Severe Storm Strikes City Thunder; Lightning 38 Points Of Rain
ONE of the severest electrical storms for many years was experienced last night and in the early hours of the morning. Brilliant flashes of light…
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Floods & storms, 1939
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Heavy Storm Damage MELBOURNE
SEVERE damage was caused in Melbourne and suburbs by the heaviest rain storm for years. In North Fitzroy and…
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AN unidentified man was found dead in a deep storm water channel at Marrickville shortly after police had chased a number of young men from…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A westerly gale swept many parts of New South Wales yesterday. The wind reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour in…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.— The greatest flood in living memory swept down the Hut Valley at Wellipgton. Many houses have been iso…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russians Hurled Back At All "Moment Of Calm Before The Storm" (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, December 27
HURLED back at all points, the Russians are re-gathering their strength in the hope of smashing the Mannerheim Line between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland. The Finns have repulsed three assaults in 24 hours, but…
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