Drowning livestock on farms, sweeping through shops, hotels, and houses in many country towns, and disrupting air, road, and rail communications, the floods of the past two days have exacted an immense toll of damage. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,013 wordsLanghorne's Creek today suffered the worst flood in its history. It is isolated by miles of flooded roads and paddocks, fence and telephone wires are down, trains held up, and main roads under 5 ft. of water in places ...
Article : 601 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—With Melbourne hostel accommodation taxed to overflowing, several hundred men of the armed forces ...
Article : 95 wordsExpresses from Melbourne stranded at Bridge no through trains either way on the Melbourne-Adelaide line tonight and possibly none tomorrow night an East-West train from Perth held un at Port Augusta. ...
Article : 443 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday.—With a big monsoonal depression over the western Riverina, heavy rain is Tailing over all the ...
Article : 189 wordsMEMBERS of the defence forces who are in Adelaide on leave and desire to return to Melbourne tomorrow or on Monday or ...
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Advertising : 285 wordsSome country schools are unlikely to open on Tuesday because of the floods. Teachers returning from holidays have been stranded, and some schools are isolated by large sheets of water; others have been damaged. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 828 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Playford) said this afternoon that be deeply regretted to hear of the fears of loss of life due to the floods. ...
Article : 79 wordsBRISBANE, Saturday.—Hundreds of square miles of country in Queensland are under water, and serious flooding and washaways have dislocated traffic ...
Article : 200 wordsSYDNEY, Saturday.—Between 5 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. today, 137 points of rain fell in the city in a cyclonic storm which deluged the low-lying parts of ...
Article : 84 wordsMaximum gaugings after the deluge were:—Lyndoch, 732 points; Mannum, 684 points. ...
Article : 49 wordsRENMARK, Saturday.—During the past two days there have been 212 points of rain at Renmark. Currants are likely to suffer. ...
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The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), Sat 25 Jan 1941, Page 2
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