Severe Storm Three Deaths in England Many Houses Struck by Lightning. London
A severe thunderstorm broke over London, and much of Southern England this afternoon. Three men were killed by lightning,…
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Floods & storms, 1935
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Floods in Japan Bridges Swept Away. Tokio
The Yodo River has flooded Asaka, and is spreading a network of rivers and canals. Tens of thousands of buildings are inundated, only the housetops and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drought Breaks Heavy Queensland Falls Gulf Rivers in Flood Cold Kills Many Sheep. Brisbane
In the north, north-west and central-west, further good rains have been received. Graziers around Winton and in the north-western areas are assured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tokio Floods Hundreds of Homes Destroyed Thousands More Damaged. Tokio
Further excessive rainfall in the Chikugo province has resulted in the Yodo River rising 23 feet, endangering refugees who have sought safety on higher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prison Escapee Jumped Into Flood River. Auckland
While a party of warders was searching for Edgar Peterson, 27, who escaped from a prison camp, they saw him on the Tongariro River bridge. As they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Japan Death Roll Now 227 Fuel Famine Threatens Industry. Tokio
The flood death roll is officially stated to be 227. The flood damage is estimated at £1,000,000 The principal industries are now facing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Rudder Steamer in Cyclone Towed Into Sydney. Sydney
The British-owned steamer, Miltonia, bound to Wyalla, South Australia, from Japan, put into Sydney to-day with the assistance of a tug, having damaged her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lilydale Bridge Resisted Flood Conditions. Inspection of Bolts
In a letter to the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday, Cr. W. M. L. Hughes, of Ramornie Station, Copmanhurst, pointed out that 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADRIFT Maheno In Cyclone Off Sandy Cape Broke Her Towline. Brisbane
In the full force of a cyclone near Sandy Cape to-day, the Maheno, which was being towed to Osaka, Japan, broke her towline, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-bound Ships at Brisbane Several Delays on Coast. Brisbane
Storm conditions prevented several ships from leaving Brisbane to-day. The Magdeburg and the Ngatoro are anchored off Cowan Island, Moreton Bay, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Adrift Maheno Out Of Sight Tug to the Rescue Cyclone Still Raging. Brisbane
The cyclonic disturbance which yesterday was reported north of Sandy Cape was still there this morning, with no definite movement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Floods Many Lives Lost Villages Wiped Out. New York
Between 25 and 30 persons lost their lives in floods which swept central and northern New York State in the past 24 hours. Property damage including…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Panic Dumping in Canada? French Flood Market. London
Fear of Canadian dumping has caused, a panic on the wheat market. Sir Herbert Robson, chairman of the Baltic Exchange, told the "Daily Telegraph'' that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →37 Drowned Floods in U.sa Two Thousand Homeless. Albany (N.y. State)
Receding flood waters in the northern section of New York State to-day, disclosed that 37 persons were drowned while seven are missing. The property…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taree Flood Episodes Recalled
The death of Mrs. Augusta Catherine Dempsey, of Taree Estate, at the age of 70, recalls some of the sensational experiences of the big flood of some years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Exile Ended Hapsburgs May Return Jubilation in Austria Storm of Applause Greets Decision. Vienna
The Hapsburg family, after 16 years of exile, may now return to Austria. A storm of applause greeted this realisation in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in China Millions In Danger Entire Village Wiped Out Large Cities Under Water. Shanghai
Millions of people are threatened by heavy floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtse Kiang and Hwangho Rivers. The Yangtse burst its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waters Receding Floods in U.S.A. Heavier Death Toll. New York
The flood waters, which have inundated a large section of the central New York State in the past few days, slowly receded to-day, revealing a larger death toll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SNOW 12 Feet Deep Big Storm in Victoria. Melbourne
Snow is lying 12 feet deep in parts of the Victorian Alps as a result of a snowstorm, which has been raging for four days. The fall is the heaviest for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street Flooded with Petrol
The guttering along Hannell street, Wickham was flooded with petrol when a 500 gallon trailer tank, attached to a petrol waggon, was struck by a train,…
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