Gales in N.Z. North Auckland Flooded :Two Persons Drowned. Auckland
Violent gales, accompanied by torrential rain swept the Auckland district yesterday and did not abate until to-day. Floods occurred at North…
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Floods & storms, 1937
305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 16
Heavy Storm Damage in Palestine. Jerusalem
Six days of storms and biting gales have caused heavy damage to property. It is estimated that a million cases of oranges have been ruined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Damage Hail Like Cricket Balls. Melbourne
Damage amounting to £1000 was caused to-day to 100 cars, by jagged pieces of hail as large as cricket balls, at Petersbrough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fireball Storm at Newcastle. Sydney
Newcastle, radio stations failed, there was temporary "black out" in parts of May field, a fireball was seen falling far out to sea, and eight persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hail and Rain Storm At Yamba Camping Tents Blown Away Jagged Hailstones at Palmer's Island
Just as the surf carnival was drawing to a conclusion a heavy hailstorm broke over Yamba. It appeared to centre round the quarry reserve where four…
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During Sunday's hailstorm at Maclean considerable damage was occasioned to fruit trees and large numbers of mangoes were cut off and strewn on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishing Boat Smashed Storm at Iluka. Iluka
A hail and windstorm broke over here at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Over two inches of rain fell. Trees were blown down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm's Peculair Prank. Yamba
During the height of the storm on Sunday afternoon, a boat anchored near the tug's berth, and belonging to J. Harcus, was lifted from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plucky Boy Saved Two Yachtsmen Faced Gale in Dinghy. Auckland
Sculling in a dinghy, single-handed and with a single oar, Wallace Blewetl (14) probably saved two lives, in Lyttleton Harbor. A yacht was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rivers Up And Creeks Flooded Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane
Very heavy rains are reported over a very wide area of Southern Queensland. At Stanthorpe all the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Flood Waters for 6½ Hours
Two men clung to a sapling in the Burdekin River for six and a half hours on Friday night and, with flood waters rising quickly they were in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sports at Hernani. Large Crowd Attends Despite Heavy Rain
A day's sports were held at Hernani on Boxing Day in aid of the hall funds. A good crowd put in an appearance despite the unfavorable weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scow Wrecked Gale Off N.Z. COAST Four Lives Reported Lost Other Shipping Buffeted Wellington (N.z.)
Caught in a gale early this morning the scow, Rangi, either foundered or was driven ashore at Rakino Island, arid Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Towns Damaged Coalfields Cyclone Several Persons Injured. Cessnock
Homes were unroofed, buildings damaged and several people injured when a terrific cyclone, accompanied by torrential rain, struck the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Callachor Cup C. Ellem's Crew Wins the First Round P. See's Crew Wins in Floodboats
The decisive victory of C. Ellem's crew in the first round of the Denis Callachor Cup for Carvel fours, and the enthusiasm shown by new and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wireless Station Black Out At Canberra Storm Damage. Canberra
Heavy damage was caused at a substation of Canberra broadcasting station 2CA to-night, during an electrical storm which followed one of the hottest days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Feared Rivers Rising in America, Chicago
Continued rain brought further threats of flooded areas in Indiana: Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri, where rivers have swollen to new high…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crashed in Gale Plane Over Irish Sea Struck Ship's Rigging. London
Seven lifeboats and 30 trawlers va[?]ly searched the Irish Sea for the Liverpool business plane, which crashed, in a gale en route to Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Seas Lifeboat's Long Journey Floods in England. London
Owing to rough seas following a gale during the night the homeward bound P. and O. liner, Strathaird, from Australia and India, could not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rivers Invade American Towns Floods in U. S. A. Thousand Homeless Citizens Driven To Hills Many Big Rivers Rising Cincinnati
The Little Miami River to-day broke over its levee, flooding the airport and blocking all air transportation here…
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