The World at a GLIMPSE Hurricane Misses first storm
MIAMI (Florida), Wed.: The six-day old Atlantic hurricane skimmed past the Capes of North Carolina today without striking…
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Berlin Reds Storm Into City Hall Police Look on As Doors Battered London
COMMUNIST demonstrators this morning rushed the City Hall and swept aside Soviet sector German police, reports Reuter’s correspondent. They broke down the main door and swarmed…
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CAUSED by a depression off southern Tasmania, strong winds at times reaching hurricane force and described as the worst in 25 years, swept southern Victoria during Sunday night and yesterday morning, leaving a trail of destruction causing two deaths and injuring many people…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: He death roll in Victoria’s wind storm which swept the State on Monday has increased to four, following the…
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LONDON, Monday : A gale developed along the Sussex coast last night. High seas ran in the Channel, and big waves…
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ALBURY and district is rejoicing at the timely rains which have fallen in the past 24 hours. The rain generally set in early yesterday morning and conditions yesterday indicated further soaking falls. Falls of between an…
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TOKIO, Fri.: Japanese and occupational authorities , said to-day that between 1800 and 2000 people were either killed or…
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District residents—amateur and professional fishermen in particular— will be pleased to learn that “no flood, not even a high river," is predicted by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The WORLD at a GLIMPSE Gale Strikes Bombay
London, Fri.: The British United press…
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Possibility of a cyclone fence for Billson’s Park oval was mentioned to Albury City Council last night…
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ADELAIDE, Mon.: Heavy [?] the coast of South [?] last night, and gales of [?] miles an hour swept [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eastern Australia Experiences An Amazing Hotch-potch of Weather Gales, Squalls, Dust, Snow and Rain Red Pall Covers Vast Area From Brisbane To Sydney SYDNEY
SEVERE gales and squalls today whipped up a huge pall of red dust, which blotted out practically the entire eastern half of Australia. Hundreds of tons of top soil from the arid and waste inlands covered approximately 500,000 square miles over N.S.W. and Queensland…
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SYDNEY, Wed. : While most of NSW bad fine conditions and was clear of the dust haze today, pales and heavy rain…
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The gale which struck Deniliquin yesterday caused considerable damage in the district. Catley Bros. fibro plaster works in…
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Although men were working until midnight on Monday, damage in Albury caused by the storm was not as heavy as in Victoria,…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.; Nearly half of Victoria was covered with snow today after the sudden return to wintry conditions, two…
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THE British motorship Hopepeak (5179 tons) broke her moorings and crashed against a wharf; a freighter dragged her anchors and smaller ships and lighters broke…
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SYDNEY, Wed.; Members of the New Housewives’ Association stormed Parliament House at noon today, and refused to move when…
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SYDNEY, Thur: Fire gutted a storehouse of John Meagher & Co. at Barmedman to-night and destroyed £9000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →78 m.p.h. Hurricane Lashes Sydney Freak Storm At Cootamundra SYDNEY
A 78 m.p.h. hurricane which lashed Sydney and suburbs shortly before 2 p.m. to-day, caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage in a few minutes. The storm, accompanied by torrential rain— Ripped roofs from dozens of Tore harbor craft adrift…
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