Mississippi Floods Washington, April 29
Besides threatening to veto a renewal of the M'Nary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill Presidents Coolidge has notified politicians that he will not…
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Floods & storms, 1928
280 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 14
Queenslad Floods Reported Cattle Losses Brisbane
During the recent floods in the Dawson Valley, it is estimated that 2000 head of cattle were lost. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure…
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The most sensational story of the [?] to come to hand is from one of a party of survivors from Baker's farm. who arrived in a [?]shed condition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in New Zealand Torrential Rain Causes People to Leave Homes Auckland (N.Z.). May 2
Yesterday's gale was followed by [?]orrential rain which flooded parts of the Hauraki plains and caused 11 numbers of people to leave their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods Four Days on a Roof Spent by a Family
Floodwaters in Queensland are be ginning to recede, and communications are being restored (says a Brisbane message in the Adelaide "News")…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale in New Zealand Torrential Rain Causes Prople to Leave Homes Auckland. (N.Z.). May 2
Yesterday's gale was followed by torrential rain which flooded parts of the Hauraki plains and caused numbers of people to leave their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Earthquake in Bulgaria Terrible Distress 400,000 Homeless Cyclone and Rainstorm Make Position Worse Sofia, May 2
A terrible picture of the devastation and distress still reigning at Philippopolis and other centres is presented by a "Daily Express" special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods Postmistress Safeguarded All Mails and Money Brisbane
During the recent heavy floods in Fueensland the postmistress at Wura took all the registered and other mail and money into the ceiling. While…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Day of Heavy Rain Patterson Confident (A.p.a. Message.) Genoa, May 7
To-day was another exasperating day of incessant rain, though the court was bone dry beneath the piles of railway tarpaulins. The Australians…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Canada Three Children Drowned (A.p.a. Message.) London, May 8
A Sunbury (Ontario) message states that when returning in a flat-bottomed boat across the flooded fields surrounding the Whitefish school the boat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods a Mine Destro[?]ed
A visit to-day to the Baralba State coal mine, which was destroyed by the floods last week, revealed a scene of desolation and confusion. Twisted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand Prime Minister Marooned in the North Island Auckland (N.Z.), May 15
During floods in the North Island of New Zealand Mr. Coates, the Prime Minister, who was motoring, was marooned by the rising waters…
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Another violent storm traversed Auckland province on Tuesday night (says a New Zealand message in the "Advertiser"). The wind blew with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in New Zealand Remarkable Whirlwind Auckland (N.Z.), May 19
'A remarkable whirlwind swept through the country near Morrinsville during the week. According to a settler the wind attained a velocity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Lighting in Latin America
The April-May number of the "Westinghouse International" contains two striking illustrations of flood lighting. One is of the lighthouse of Morro…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Gale Prevented. Landing at the Pole (A.p.a. Message.) King's Bay, May 24
A gale prevented General Nobile in the airship Italia from carrying out his full plans at the North Pole. It was impossible to land because the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aftermath of Floods Decision to Close Queensland State Mine
During the recent floods in Central Queensland there was a big subsidence at the State coal mine at Baralba. where the mine office and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aftermath of Floods Decision to Close Queensland State Mine
During the recent floods in Central Queensland there was a big subsidence at the State coal mine at Baralba, where the mine office and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerial Doings General Happenings Two Men Are Killed in U.S.A. Balloon Race Balloons Strike Storm (A.p.a. Message.) New York, May 30
A Pittsburgh message says that 14 balloons left here in a national elimination balloon race over south-western, Pennsylvania. They ran into severe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Championships Hawkes v. Brugnon Australian's Play Spoiled by Thunderstorm (A.p.a. Message.) Paris, June 1
In the third round of the men's singles for the French tennis championship Hawkes was opposed to Brugnon. The scores to date are 4—6, 3—6,…
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