Flood Damage
Mr. W. Bennett. M.P., has received a letter from the Under-Secretary of the Department of Local Government, stating that the Minister had approved of an…
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Floods & storms, 1929
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Hunter River Flood Damage
Mr. O'Hearn asked the Minister for Works in the Legislative Assembly yesterday if he had received the report of the engineer who visited the farms along the…
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During Monday night a dust storm swept over the Maitland district with great force. A few showers fell during the storm, causing dust to fall, coating…
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A violent gale swept Armidale last night. Trees were uprooted, and a number of buildings were partially unroofed. A portion of the town's…
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The most severe floods in 30 years are reported from Monmouthshire. South Wales, in the West Country, as a result of continued rains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fortune Smiled oh Byrd's Wonderful Polar Flight Raced the Storm Byrd's. Dramatic Flight to South Pole Many Anxious Moments Crews Battle to Keep' Plane in Air : Food Dumped Bay of Whales
Commander Byrd's flight to the South. Pole and back yesterday was one of the most dramatic long-distance aerial .journeys ever made. The crew's main problem was to lift the heavily loaded 'plane over the mountain, 11,500 to 12.000 feet, high, and 280…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in England Serious Position in Midlands LONDON, November 30
The upper teaches of the Thames are in many places, in a state of flood, and the river is steadily rising. During the past 28 hours there has been a rise of 18…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gales Complete Havoc in Stricken Newfoundland 47 DEAD Tidal Wave Follows Earthquake Then Storms Havoc on Newfoundland Coast St. John's (Newfoundland)
Following the earthquake and the Devastating tidal wave which wiped out many Newfoundland villages and killed 36 persons,…
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While contending that The Flood, of which he had found evidence, was that on which the story of Noah was bused, Professor Leonard Woolley,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hope Abandoned for Newfoundland Gale Victims Toll of the Sea 70 Persons are Missing Given Up As Dead Fruitless Search After Hurricane St. John's (Newfoundland)
Another disaster appears to have overwhelmed Newfoundland. Since last week's hurricane, many fishing boats have been missing, with 70 persons on board, including four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death and Destruction in Wake of Terrific Storm Shipping Disasters Big Death Roll Among Seafarers Buildings Torn Down Floods in Thames River Again Threaten Transport Blocked London
Death and widespread disaster on land and sea were caused by a terrific storm that swept over the British Isles last night and continued with unabated fury throughout the greater part of to-day…
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Of the ten-missing schooners bound for Bona Vista, eight have been reported. Four were lost and the crews rescued. ;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm's Fury England Suffers Collier Sinks Near Land's End Sixteen Lives Lost (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 5
Sixteen lives were lost and tremendous damage was done to property on land and sea in the worst storm for many years, which swept over the British Isles last…
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A report says that one man was drowned from the schooner Northern Light, and the rest of the crew of 10 were rescued by the steamer Baltic, 600 miles south-east…
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"The miners" leaders should blame themselves and not the Federal Government for the present position. They fell down on their jobs," said Mr. J. S. Garden, addressing 2000 miners at Cessnock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three in a Row 'Roos Beaten Match in a Gale Cumberland Wins 8 to 5 LONDON
The Australian Rugby League footballers lost their third successive match and sixth of the tour yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SHIPWRECKS English Storms Many Lives Lost Anxiety For £14,000,000 Art Treasures (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 7
Another violent storm with winds of hurricane force, accompanied by lightning and thunder and torrential rain, struck the South of England last night, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Britain Sends a Warship to Troubled China Came Back Again Violent Gale Over Britain More Ships Wrecked Heroic Swimmer's Great Save LONDON
Friday night's exceptionally violent gale was resumed with increased severity yesterday, and to-day the wind reached the terrific velocity of 185 miles an hour--a record for Britain. This figure was recorded at the Scilly…
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The progress of the Italian steamer Leonardo da Vinci, which is now believed to be in the Bay of Biscay with her £14,000,000 cargo of art treasures, which…
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When Saturday's roaring gale suspended boat and aeroplane cross-Channel services, Mr. A. S. Butler, chairman of the Dē…
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