Floods and Gales in Britain LONDON
England was lashed and flooded by a violent gale at the weekend. Five survivors were landed from a tug which capsized off the south…
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JINDERA Storm Does Damage
Dense clouds of dust covered the sky on Thursday afternoon, and towards evening there was a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by violent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Giant Liner Sinks in Harbor Torn From Moorings by Gale Le Havre (France)
Torn from her moorings by a south-easterly gale which caught her broadside on at noon today, the trans-Atlantic liner, Europa,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damage to Planes Gale Piles Them Together BRISBANE
Five Douglas passenger planes , were piled together on the Archerfield Aerodrome in an [?] m.p.h. [?] this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crowd Panics in Storm 50,000 Caught On Cricket Ground SYDNEY
A violent thunderstorm struck Sydney yesterday. The rain flooded the Sydney cricket ground pitch, held up the second Test,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayoral Election Ald. Flood Re-elected for Sixth Term
At a special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday, Ald. J. P. Flood was reelected Mayor by a unanimous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →400 Marooned by Snow Storm ATHENS
Greek troops have been despatched to rescue 400 civilians who have been trapped by a snowfall in the mountains central Thessaly. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BBC Broadcast on Russia May Cause Storm
Complaints are in the making about the BBC broadcast on Russia which preceded Mr. Bevin’s friendly words to Moscow in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Milk Delivered in Flooded Street
Many parts of England have been flooded owing to the long period of gales and heavy rain. Near London, many stretches of the upper reaches of the River Thames were overflowed and in some places whole streets were under water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Relaxation After Hectic Christmas Thunderstorm Gives Little Relief
Boxing Day at Albury was the lazy, carefree day it usually is. Christmas gaiety, never hectic because of the heat, had given place to tranquillity, and for the most part the day was devoted to quiet relaxation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Causes Cup Postponement Second Singles Matches to be Played Today MELBOURNE
Although 113 points of rain had fallen at Kooyong in a series of thunderstorms during the night, the covered centre court was hot affected, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Cows Are Electrocuted Freak Storm at Bungowannah
A freak storm struck part of the Bungowannah district on Thursday, causing much damage to green timber and resulting in the loss of two…
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