Flood Overwhelmed Worshippers Twenty-five Trapped in Church Berlin
Praying in a church at Duel, 25 people were trapped by a flood, following a cloudburst, which extensively damaged the Rhineland…
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Floods & storms, 1932
319 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 16
Storm-Battfred Barque
Battered four-masted barque, Hougomont, [?] she limped into her South Australian port, after her terrific battle with a gale on the voyage from, London…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Widespread Rainfall Storm Goes to Sea Sydney
Splendid rains were experienced over most of Australia during the past few days. The storm, which caused heavy rain and winds of gale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caught in Storm Mollison and Miss Johnson LONDON, May 21
In bad weather, Mr. J. A. Mollison and Miss Amy Johnson, flying from Stag Lane aerodrome to Scotland to see Mr. Mollison's parents, made a forced landing in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storms in England Beer Barrels Washed Into Streets Big Loss of Stock London
The heaviest cloud burst anyone remembers in the Midlands brought terror to the Leicester town of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deluge in Britain Extensive Damage Serious Flooding Caused London, May 23
Hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage was done throughout England by torrential rains, which broke a record of 50 years' standing in many districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homes Evacuated Flooding in Britain LONDON, May 25
The Health Minister (Sir E. Hilton Young) stated in the House of Commons that owing to the floods at Bentley, Yorkshire, about 2500 persons were evacuating…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trains Delayed Heavy Storms in West PERTH
Throughout last night and most of to-day, strong gales with heavy rain have been experienced in the metropolitan area, and also in the South-west, and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kaponga Flooded Crew Safely Ashore Wellington (N.z.)
The Union S.S. Company's steamer Kaponga, which is aground on the rocks at the north breakwater at Greymouth, is in a critical position…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Weather Rain and Gale in W.A. PERTH
The gale, which frequently touched 70 miles an hour during the week-end, continued to-day. Widespread rain fell. Registrations were slight in the eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Battle with Gale Ship's Plates Buckled Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer Huntingdon, which arrived on Sunday in a leaking condition, due to an encounter with gales, was docked to-day. It was found that the greater part…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Levees in Danger Floods Feared on Murray ADELAIDE
With the Murray River rising upstream, settlers on the swamp lands of the Lower Murray fear that the disastrous floods of last year will be experienced again. All…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Caught in Storm 60 Fishermen Drowned TOKIO, June 18
It is reported that 60 fishermen were drowned when caught without warning in a storm off the shore at Kyushiu. Searchers yesterday found one empty boat, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale Stopped Punt Hexham Hold-up
A little inconvenience was occasioned motorists to and from Hexham and district yesterday afternoon at the height of the gale, which put…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Gale Damage at Wollongong WOLLONGONG
One of the worst westerly gales ever experienced in the district blew to-day. It was at its worst about 1 o'clock this afternoon, and the southern wall of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roof Was Blown Away Gale at West Wallsend
Struck by the full force of the westerly gale last night, a house at the rear of a shop in the main street at west Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in City Cold Followed by Downpour More Coming
Newcastle was awakened this morning by low rumbling thunder to find it raining heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe While It Lasted Last Night's Gale Passed on
While a 50-mile an hour gale raged over Newcastle last night, high seas lashed the coast, making the bar crossing a difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →30 DROWNED Heavy Rain in Japan TOKIO, July 2
A destructive storm accompanied by torrential rainfall, which is sweeping Japan, reached Tokio, flooding, the lowlying districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aftermath Of Cyclone
Heavy seas lashed the waterfront at Newcastle to-day, and the picture shows the surf swirling over Newcastle Baths…
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