterday. Officers of the battalion, however, placed ...
Article : 38 wordsWEATHER BUREAU officials state that the rain has been caused by a low pressure from the west failing to continue its normal eastwards ...
Article : 105 wordsTHE salvage staff of the fire brigade bad a busy time during the weekend pumping water from flooded buildings, telephone cable tunnels and ...
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The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), Mon 27 Feb 1939, Page 3
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