Fatality in a Storm. Auckland (N.z.)
During a heavy thunderstorm near Gisborne a team of eight horses, driven by Thomas Nicholls, took fright at the a lightning, and plunged over a 20 foot…
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Floods & storms, 1924
190 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10
Opera Girls. Club Luncheon Speech. a Storm of Dissent. Melbourne
Henry Russell, musical director of the Melba Opera Company, has raised a fierce storm of dissent over a speech which he made yesterday at the Rotary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Heavy Rain. Melbourne
There are signs that the heavy rain in Victoria is abating. The Yarra has fallen considerably since Friday, and the anxiety of riverside residents has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tornado and Floods. American Calamity. Shall Towns Destroyed. Fate of Thousands Uncertain. Kansas City
Another of those terrific storms which have been taking toll of lives and property this winter occurred during the last 24 hours. This time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland a Racecourse Tragedy Charge Against Horse Trainer Terrific Storm. Gympie
In the Police Court to-day Harold Edward Cummings, horse trainer and jockey, of Gympie, was charged with having unlawfully killed Frederick…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Deluge of Dogs
Round el my place are four perfectly good puppies, and the owner ie requested to call and collect lime while they are etill io the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General Thunderstorms at Tweed Heads
A message from Tweed Heads last night stated that heavy thunderstorms passed, over the town on Wednesday at midnight, yielding about an inch. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warsaw Floods. Three Suburbs Submerged Heartrending Scenes. London
A message from Warsaw states that heartrending scenes have been witnessed in the flooded districts. Three suburbs of Warsaw are under water, and the…
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The heaviest storm that has so far been experienced in Dorrigo this year occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before lunch hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra in the Gale. Racing Man's Mishap. Sydney
The steamer Canberra which arrived in Sydney this morning had a very rough trip from Melbourne. When the vessel, in response to a call for help…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Floods in New Zealand Extensive Damage Block in River. Auckland (N.z.)
Many districts report heavy and extensive floods as the result of incessant rain. Some novices have been swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand. Extensive Landslides. Auckland (N.z.)
Many districts report heavy and extensive floods. As a result of the arrival of the rain some houses have been swear away and many bridges destroyed, while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatrical Manager's Bankruptcy. Heavy Rain Causes Failure. Sydney
At the Bankruptcy Court day Ewan McDonald was publicly examined. He said he was a theatrical manager travelling with an entertaining company under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties in the Storm. Sydney
A gang of stevedores was despatched from Sydney last night to re tow the cargo of the Honolulu Maru. It appears that heavy seas struck the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Floods. Railways Sailer Severely. Passengers Marooned. Important Bridges Gone. Sydney
Further particulars of the floods in New Zealand show that £100,000 worth of damage has been done. Every important bridge between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Floods. Renewal of Downpour. More Extensive Damage School Girl Drowned. Auckland
After great damage had been done the rain eased off, only to resume with greater violence. The damage throughout, the province must now be enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Mann River. Fallen Tree Blocks Road
A heavy storm raged at Mann River last night. The wind blew with great violence, and a huge tree was uprooted and fell across the roadway, completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Violent Storm. Men and Beasts Hurled Into Air. Allahabad
Forty-six persons and hundreds of cattle and antelopes were killed on April 25 in a tornado at Pihani, which is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Track Of Airship. Furious Storms Continue. Tokio
A message from Paramushiru, Kurile Islands, describes in detail a terrific hundred-mile an hour storm which raged in the region of the Kurile Island, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastal Gales. Steamer Kut Overdue. Sydney
It is believed that the steamer Kut, which was due in Sydney to-day from Kobe, has met with some trouble, efforts to communicate with the vessel by…
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