A Storm Has Passed
The Empire has just passed through a period of great anxiety. The events leading up to the abdication of King Edward and the…
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Lightning Havoc Storms in New Zealand
During an electrical storm near Bunnythorpe, in the Manawatu (N Z.) district, a fireball exploded near the home, of Mr. W. Greenbow, breaking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rains in North. Floods Likely on Coast. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
Heavy rain was recorded on the coastal areas during the past twenty-four hours, and according to Mr. Mares, floods are likely to follow,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →30 Lives Lost Disaster in Storm 8 Survivors London, Jan. 13
It has been ascertained that thirty lives were lost in the wreck of the Finnish motor ship Joanna Thorden (3223 tons) which broke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Canberra. Wireless Mast Destroyed. SYDNEY
During a fierce thunderstorm at Canberra, last night, the masts of the wireless station, 2CA, were struck by lightning. One of the…
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One man was drowned and three others are thought to have lost their lives whon the scow Rangi, laden, with timber, foundered off Rakino Island, at…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Floods in U.S.A. Thousands of Acres Covered Chicago, January 16
Hundreds of dwellers in the low lands of the Middle West have fled before the steady advance of flood waters, the result of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Storm at Canberra
During a fierce thunderstorm at Canberra on Monday night, the masts of the wireless station, 2 CA, were struck by lightning. One of the masts, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Dust Storm Followed by Light Rain [?] Week-end Conditions
Although the weather conditions in the early part of the week-end [?] pleasant a strong northerly wind prevailed on Sunday, and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Storm Four Lives Lost. Sydney Suffers Twenty Minutes Record Pounding. Two Hundred Injured. Damage by Lightning, Fire and Hail. Sydney, Monday Night
Four lives were lost and over 200 people injured, and property damage at present impossible to assess was caused by one of the most violent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overseas News Disaster in U.S.A. Floods and Fire. Cincinnati Imperilled. New York
The worst disaster in the history of Cincinnati occurred to-day, when gasoline oil floating on the flood waters of the industrial section was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Storm in Sydney Four Killed; Hundreds Hurt Homes Demolished
Four persons—a man and three boys—were killed, hundreds of people were injured, many of them seriously, houses and large factories were wrecked, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Sea Epic Gallant Rescue in Gale Ordeal in Sinking Ship Oslo, January 23
One of the four steamers rushing to the rescue of the sinking Norwegian cargo steamer Karmt, the mail steamer Leda. reached the stricken…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Twelve States Swept by Floods 23 People Dead 300,000 HOMELESS Now York, January 24
At least 23 persons are dead and 300,000 are homeless, with property damage amounting to millions of dollars in 12 States inundated by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Mississippi Floods. Death Roll—100. CHICAGO
The known dead in the flooded States now number 100, but it is impossible to determine the fatalities in the isolated towns and rural sections…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →American Floods. Over 200 Lives Lost. a Million People Homeless. New York
The swollen Ohio and Mississippi rivers are spreading death and devastation over a wide area. Towns and villages continue to disappear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →800,000 Homeless in American Floods Outbreak of Disease Adds to Death Roll Chicago, January 27
The known dead in the flood areas now number 137, while the homeless number at least 800,000. The damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Old Man River." The Mississippi Flood Rolls On Death Roll Now Placed at 700. VANCOUVER
"Seven hundred people are dead, 1,000,000 are homeless, and loss of property so far totals, £100,000,000 in the mightiest flood ever to strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storms in Queensland. Extensive Damage in Places. BRISBANE
Severe cyclonic storms have occurred in the south-west, though the rain was very welcome. At Muckadilla, the hotel was partially unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storm at Lithgow. Considerable Damage Done. LITHGOW
Considerable damage was done to Lithgow and the surrounding districts yesterday by a severe storm, which lasted more than an hour. Many…
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