Storm in London a Trail of Wreckage (A.p.a. Message.) London, October 23
An extraordinary whirlwind storm struck Mayfair, Piccadilly, and the Soho regions of London yesterday evening. It left a trail of wreckage…
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Floods & storms, 1928
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Vessel in Trouble Towed in Flooded State From Among Breakers Auckland (N.Z.), October 25
While the steamer Arapawa was crossing Manakan bar a bottom bolt of the crankshaft broke and the piston continued working causing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessel in Trouble Towed in Flooded State From Among Breakers Auckland (N.Z.), October 25
While the steamer Arapawa was erosging Manukau bar a bottom bolt of the crankshaft broke and the Piston continued working causing the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in India 16 Inches of Rain Over Last Week End Calcutta, October 24
Floods are increasing on the Madras coast. They are the worst for 20 years. The countryside is inundated for hundreds of miles, and villages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in India Many People Drowned Immense Damage (A.p.a. Message.) Calcutta, October 27
The havoc caused by floods in the east Godavari district and along the Madras coast is related by villagers, who were rescued after being marooned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battered by Storm One Killed and Five Injured of Crew of a Steamer (Special to "The Miner.") Victoria (British Col.), Oct. 28
Battered to the limit of endurance, with half of the navigating gear swept away, and with a severe list to starboard, the freighter Choyo Maru…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Second Storm the City Darkness for Several Minutes Sharp Shower of Rain
Just when there was every indication of the dust passing and a long looked for downpour of rain taking its place another storm swept over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saturday's Storm Spectacular Effects Past Storms Recalled
In 1907 a memorable duststorm visited the whole of the Barrier district. Broken Hill being favored or otherwise with a full share of it. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Incidents
The lightning during the storm on Saturday lasted for only a few minutes, but it was severe while the disturbance was on. Mr. J. F. Lloyd,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms in New Zealand Several Landslides
Wellington (N.Z.). November 2. Storms and floods have caused much damage in the Dominion. Several land slips have occurred. The railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm It Condobolin Widespread Damage Caused Condobolin
The town was struck by a cyclone on Saturday and widespread damage was caused. While hundreds of people congregated beneath the verandah of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storm at Forbes Residence of Bishop Hayden Was Damaged on
On Saturday night, at 8 o'clock, a severe storm broke over Forbes, causing damage to several houses in the town, including the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Tarrawingee
A heavy thunderstorm passed over Tarrawingee late on Wednesday night and for serveral minutes rain teemed down accompanied bv hail. The fall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lifeboat Overturns 16 of Crew Drowned Went to Steamer's Aid Gale in English Channel (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 15
During a most violent gale in the English Channel the vessel Alice, from Latvia, laden with bricks, sent out a distress signal. The Rye (Sussex)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Sweeps England Much Damage Reported Shipping Delayed (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 16
London was swept by a great gale this afternoon, the wind attaining a velocity of 64 miles an hour. Much damage was done and telegraph and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lifeboat Overturns 16 of Crew Drowned Went to Steamer's Aid Gale in English Channel (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 15
During a most violent gale in the English Channel the vessel Ahes, from Latvia, laden with bricks sent out a distress signal. The Rye (Sussex)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale in England 20 Dead, Many Injured London, November 18
The number of deaths attributed directly and indirectly to Friday's great storm was underestimated in the early reports. It is now stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riot at Box Hill Crowd Storms Booth Melbourne
The polling day in this State on Saturday was one of the quietest on record. There was one ugly scene at Box Hill last night, however. Just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales in England Distress Calls Heard From Several Vessels London, November 23
Almost a week after the gale which caused serious havoc in London and on the south coast last Friday, another great wind and rainstorm swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Vessel Sinks in Atlantic During Gale Ships to the Rescue (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 23
Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary, is a passenger on the White Stair liner Regina, which dashed to the rescue of a German…
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