Torrential Rain and Big Floods in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
After a big landslide caused by the rain had carried away the fence and the garden the occupants of a house in a Wellington hill suburb…
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345 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 18
Floods in N.z. Greatest in Memory Much Damage, Done
Following a' cyclone over Auckland on Sunday the Wellington district on Monday was deluged by a deluged rain fall accompanied by violent gales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“To Flood Australia with Migrants” Sydney
After the war is over the Commonwealth plans to bring thousands of migrants to Australia i& an endeavor to increase the population. This plan is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm at Military Camp. Sydney
A terrific whirlwind wrecked portion of the Menangle Military Camp last night. Heavy transport waggons were blown about, tents ripped and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman’s Plucky Effort Braves Storm to Prevent Rail Smash Brisbane
Running for two miles through blinding rain, and struggling through two flooded creeks, Mrs. Harry Dalziel, wife of an Atherton farmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Foundered in Storm; All Hands Lost From Two Ships Istanbul, Dee. 26
The steamer Kizilmark, with a crew of 20, and the Astrea, with a crew of 14, foundered during a violent storm in the Black Sea. All hands were lost…
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