Gloucester. Heavy Storm Damage. Train Smash Narrowly Averted
Mr. Norman Wilson was badly burnt on Friday night. He was cleaning his car and afterwards used benzine to clean his hands, which…
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Floods & storms, 1927
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All Hope Gone Entombed Men in S4. Line Breaks in Gale VANCOUVER, Dec. 21
A Provincetown message states that when a line attached to the wrecked submarine S4 parted during a gale and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain. Last Monday's Fall
The rain which fell at Muswellbrook and parts of the district was much heavier outside the town. At St. Heliers 110 points fell, while at "Girahwhee[?]"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hope Gone. Crew of the S4. Efforts Fail. Line Broken Bt Gale. New York
The line attached to the submarine S4, which sank near Cape Cod, from the rescuing vessel, broke during the gale to-day, and the wreck was lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Railway Smash Narrowly Averted. Lad Swims Flooded Creek and Stops Train
Through the bravery and quick action of a lad named W. Hampton a big train smash was narrowly averted a mile south of Ward's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Causes Washaway
An extremely heavy storm [?] throughout the district on Monday evening, it was especially heavy at Ward's River and Borrico, where…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm at Sea. Ship Struck by Lightning
The captain, second mate, and three seamen of the Norwegian motor ship Gisia narrowly escaped death when their vessel was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gloucester. Heavy Storm Damage. Train Smash Narrowly Averted
Mr. Norman Wilson was badly burnt on the 16th instant. He was cleaning his car and afterwards used benzine to clean his hands, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not Infallible. Railway Tablet System. Affected by Storm
An incident at Marrar recently proven that the tablet system at present used on railway is not infallible, at has been generally supposed, says…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mackay Floods. Youths Swept From Horses. One Drowned
The heavy rains which have fallen during the past week have caused floods throughout the district. On their way home for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Train Saved. Boy Swims Flooded Creek
Through the bravery and prompt action of a boy, W. Hampton, a serious, railway accident was probably averted a mile north of Ward's River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wet Season. Rain in Queensland. Floods Feared
The wet season now appears to have set in over the central west of Queensland, and, the rivers and creeks are running bankers. A record…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooded Rivers. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Residents Warned
Reports from country centres during the Christmas season show that as a result of a succession of heavy rains a number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Miles Wide. Paroo River in Flood
The Paroo River in reported to be five miles wide at Eulo, and the flood waters are still rising. The Quilpie mail has been overdue a fortnight,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Blizzard Postman Found Dead in Snowdrift Floods in Northern Europe
Further details of the great blizzard which swept England and Europe at Christmas, show that a postman was found dead near Upper Cwmbran, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale in Channel. Paris, Dec. 28
In view of the terrible storm in the Channel, even the huge liner Aquitania had to spend a night at sea and abandon all attempts to enter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Infallible. Railway Tablet System. Affected by Storm
An incident at Marrar recently proves that the tablet system at present used an railway is not infallible, as has been generally supposed, says…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wet Season. Rain in Queensland. Floods Feared
The wet season now appears to have set in over the central west of Queensland, and the rivers and creeks are running bankers. A record…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Five Miles Wide. Paroo River in Flood
The Paroo River is reported to be five miles wide at Eule, and the flood waters are still rising. The Quilpie mail has been overdue a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Rivers. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Residents Warned
Reports from country centres during the Christmas season show that as a result of a succession of heavy rains a number…
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