Floods in Victoria Two Swagmen Rescued From Small Island Melbourne
Serious floods threaten the Shepparton district owing to the River Goulburn rising to flood level. Lowlying areas are already submerged. Two…
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Floods & storms, 1928
280 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 14
Storm in Sydney Roofs Torn From Houses Sydney
A storm last night caused tremendous damage all along, the coast and in the city and suburbs. At times the wind grew to a velocity of 80 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale on the Coast (Continued from Page 1.) Fishing Boat Wrecked Rockhampton
A large motor fishing boat named Starlight has been wrecked on South Keppel Island. where boisterous weather prevails. Two members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale on the Coast the Collier White Bay Wrecked Near Newcastle Three Bodies Recovered Sydney
In a terrific storm which swept the New South Wales coast on Wednesday night and yesterday the small collier White Bay was wrecked on a reef…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale on the Coast Fishing Boat Wrecked Rockhampton
A large motor fishing boat named Starlight has been wrecked on South Keppel Island where boisterous weather prevails. Two members of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gales on N.S.W. Coast Members of Crew Relate Experiences on Uralla Two Overdue Boats Arrive Sydney
The story of the night put up bu the coastal vessel Uralla before she went ashore a few miles north of Newcastle on Thursday was told by members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in North Canada Man and Horse Team Killed by Lightning (A.p.a. Message.) Vaucouver, June 15
A message from North Bay says that a man and a team of horses were killed and 22 railway workers seriously shocked when struck by lighting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Following Appeared — IN — To-day's Afternoon Issue Gales on N.S.W. Coast Members of Crew Relate Experiences on Uralla Two Overdue Boats Arrive Sydney
The story of the fight put up by the coastal vessel Uralla before she went ashore a few miles north of Newcastle on Thursday was told by members of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gales on N.S.W. Coast Greaser Lost Overboard From Steadier Iron Master Sydney
When the steamer Iron Master arrived at Newcastle yesterday, after riding out a gale at Norah Head, it was reported that a greaser, E. Noran, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain in Adelaide Many Areas Flooded Adelaide
Adelaide and suburbs for the last few days have suffered from a deluge of rain. Children at the Brompton Park School this morning had to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Delivery Van Bogged in Flooded Croydon (S.a.) Street
'At the corner of Torrens-road and Ellen-street a van owned by Army and Navy Stores, was bogged on Tuesday. It-had to be unloaded by workers standing in the water…
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Sydney was swept by a heavy storm this morning which caused widespread damage throughout the suburbs, and the North Shore railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in State Man Reported Drowned in the Bega District Sydney
Disastrous floods have occurred on the south coast and as the meteorologist predicts further rain the position is likely to become serious. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shops Collapse During Sydney Gale Woman Injured
A remarkable escape front health was experienced by Mrs. Florence Martin, of St. Peters (New South Wales) on Tuesday morning, when the front…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Heavy Hailstorm Floods Part of Berlin Widespread Damage to German Vineyards (A.p.a. Message.) Berlin, July 4
The whole of the fire brigades were called out to deal with floods following a remarkable hailstorm, the hail being the size of grapes. Forty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Great Flood. (Published by arrangement)
"American fours [?] what Government Liq[?] in O[?] during the fiscal year 1927", reports the "Times", New York. "Just how much has not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand Windows of Passing Train Broken by Tree Branches Some Persons Injured Wellington (N.Z.), July 10
Heavy rains caused floods in the country districts of New Zealand. Large areas are under water. A gale blew down a tree alongside the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Storms in Canada Three Soldiers Killed (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, July 10
A Toronto message says that following the heat wave the region from Toronto to Regina was swept by fierce electric storms. Three soldiers were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sixty-two Persons Killed by Cyclone in Poland (Special to "The Miner.") Warsaw, July 9
Sixty-two persons were killed and several hundred injured by a cyclone which swept through the Warsaw district. Two thousand houses collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrical Storms Affect Communications (Special to "The Miner") London, July 11
A message from the supply ship City of Milan says that atmospheric disturbances have prevented communications and increased the, anxiety…
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