110 m.p.h. Gale Sweeps Lord Howe Island
SYDNEY, Fri.: Winds reaching 110 miles an hour have been sweeping Lord Howe Island, 400 miles off the NSW coast, in one…
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Kurrewa Iii in Violent Cyclone Lives Through Huge Wave
SYDNEY, Sun.: The latest message from the 58ft. Victorian ketch, Kurrewa III, was that she had ridden the Tasman seas well,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walwa’s Heavy Rain for Year
Rainfall for 1947 at Walwa was 43.97 inches. This total has been exceeded only once, in 1917, since records have been kept—the year’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Kills Hundred; Devastates Island
LONDON. Mon: A hundred persons were killed, several hundred were injured and 50 are missing from Reunion Island, where a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further Remarks on Dust Storms
Dust storms are a natural phenomenon of the arid areas of the earth, and in this regard, parts of Australia are no exception. New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fallen Trees Block “Spirit” Fierce Storm at Seymour, Wangaratta
A cyclone which swept through the Seymour district last night wrought many thousands of pounds worth of damage and held up the Spirit of Progress for nearly half an hour at Longwood. Winds of gale force, lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Storms Bring Floods Sheds Unroofed At Henty
Freak storms on Tuesday night flooded Ardlethaan, Temora and Ariah Park in the early hours of yesterday morning, and unroofed sheds about Henly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tree Strikes House In Seymour Storm
MELBOURNE Wed. — Seymour was back to normal to-day after an exciting night in which a cyclone caused considerable damage…
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NEW YORK. Wed: Trans-Atlantic liners and freighters were far behind schedule to-day as one of the worst winter storms in years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Storm at Henty
A heavy storm at Henty on Tuesday night brought a welcome relief to residents from the high humid conditions which have persisted for the past week. Only 47 points were recorded at the post…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrical Storms
Cloudbursts and electrical storms were features of the weather in country areas of N.S.W. on Tuesday night last and early on Wednesday. At…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wind And Rain Storm Hits Burrumbuttock
Heavy storm clouds which swept over Albury and district yesterday afternoon centred their savagery on Burrumbuttock;, where 1½ inches of rain fell in an hour. Other nearby centres…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Freighters Damaged in Atlantic Storm
NO A SCOTIA, Wed.: Two disabled freighters, one an American vessel, and the other a British, are now wallowing in a raging north Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storm Buffers Bandiana
Bandiana area was buffeted by heavy wind and a torrential downpour of rain shortly after midday yesterday. Buildings within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Worst Storm For Years The Rock-Wagga Cyclone Centre
Greatest disruption of telephone and telegraph services in southern Australia for at least a decade was caused by cyclonic storms between Wagga and The Rock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →O’farrell Cup News Blocked by Storm
Outcome of the West Wyalong-Albury clash for the O’Farrell Cup at W[?] Wyalong yesterday was not available even at a late hour last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Waters Kill 14 in U.s
NEW YORK, Sun.: Turbulent flood waters from rain and snowswollen rivers have taken a two-day toll of 14 lives in eight States,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury to Get Material for Storm Damage Repairs
SYDNEY, Mon: Materials for repairs of damage caused by yesterday’s storm in southern NSW, would be made available…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deniliquin Soaked by Storm of Tropical Intensity Town Receives Battering — Mach Damage
Rain and electricity disturbance of tropical intensity drenched and shook Deniliquin rover the week-end. From Friday at 9 0' clock to yesterday morning 249 points of rain were recorded. The storm broke at mid-day on Friday and continued,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →JINDERA Heat Followed by Heavy Rain
For the fourth week in succession, shade temperatures were again high, with the maximum on Wednesday of 101 degrees…
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