Terrific Cyclone Wreck of Douglas Mawson "Big Fella Kappala"
The report of thE finding of wreckage supposed to have been part of the Ill-fated steamer Douglas Mawson lost some time in April last year…
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Floods & storms, 1924
228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 12
Havoc by Floods New Zealand Towns Inundated Thrilling Experiences Minister's Lady Secretary in Deep Water AUCKLAND
Continuous rain has resulted in further disastrous floods throughout the provlace. The railways suffered severely through land slips. The water rose raphlly at Taumaround, and many residents wre forced to abumlon their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Drowned New Zealand Floods Great Damage Many Lives In Danger AUCKLAND
Many years will elapse before Aucklanders will forget the present floods. After great damage had been done the rain eased off only to resume with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Expected Over Parts of State. Sydney
Heavy rains, with a possibility of flood falls, are expected over the eastern and north-eastern parts of the State during the next 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Empty Asylums England May Be Flooded with Madmen Doctors in a Dilemma Reluctance to Commit Anyone to Custody LONDON
The Court of Appeal is engaged in the bearing of an appeal against a lower court verdict for £13,000 damages awarded to a farmer for wrongful detention in a lunatic asylum. The medical certificates on which the detention was made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Storm in a Headphone
The British Broadcasting Company recently announced that, wind and weather permitting, an orchestra playing dance music in Pittsburg, U.S.A., would be…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cyclone in America
It is reported from Atlanta, Georgia, that a terrific cyclone is sweeping the southern States. It has caused 43 deaths, and wrought damage…
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A message from Atlanta states that the storms assumed unprecedented proportions. Already 108 dead have been accounted for, mostly women and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Airmen Missing Americans Not Reported Terrific Storms Victoria, B.C.
The worst gales for five years are sweeping the Alaskan coast and delaying the American airmen on their round-the-world flight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in India
A telegram from Allahabad reports that 45 persons, as well as hundreds of cattle and antelopes, were killed on April 25 as the result of a tornado in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brain Storms
Magistrates from all parts of the British Isles and from the Dominions visited London for a series of lectures on lunacy and mental deficiency (says the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Moving East More Unsettled Weather Sydney
Further rain was experienced almost generally over the eastern parts of the State yesterday and last night, practically every station on the coast, the tablelands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Gale Damage in New Zealand AUCKLAND
Many steamers were forced to shelter from the gale, which has now abated. Several score of launches were smashed to matchwood in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dodging Gales American Aviators Nearing their Goal Race for Tokio Pacific Crossing as a Tie of National Friendship LONDON
After safely riding out a sno[?]storm and gale at Paramushiru on Sunday. American fliers hopped off for Hi[?]okappu at 7.35 this morning. The Central Meteorological Bureau notified the aviators that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maclaren Halts Fears of a Cyclone LONDON, Wednesday Night
Squadron leader MacLaren arrived at Akyab at 11.46. He decided not to proceed further owing to the unfavorable weather…
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Men of all shades of political opinion are warning the Federal Government that Australia is running, or has already run, into a financial danger zone. Every day the voices are becoming louder and the warnings more insistent. Recently Mr. Pratten acted the part of Daniel to the Belshazzars in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Moderate Cyclone Sydney
The State Meteorologist stated to-night that at 9 a.m. to-day a moderate form of cyclonic disturbance was operating between the North Coast and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Channel Gale Young Australian's Soaked LONDON
The Young; Australia Leaguers struck a gale In the Channel, and arrived at Dover an hour late. The- whole party was drenched, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drainage Problems Investigation by Works Committee Inquiry at Newcastle Hamilton Flooded by Other Suburbs' Drain s
The State Parliamentary Public Works' Committee on Saturday, traversed the whole of the catchment area of the Cottage Creek storm- water channel. Mr. Henson, engineer of the Hunter District Water Supply and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Away to Hills Movement of Newcastle's Population Drainage Re-modelling Finding New Outlets For Suburban Storm Water
A new scheme of [?]ormwater drainage in Newcastle is necessary because of the movement of the residential population to the hills. The flow of the water has been accelerated, and the old channels become subject to more rapid flooding…
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