Magnetic Storms Mr. Fisk Explains Failure
Referring, in an address in the Town Hall last night, to the failure to receive the official opening signal and address from Newcastle-on-Tyne (England), Mr…
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Floods & storms, 1930
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"Worst for Years" The Gale in Sydney SYDNEY
The gale, with struck Sydney last night reached a velocity of 68 miles per hour. and was the greatest recorded here for many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Fishing Fleet Caught in Seventy-Mile an Hour Gale :: Road Job Local Men Wanted Main Road Adamstown's Threat
Adamstown Council decided last night to withdraw from the agreement with the Main Roads Board to reconstruct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm of Criticism Rages Over Chapman's Dismissal Critics Rage Dropping of Chapman Stupid Mistake "Australians Are Laughing at Us" LONDON
The fierce controversy occasioned in the changes of captaincy continues to rage. The "Manchester Guardian" says that the selectors chose the team for an Australian tour and not for the fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Now Utah and Florida Crop Losses Drought Position Worse (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, August 12
An interesting twist is given to the national drought situation by reports from Utah and Florida indicating considerable damage from floods, particularly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Danger Maitland Deputation Govt. Criticised
The urgent necessity for Immediately repairing flood protection embankments in Maitland district will be stressed by a deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →STORM-TOSSED Launches Seek Shelter Gale Strikes Coast
With the pilot steamer Birubi standing by in case of emergency, three fishing launches, which had ventured outside Nobbys yesterday morning struggled back…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Again Naples Terrific Cyclone Strikes Cattle Mart Naples
Terror again descended on the city to-day when a terribly violent cyclone killed four and injured 70. The disturbance was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unlucky Naples Four Killed in Cyclone NAPLES, August 14
Disaster again befell Naples to-day, when a violent cyclone struck the city, killing four and injuring 70. Its full force was felt in the market…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Maitland and District News Divert Floodwaters Canal From Wallis Creek West Maitland Meeting
The question of construction a canal from Wallis Creek through East Maitland, via Howe's Lagoon, to Morpeth, as a scheme to drain the floodwaters from areas south…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flooded Areas Relief From Throsby Creek
Mr. J. E. Smith, M.L.A., while in Sydney in the past week, saw the various Ministers on a number of matters affecting the district…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mail Steamer Tahiti Adrift in Pacific HELPLESS Steamier Tahiti Adrift in Pacific Australians Aboard Engine-room Flooded : Propeller Gone WELLINGTON, N.Z.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Union Steamship Company received a message from the Captain of the Tahiti stating that water was getting in in the after end of the ship. An endeavor is being made to cope with it, but it may be necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flight Over R100 at Cardington Encountered Heavy Rain (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, August 16
The airship R100 was sighted at Cardington at 10.40 o'clock this morning, and was made fast to the mooring ropes at 11.30, She was moored at 12.2 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tahiti Sinking Rescue Steamer Standing By No Immediate Danger Broken Shaft Floods Holds and Engineroom SYDNEY
Disabled in mid-ocean, 450 miles from Raratonga, with a broken propeller shaft, the Union S.S. Company's steamer Tahiti sent out urgent appeals for help on Saturday morning, and asked all vessels in the vicinity to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Acting Premier Promises Relief For Maitland Flood Sufferers the Empiad Our Men Are Hopeful Tests to Come Noel Ryan's Brilliant Victory HAMILTON, Ontario
Gloom has by no means settled over the Australian Em- piad Camp, as the result or the failure of H. A. Bascombe (Victoria), W. M. White and G. A. Golding (N.S.W.) in the 880 yards. Each of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Perils Maitland Deputation Just Claim Acting-Premier Gives Promise SYDNEY
"One of the most important a Government Minister could receive," was the manner in which Mr. O'Hearn, M.L.A. described the deputation to the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Butteshaw) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Well Satisfied" Maitland Deputation Flood Damage
"Well pleased" is the opinion of West Maitland Council delegates regarding the deputation which in Sydney yesterday asked the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Mitigation Hunter River Schemes Mr. Vowell's Report Need for Investigation
A copy of the report on the question of flood mitigation in the Hunter River, submitted by the Director of Public Works, Mr. R. Vowell, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Prevention Proposed Embankment
The question of constructing an embankment through portions 237, 158, 159, and 160 in the parish of Maitland, and through the Pitnacree-road, was dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Satisfied! Maitland Flood Grant
Unlike the Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman pender) Mr. O'Hern. M.L.A. is not satisfied with the treatment by the Acting premier (Mr…
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