Severe Storms in State Lightning Cause Of Blackouts SYDNEY
HEAVY rains fell on many parts of the catchment area during thunder storms last night. At Upper Cordeaux half an inch had fallen by…
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Floods & storms, 1941
120 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 6
The Dust Storm (AGARS E. TALBOT)
Bad old "General Wind" was barmy When he hurried through the land, And he raised a great red army, Every man—a grain of sand…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Restricted Activity At Tobruk Dust Storms Are Responsible British Guns Active on Frontier (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, August 20
CAIRO reports only restricted activity at Tobruk because of heavy dust storms, although some of our positions were shelled by the enemy. British guns were in action on the frontier, and they badly damaged enemy motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales Lash Seaboard Two Killed; 200 Injured In U.S. New York, August 26
TERRIFIC gales, sometimes blowing at 100 miles per hour, lashed the eastern seab[?]ard from Massachusetts to Virginia, killing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paroo Floods the Darling
For the first time in the history of white men the Paroo River has entered the Darling River. In past years when the river has been in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Storm In Sydney SYDNEY, September 1
When lightning struck the main power line at Carbramatta railway station during a fierce electrical storm tonight, an area of 20 square miles covering five…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Worst Storm for Years Inspector Homann Back From Tour
THURSDAY'S duststorm was the worst which station people between Wilcannia and Ivanhoe had experienced for many years,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Housewives Suffered by Yesterday's Storm
Two walls toppled and loose iron was ripped from fences at the height of yesterday's gale. Housewives were again the main sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Near Rockwell
Heavy showers of rain between Rockwell and the 17-Mile Tank on the Menindee road caused the creeks to run late yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cold Water Deluge No Settlement Imminent Of Jap.-U.S. Problems But Two Governments Still Conversing WASHINGTON, September 10
The Secretary for State, Mr. Cordell Hall, threw a deluge of cold water on optimistic reports that a settlement of Japanese-American problems was imminent Mr. Hull said that he had no reason to believe that there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Ships Lost Sustained Attacks On British Convoy Damaged Vessel Sinks During Two Days' Gale LONDON, September 14
The majority of the ships in a convoy which was attacked in the Atlantic twice by U-Boats and once from the air, losing eight ships, has now reached Britain. This is reported by the Admiralty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Severs Communications Sydney, September 16
Lithgow and Katoomba had their trunk line communications with Sydney completely severed and eight western towns had most of their lines out of action for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dust Storm Checks Tobruk Patrol
CAIRO, September 19.—"A severe dust storm yesterday interfered with our patrolling activities at Tobruk," a G.H.Q. communique states, adding:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Sweeps the State Adelaide. September 19
Considerable damage was caused by a 60-miles-an-hour gale which swept the metropolitan are today Houses in many suburbs were wholly or partially…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Express Delayed By Dust Storm
As a result of today's mild dust storm, the Adelaide express was delayed, and transmission from the Flying Doctor base was suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Again Swept By Dust Storm
Although the temperature reached a maximum of 65 degrees soon after midday today the unsettled conditions which accompanied the dust storm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms In 10 Days, Says Inigo Jones
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The well known meteorologist, Mr. Inigo Jones, said today that if, as ho expects, very heavy rain falls within the next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Gales in N.z
AUCKLAND, Friday.—The southern end of North Island is experiencing fierce squalls and torrential rain is sweeping Wellington, where severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Much Damage Caused By Gale SYDNEY, October 2
A roof of more than 50 feet square was lifted from a block of flats at Cronulla and sent crashing on to the roof of another block two doors away by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →White Cliffs a Fierce Storm
Last Saturday While Cliffs experienced a fierce electric storm, accompanied by alternate ousts of dust and rain. At times the wind attained terrific violence,…
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