Heavy Hail Storm
On Sunday afternoon Central and East Kempsey experienced one of the most severe hailstorms for some years past. Sultry conditions during the…
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Floods & storms, 1937
98 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 5
Macleay Flood of June, 1893. Personal Recollections
The year 1893 was a memorable one on the Macleay. Shortly after midnight, 1st and 2nd January, started a fire which consumed totally the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain. Manning Is Deluged
Heavy rain stalled to fall on Friday night and up to the present the valley of the Manning has been deluged. The rain came at an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salt Water Problem. Clybucca Creek Floodgates
At Monday's Shire meeting a letter was received From Minister for Works and Local Government, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Gale in New Zealand. Auckland
During a heavy gale at Rakino Island, New Zealand,, this morning the scow Rangi is believed either to have fundered or been driven ashore. One…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Timber Drive Held Up by GALE
The shooting of the timber drive for the film "Tall Timber," at Craven Plateau by the Cinesound unit, which arrived yesterday, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone's Havoc. Buildings Wrecked. Fierce Storm Strike's Township
A cyclone which struck the mining township of Kearsley, near Cessnock, about 7 o'clock on Saturday night. destroyed two small churches, moved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOMELESS. American Floods
Hundreds of families in several states are homeless, while many are being rescued by boats, as the flooded rivers continue to rise, says a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney's Storm. Five Persons Killed. Extensive Dame to Property
In a terrific storm which swept Sydney and suburbs yesterday afternoon four persons were killed and thousands of pounds worth of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm in Sydney. Four Deaths. Park Stand Crashes
Four persons were killed and nearly 50 were injured in a fierce tropical storm, which swept Sydney and suburbs on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood and Fire in Cincinnati. Disaster Due to Floating Oil. Huge Tanks Burn
Cincinnati (Ohio) in the grip of flood and fire, is suffering the worst disaster in its history. Petrol and oil floating on flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Storm
A fearful tornado swept through some suburbs of Sydney on Monday, doing immense damage in the destruction of factories and residences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. Flood Position Less Alarming. Chicago, 28137
The authorities are less alarmed today regarding the flood conditions. A relief corps of 130,000 is now concentrated on two fronts in the flood area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Storm in Sydney
The most disastrous storm in Sydney's recent history occurred on Monday afternoon, causing the death of four persons, injuring scores of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Levee Breaks. Deluge in U.S.A. Trail of Death and Ruin. Island City's Plight. New York, Jan. 31
Four hundred people are known to have lost their lives, damage to property is estimated at £A100,000,000, 800,000 homes are flooded, 572,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Floods Increase Their Menace. Chicago, 1237
Lashed by the wind and a swift current, the waves to-day broke over the lower rampart of the sixty-foot concrete sea wall at Cairo, Illinois,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Hundred Dead in U.s.a. Floods. 800,000 Homes Flooded
The latest figures of flood destruction are 400 dead, 400 million dollars property damage, 800,000 homes flooded, 572,000 homeless and 236,000 marooned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America's Mightiest Flood. Property Losses, £100,000,000. Influenza Raging in Flooded Area. VANCOUVER
Seven hundred people are dead, one million are homeless, and loss in properly so far totals £100,000,000 in the mightiest flood ever to strike America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Tension Easing. Chicago, 4237
The crest of the flood waters is now swinging out of the Ohio River into the Mississippi, and starts on its way to the sea. In its immediate path are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Current Topics. Heavy Rain on Coast
Heavy rain has fallen on parts parts of the North Coast. Bellinger River reports 13 inches up till Wednesday, with flooding of parts of the district…
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