East or West? Lightweight Bout Flood of Gambling New York
The greatest gambling proposition since Joe Gans fought Battling Nelson is the gamblers' size-up of the flood of money placed on the outcome of the…
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Floods & storms, 1928
362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 19
Another Derailment Tamworth Train Delayed Heavy Rain Blamed
The derailment of a Roods train at the Tamworth passenger train to few delayed two hours 20 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Cut and Dried" Motor Track Tenders Councillor's Charge Storm at Kearsley Meeting
For some moments the atmosphere was electrical at a special meeting of Kearsley Shire Council; held last night. Councillor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The End" Splitting Australia Floods, 'Quakes German Scientist's Prediction LONDON
The complete disruption of the Commonwealth of Australia is predicted by a German scientist, whose book, "The End,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Intervened Hawkes Had a Chance French Tennis Paris
The French tennis tournaments were continued to-day. When the match between Hawkes and Brugnon was being played, a terrific thunderstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Landed at Suva Amazing Sea Flight Accomplished Romance of the Air Aviators' Thrilling Battle Against Storm and Clouds SYDNEY, 12.35 p.m
An official message states that the "Southern Cross" landed at Suva at 12.20 p.m. (New South Wales time) An earlier official message stated that the 'plane had been sighted off Fiji at 12.15 p.m. Roaring down from the north-east the "Southern Cross" appeared over Suva and circled round to land…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trans-Pacific Flight (Continued From Page 1). "Terrible Night" "Southern Gross" in a Storm Suva Welcome Brisbane or Sydney in Next Hop? SUVA, 3.0 p.m
The "Southern Cross" came in light over the trees at 2.17 p.m., headed straight for the Grand Pacific Hotel and, flying fairly low, circled over the ground, got bearings, and then sped out to sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Lot of Tripe" Christie's Minute Causes Storm Taylor Report Tangle Personalities Fly At City Council Meeting
Mutt and left... "That's not a personality, that's only abuse." ... "Will you please sit down?"... "Who butted in?" ... "There's a lot of tripe in it." ... "Mr Glassop carries you about in his waistcoat pocket." ... "That would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Chang Dead? Mukden Castle Mystery "Down and Out" Manchurian Storms Ahead? TOKIO
While reports that Marshal Chang Tso-lin has died, despite, camphor injections, in his Mukden castle, are unconfirmed, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Weather Gales Forecast
A special weather forecast for the Pacific Ocean, issued by Mr. Marcs to-day, says that fresh to strong cast to south-east winds,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Night of Peril Storm Tossed 'Plane Blown From Course World's Greatest Flight Ends BRISBANE
The last stage of their flight from Suva was the shortest of the three stages. It contained the grimmest [?]sods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane Goes Mad When Fliers Land Wild Scenes Police Powerless with Hysterical Crowd Air Heroes Mobbed Barriers Swept Aside Perfect Landing After Grim Fight in Terrific Storm BRISBANE
All Brisbane went wild to-day when the "Southern Cross" with her heroic crew, Captain Kingsford-Smith, C. T. P. Ulm, Lieut. Harry Lyon and James Warner, landed at Eagle Farm after completing the first flight across the Pacific. The surging crowds broke the barriers and carried Kingsford-Smith shoulder high in triumph…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Track Work Gale at Broadmeadow
Those who braved the elements at the Broadmeadow racecourse this morning were in the minority, us for as the trainers in the Newcastle…
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The Newcastle-built pilot steamer Birubt, which went out while the gale was at its height to the assistance of the distressed coaster White Ray…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Cyclone Warning to Shipping SYDNEY
A very severe cyclone has developed between the New South Wales coast and Lord Howe Island, and Rales and rough to high seas are expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →100 M.P.H. Force of Gale
In the height of the gale early this morning. meteorological instruments at Signal Hill were badly shattered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Centres Foreigners Endangered? LONDON
The Diplomatic Corps bikes a grave view of the position in Peking and Tientsin, says "The Sun's" political correspondent. Advices received in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hundred Mile Gale Pounds N.S. Wales Coast Night of Alarms Sleepless Vigil in Newcastle Homes Gwydir and Hunter Overdue Coastal Steamer Driven Ashore in Stockton Bight Man Electrocuted, Widespread Damage in Suburbs
Shipping was seriously affected by the raging seas that pounded the coast from Newcastle to Sydney during the storm last night. The Hunter River Steamship Company's Gwydir, Newcastle-bound, and the Hunter, Sydney-bound, were many hours overdue, but the company's officers were not alarmed. They were confident th at the steamers were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Victim's Funeral
There was a very large attendance at the funeral this afternoon of Mr. John Wathorston, the victim of the electrocution accident at Merewether…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage in Sydney Severest Gale for Years Sydney
The wind attained a velocity of 80 miles an hour at South Head to-day, while at the Weather Bureau there were gusts up to 70 miles an hour. Mr…
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