Big Roof Tank Bursts. House Flooded with Water
With a roar that sounded like the bursting of a reservoir dam (wired the "Inter-Ocean" correspondent on July 14) the huge tank on the roof of the…
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Floods & storms, 1911
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Small Debts Court. Thursday, October 12, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.) Robinson v. HERBERT
This was a claim by the proprietor of the "Argus" fir the sum of £1/6/9, account due tor hire or hoardings and paper for posting same…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Roof Tank Bursts. House Flooded with Water
With a roar that sounded like the bursting of a reservoir dam (wired the "Inter-Ocean" correspondent on July 14) the huge tank on the roof of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Storm at the Barrier
A terrific thunderstorm broke over Broken Hill on Sunday morning, and heavy rain fall, lasting all day. The rain was so heavy that church-goers wore hold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, October 16, 1911. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale. P.M.)
Edwin T. Hayne was charged with being a dead animal, to wit, a dog. dog, on Aberdeen-street. in the own of Scone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Storm. New York, Oct. 19
The cables report that a terrible slorm has Ewept, over the west coast of Mexico, Eight vessels are ashore. The wharfs at Mazatian have been destroyed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson. (By Telegraph). Sydney
"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, the American pugilist, is returning to Australia by the Zealandia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine Flooded. Sixty Men Overwhelmed Hibernin, Now Jersey, Oct.22
A blast destroyed the partition of two shafts in the iron mines of the wharton steel company. water flooded the working; and 12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale in the Channel
A severe gale has swept over the English Channel, and much damage has been done at Hastings and Dover…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Monday, October 23, 1911
HENRY MALONEY, of Singleton, was proceeded against by the police with having stolen, on Saturday night last, two pairs of skates…
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Fearful weather is being experienced on the West Coast of New Zealand. Extensive damage has been done by gales and rain. Portions of Greymouth are under water. As the river…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms on the N. Z. COAST. Floods on Land. (By Cable). Wellington
There has been fearful weather on the West Coast of New Zealand, and extensive damage has been done by floods and gales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, October 26th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.) a Light List
The police magistrate had a very light list before him on the above date. A couple of cases were withdrawn by the police, a drunk was dealt with in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mine Flooded. Sixty Men Overwhelmed. Hibernia, New Jersey, Oct. 22
A blast destroyed the partition of the shafts in the iron mines of the Steel Company. Water flooded me workings, and 12 mere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 1st November. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.)
ALEXANDER LEARD was charged with stealing two second hand buggy wheels, valued at 10s, the properly of Nalter Hawkins, Scone,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, November 2, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Several persons were fined from 10/- to £1 for drunkenness, owing-to several previous convictions for the same offence being on record against them. John Dodd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Vicious Gale. Aeroplanes Wrecked. London. Nov. 8
A gale swept over Britain on Sunday, the wind reaching the velocity of eighty miles an hour. Tremendous seas ran on the coast, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Tuesday. November 7, 1911. (Before Mr. C, Ii. Gale, P.M)
Thomas English, charged with allowing stock to stray in the stree's on the 29th September last, pleaded guilty, and was fined 58 and costs of court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Flood Disaster. Lake Bursts Through Dam. Hundreds of Lives Lost
A disaster which restroyed the two towns of Austin and Costello, Pennsylvania, and almost equalled the Johannesburg Hood. of 1889, occurred recently and was responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Storm at Walgett. Much Destruction
A violent, storm, accompanied by rain, struck the town of Cryon, a few miles from Walgett, on Tuesday night, and did extensive damage. A three-thousand gallon…
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