New Year Revellers Drenched by Heavy Rain Sydney
A HEAVY rainstorm drenched new Year revellers in Sydney streets early this morning. Several hundred thousand…
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Rain, Heat, Gales and Grass Fires—n.s.w. Weather Medley Sydney
TWO serious grass fires, one on a 20 miles’ front and the other on a 50 miles’ front, are sweeping towards Walgett—population 1800—in north-western N.S.W. All available men from Walgett and Brewarrina, 80 miles away, are out fighting the…
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SYDNEY. Mon: A violent hailstorm struck Coff’s Harbor this afternoon. The worst for many years, the storm lasted…
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An electrical storm last week started three grass fires in the Barellan district. Damage was not extensive, one property, Merribee…
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CHICAGO, Fri.: Some of the worst floods in 10 years have left hundreds of families homeless in two Middle West States…
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FIVE homes were unroofed and many others were partly unroofed when a severe storm with a gale-force wind struck North Tamworth this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blizzards, Gales, Snow, Floods Cause 27 Deaths In The United States New York
AT least 27 deaths were caused by violent weather in the United States yesterday. Blizzards, biting gales, heavy falls of snow and floods were reported…
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HAVOC was created by a freak storm which passed through a mile wide strip of country on the southern side of the Murray from Baranduda to Tallangatta yesterday…
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A RAIN-LOADED cyclone, driving into N.S.W. from Queensland at 20 knots, has caused :— The disappearance of three men who are believed drowned in a flooded creek near Grafton, NSW…
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FURTHER reports of the damage caused by the freak thunderstorm which swept along the southern bank of the Murray on Tuesday from Baranduda to Tallangatta…
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MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Wed: Between 7000 and 9000 people were evacuated yesterday from a section of Tennessee…
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THE cyclone which swept through Queensland and parts of N.S.W. yesterday and early today claimed 8 lives and caused widespread damage. The cyclone, which had its source in…
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About 40 Corryong residents, including hew settlers from Greg Greg and other land holders, who fear that their properties will be…
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CHICAGO, Fri.: The mid-east flood waters, the worst in 13 years, showed signs yesterday of [?] their force…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: When a yacht turned up today the crew told of a 12 hour battle with an 80 mph gale off Kiama. The yacht, the…
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JAKARTA, Wed.: Military reports state that troops led by Westerling have stormed Padalarang, about 11 miles west of Bandoeng…
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LONDON, Sun.: A nation-wide storm has started over a 28 year-old mother of six children who agreed to be sterilised…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs. : Although many centres throughout Victoria had more than two inches of rain during the past…
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LONDON, Thurs.: Gale warnings operated in all sea areas last night and small ships took shelter when gales and heavy seas blew…
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ADELAIDE, Thurs.: Large areas of northern South Australia are under flood, following rains of up to 5½ inches…
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