Storms Hold Up Cable Ship
AUCKLAND (N.Z.). June 3.— After an absence from Auckland since March 24, the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable ship,…
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Floods & storms, 1937
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Floods Feared on North Coast
SYDNEY, Monday.—Several vessels reached Sydney, this morning after being hove-to off the port owing to heavy weather prevailing. The…
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THE Government Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that he, expected flood conditions in rivers south of the Hunter, following torrential…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fear of Floods Past, Says Mr. Mares
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Mares said to-day that although still in the grip cyclone, the position as far as Sydney was concerned had eas[?]d. He adde[?]…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavy rains were recorded along the coast yesterday, but now show signs of abating. Strong south to south-east winds,…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), July 2.—Torrential rains caused widespread loss in the North Auckland district. Three rainers were trapped by water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Sweeps Cooktown Whole Town May Be Destroyed BRISBANE
A CYCLONE accompanied by heavy rain caused great, damage at Cooktown, and the town is threatened with complete destruction unless…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Killed by Tree in W. A. Storm
PERTH, Saturday.—John Tennyson (55), single, was killed instantaneously when a red gum tree under which he was camped blew over…
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ACCORDING to the Director of Agriculture (Mr. McDonald) splendid rains are sweeping eastwards over New…
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ACCORDING to the Director of Agriculture (Mr. McDonald) splendid rains are sweeping eastwards over New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Air Searchers Halted Storm In Arctic VANCOUVER, August 18
A MESSAGE from Fairbanks, Alaska, says that a fierce snowstorm is lashing the Arctic north of Point Barrow, and is expected to last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Is This Flood of Tears a Record
VERNE Sandusky, 20-year-old bachelor, of Denver, U.S.A., recently established a new crying record for Denver and the country…
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TOP—Floods, in some places over a foot deep, followed a cloudburst over Knightsbridge (London) this month. This air mail picture shows traffic ploughing its way through the floodwaters. Beneath—Villagers, driven out of their humble homes by floods near Patna (Bikar), leaving with their possessions on their heads for places of…
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Violent rain storms—the fiercest for 40 years in many places—swept over the lower north and central districts last night and early to-day…
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WARNED by the pealing of church bells of the oncoming danger, about 30 Port Wakefield residents evacuated their homes as the flood…
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FOLLOWING RECENT HEAVY RAINS, many country centres in South Australia experienced the worst floods for nearly 40 years. Considerable damage to property and heavy losses of livestock have been reported, while several bridges have been swept away. This picture was taken at Andrews, which suffered the worst flooding in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Planes Resume After Storm Delay
AFTER being temporarily disorganised by yesterday's windy and dusty conditions 'plane services resumed normal running to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Damage by Gale Drover Killed And Trees Uprooted SYDNEY
SWEEPING down Hastings Valley with tremendous velocity a gale uprooted a number of trees and one struck William Stringer (50), a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Over Test Cricket Bradman Disagrees With Chairman ADELAIDE
"England would win the Ashes again and Australian cricket would be better for that day when it arrived," said Australia's cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Monsoonal Floods In India
HEAVY MONSOONAL FLOODS overtax Calcutta's drainage system, and for three months of the year many of the suburbs are waist-deep in water. A main street scene in the Indian city, showing "pedes trians" moving about on their daily jobs…
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