In Storm U.S.A. Steamer Sinks Crew of 34 Lost. Astoria (Oregon)
Coastguards reported that 34 of the crew of the freighter Iowa perished to-day as the vessel was smashed to pieces by a 90 mile an hour gale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1936
201 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 11
Car Washed Away In Flooded Creek Two Men Drowned
Two brothers named W. H. Philp and J. A. Philp were swept away by flood waters in a sedan car when crossing a creek on the road from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Records Damaged By Stormwaters Canberra Museum Flooded. Canberra
Valuable exhibits at the National War Memorial Museum were destroyed as the result of the cloudburst over Canberra on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Cloncurry Trains Are Held Up Lines Damaged by Floods. Brisbane
Flood waters in the Cloncurry, Corella and Leichhardt Rivers have now subsided and damage done to railway lines and bridges is considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Q'sland Flood Clergyman Leads Rescue Party. Brisbane
Flood waters swept down the Burke River yesterday and, by evening, the stream had spread into a swirling sheet several miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. FLOODS Many Roads Blocked Landslip Destroys Croquet Green. Auckland
At the height of the floods in the Auckland province the water lapped around the shops in Kaitaia, but did not enter them. Large areas of land…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Upper Beilsdown Deluge
The storm which occurred in Dorrigo on Friday, and briefly referred to in our last issue, apparently was much more severe along the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storms
During the storm last night the wind blew with terrific force at the Jetty. Some line fishermen who were fishing off the jetty say it was one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm in Sydney Scaffolding Falls Into A. J. C. Office. Sydney
A tropical rainstorm, accompanied by lightning and a 50 miles an hour wind, broke over the city suddenly at 4 p.m. to-day. During the height of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gale Damage in Tamworth District. Tamworth
Numerous sheds on the property f Mr. A. D. Wilson, at Kootingal, pear Tamworth, have been blown down by a terrific storm, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Struck by Lightning in Storm
Lights were fused and the telephone disordered when lightning struck a house occupied by Mr. W. Geary, of Gear's lane, near Gear's wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Storm Signal" Japan's Withdrawal Naval Conference Decisions. London
The Continental press continues to attach greater weight to the Japanese naval decision than the British. German newspapers declare that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Killed Houses Wrecked Storms In Qeensland Many Towns Damaged Brisbane
A severe storm swept Brisbane about 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. The city missed the full force of the disturbance, which was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Race for Life Woman [?] At Lord Howe Island Monawai Ploughs Through Storm Sydney
Not for many years has there been such a race to save a human life as that run by the Monowai in the North Tasman Sea to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Fuses Cash Register
Before the storm broke on Friday afternoon, a number, of people were grouped outside the windows of Brunning's Seed Supply in Hargreaves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm At Coff's Harbor Wind Reaches Gale Force
One of the most -violent storms for a long time passed over Coff's Harbor shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday. Driven by a wind from the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Thunderstorm
Grafton experienced very sultry weather conditions yesterday, which terminated in a sharp storm late in the afternoon. The storm resulted in 25…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Island Floods and Damage Follow Rain And Gale Buildings Blown Down Wellington (N.z.)
Scarcely any part of North Island escaped damage in yesterday's storm. Havoc to power, telegraph and telephone systems was so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Cyclone Three Men Drowned Floods And Landslides Roads and Mines Damaged Wellington (N.z.)
As the telephone and telegraph lines are gradually being repaired, and services to outlying districts are being resumed, news comes to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orchardists Ruined In New Zealand Storm £100,000 Damage. Auckland
Practically every orchardist in the Auckland district has been ruined as the result of the terrific storm which swept over parts of the Dominion a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →