Plane in Storm Pilot's Thrilling Experience Helpless at 16,500 Feet
Captain Mant. commander of the air liner Corinthia, which arrived at Brisbane from Salamaua (New Guinea) on Sunday, said he had…
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Motoring Driving in a Thunderstorm
Motorists are alarmed when driving in a thunderstorm in ease their cars are struck by lighting. The opinion has been expressed that people inside a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →S.A Crops Suffer Badly From Gale Adelaide
Crops in all districts where rain is badly needed suffered severely to-day as the result of a northerly gale [?] crops wore Handled to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Violent Storm Lighting Kills Sheep
Vivid lighting, which uccomp[?]nied a storm over tho Uralla district, struck iv flock of sheep nt Dangar's Lagoon, and killed 23. Many sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sporting Highlights and Comments Albury Shooter Wins King's by One Point Pat Lee's Victory in Heavy Rain
Shooting in torrential rain, Pat Lee (Albury) on Friday won his fourth. Ring's Prize by one point at Anzac rifle range, Sydney. C. E. Armstrong…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Fortunate Farmer Reaps Result of Thunderstorm
Although owing to the extremely dry weather, the majority of the crops in the Numurkah district (Vic.) are not more than six inches high, and are…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →25.000 Houses Flooded in Tokio Tokio, October 21
A total of 25,000 houses have been flooded In Tokio by a typhoon. The British freighter Hatterlock broke her mooring chains and is stranded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →7½ Inches of Rain Deluge at Broken Hill Crops and Pastures Saved Sydney
Further general rain was experienced over N.S.W. for the 24 hours 9 o’clock this morning, and it was raining to-day in many places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dry at Hay Sheep Have Been Shorn Heavy Rain is Needed
Dear Uncle,—It is so hot and dry that I am afraid the ink may vanish, as I write. This is my sixteenth year, and I cannot recall having experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Deluge at Broken Hill Crops and Pastures Saved
Continuous rain for three days was experienced at Broken Hill, 750 points being recorded. There is now sufficient water in the dam to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →9 Storm Troops Killed Berlin, Oct. 30
A small-gauge train crashed into a motor bus filled with Storm Troopers, at Genthin, killing nine and injuring 13…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Floods in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.), Wed
Heavy floods have occurred at Tarenaki and the vast Awakino Valley with its farm lands, will be inundated Heavy losses of stock are feared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Prospects Storms About November 6
Mr. lingo Jones, the Queensland meteorologist, writes:— “It now seems certain that the two. storms have been reproduced; the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Hail Storm Shops' Windows Shattered
The most severe hailstorm ever known at Nyngan (N.S.W.) smashed every pane of glass in the main street. The railway yards were damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tons of Roof Fly in Wind Storm Man Injured; Others Just Escape
Lifted bodily by a sudden gust of wind on Thursday afternoon, the whole of the iron roof of the pig yards at Swan Hill municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flew Through Terrific Storms Rain and Thunder Flight Leader’s Graphic Story Record Celebrated in Air; Bottle of Brandy Passed Round DARWIN
In a graphic description of the Vickers-Wellesley’s non-slop flight. Squadron-leader Kellett said [?] for many hours the planes were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Widespread Damage in N.Z. Floods Auckland (N.z.)
A vast area of South Taranaki has been transformed into a scene of almost complete desolation by the heavy rain, which has been falling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone Strikes Cobar Cobar
Extensive damage was caused by a cyclone which struck. Cobar to-day. Two men were injured when a stone parapet, weighing over half a ton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Tumut
A heavy storm broke over Tumut early on Wednesday night, and in about an hour more than half an inch, of rain was recorded. It was also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in Several Places Hail Kills Sheep
A very heavy fall of hail, lasting for over half an hour, occurred in the vicinity of Borambola and Lower Tarcutta on Wednesday evening…
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