Heavy Thunderstorm Half Inch in Fifteen Minutes Electricity Service Interupted
At 1.30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, when most business people were on their way back to work, a terrific thunderstorm burst over the town,…
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Creeks’ water Supply Control to Prevent Flooding
Interesting discussions took place at a meeting of creek frontage residents last week called to consider the question of the control of flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Men Electrocuted in Storm-Lashed Victoria Whole State Flooded Families Rescued by Boat Bayside Strewn with Wreckage Record Deluge Continues Day and Night MELBOURNE
Four men were electrocuted in Melbourne to-day during a storm which lasted the whole of Victoria, Town and country were lashed to-day with a terrific rainstorm, driven with stinging force by a 50 mile-an-hour -gale, which caused heavy damage…
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A volante thunderstorm broke at Woomargama on Thursday afternoon —vivld lightning with deafening peals of thunder All telephones at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Storm-tossed Yacht Two Days and Two Nights Four in Terrifying Plight Melbourne
A woman, her two sons, and an engineer have been admitted to Alfred Hospital suffering from shock and exposure as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How the Ship Perished Believed That Steering Gear Failed Men Dashed on Cruel Rocks by Worst Storm in Memory Melbourne, Monday Morning
Although it is unlikely that the circumstances leading to the actual tragedy will ever be known, it seems certain that during the tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seventeen Lives Lost When Small Coastal Steamer Founders Off Phillip Island Coramba Matchwood Bodies and Debris Washed Up Worst Storm in Memory of Man Captain and Crew of Sixteen Perish MELBOURNE
Helpless in the storm which raged along the coast, the small coastal steamer, Coramba (531 tons gross) was wrecked off Newhaven, Phillip Island, early to-night, and all hands have been drowned. The Coramba was 36 hours overdue on her run from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →2000 HOMELESS Flood Damage £250,000 Rescues From Housetops Wastes of Water Encompass Melbourne MELBOURNE
Nearly two thousand people are homeless through the greatest-flood Melbourne has ever known. Thousands of acres of country in Melbourne’s residential areas are under-water, while hundreds of houses, many with water lapping on the rafters, have been abandoned. From the city to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jingellic Severe Storms
After a period of sultry weather rain set in on Wednesday afternoon, and up till Saturday morning over [?] had fallen On…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood and Storm Death Roll Mounts to 34; Many People Missing Toll of the Floods Acute Suffering of Homeless Victoria’s Big Problem State to Seek Federal Aid Amount of £200,000 Mentioned Melbourne
The full toll of the [?] will not be known for many days but fresh reports of destruction and suffering are being hourly. In Gippsland many persons who fled from their homes in the storm, have not yet been accounted for and rescuers are working feverisbly with boats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Greece Teen Persons Drowned. Many Homeless. Athens
[?]due to heavy rains, re [?]in 18 persons being drown [?] a crowded lorry was swept the flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Floods. Further Developments. Splendid Response to Appeal for Relief Funds. Melbourne. Monday Night
The death roll as a result of the floods has now reached 35, including 17 victims of the steamer Coramba Three bodies from the Coramba…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Insects Next Year Mortality Among Birds Floods Take Toll Melbourne
The Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game (Mr. Lewis) staled to-day that one result of the floods was to cause a high mortality among bird…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Through Fire and Flood a Man’s Misfortune Judge Is Impressed Melbourne
“Would your Honor grant an adjournment of this case until Friday?” asked a solicitor of Judge Lukin In the Bankruptcy Court this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Greece 18 People Drowned Widespread Suffering Athens, Dec 2
Floods due to a week of rain have resulted in 18 persons being drowned including a number of travellers on a crowded lorry, which was swept away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For Flood Victims Federal Ministry Votes £10,000 CANBERRA
Cabinet Ministers in Canberra held an impromptu meeting this afternoon and after a telephonic communication with Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aftermath of Storm Gangs Clear Debris Waters Gradually Subside Appeal for Relief of Distressed MELBOURNE
Throughout the stricken areas the flood waters are gradually subsiding, and blue skies to-day brought fresh hope into the hearts of rescuers and the victims of the storm. A rough estimate places the damage at a figure exceeding 1½ million pounds. While the State Government is…
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The whole Commonwealth is staggered at the disasters accompanying the gale and floods that overtook Victoria, and adjoining portions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burrinjuck Dam “Does Not Contribute Towards Floods” Deputation Is Told Sydney
“It is a fallacy to say that Burriujuck dam contributes to floods flood danger,” declared the chairman of the Water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage Estimate? at 2 Million Danger Gradually Passing Over 5000 People Still Homeless MELBOURNE
Funds for the relief of the victims of the floods to-day approached the sum of £50,000, including the donations of £10,000 from the…
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