Ships Collide Gale Causes Confusion on Waterfront Ferries Damaged
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 8
A wind which at times reached 55 miles an hour caused confusion on the harbour arid made conditions extremely unpleasant throughout the district yesterday. Small…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Farms Damaged Violent Wind Storm
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 11
On Tuesday night windy weather set in. As the night progressed it developed into a violent wind storm, which continued during the night, and into yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm Damage at Tamworth Scores of Birds Killed Tamworth
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 7
Windstorms of considerable violence did much damage in the district yesterday. In the Currabubula-Gowrie area the storm spread across a front…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Than 500 DEAD Tornado in America Floods Threatened Southern States Stricken (Australian Associated Press.) New York, April 7
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 9
Rising rivers have added a threat of widespread floods to the distress in the six southern States which have been stricken by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →High Seas on Coast Gale Affects Shipping Cruise Cancelled Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 3
A southerly gale, which is causing boisterous seas, is delaying coastal and Tasman shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gallops at Randwick Heavy Rain on Tracks Cuddle in Shape Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 5
Track work dwindled at Randwick this morning, but horses with engagements to-morrow worked along on the B grass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Aground Art Treasures on Board Valued at £10,000,000 Mishap in Gale at Gibraltar (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 15
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 7
Chinese art treasures worth £10,000,000 are on board the P. and O. liner Ranpura, which yesterday went aground on the Spanish coast…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warned City of Flood Prominent Queenslander Dead
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 20
Mr. Henry Plantaganet Somerset, who died at Caboonbah (Q), aged 84, was descended from the Plantaganet line of kings…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Production Ceases Flooded Goldfield in New Guinea MELBOURNE
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 12
A radiograme received by Enterprise of New Guinea, No Liability, from Mr. G. Taylor, General Superintendent of the field, to-day, graphically announced a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Violent Storm Damage at Auckland Cable Tower Struck Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 7
One of the most violent storms experienced in Auckland for many years struck portion of the city this afternoon, with vivid light and torrential rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Light Rain Scattered Thunderstorms Many Frosts in North Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5
During the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, light rain, with a few moderate falls, was recorded fairly generally on the central and southern coasts and Tablelands,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Conditions N.S.W. to New Zealand SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 5
Scattered, very light to light rain was recorded over the central and southern slopes and tablelands and at isolated places in the south-west yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fears in U.S. Disastrous Drought Heavy Rain Needed (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 22
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 12
Fears of another disastrous drought were expressed by the Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. H. Wallace) in a report to-day, which indicated that several…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cyclone Delays Motorship Adelaide
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 9
Caught in a cyclone on the way from Occar Island with a load of phosphates, the motor-ship Elmbank arrived at Port Adelaide yesterday 1[?] days behind…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Liners to Rescue Two Vessels Endangered North Atlantic Radio Room of One Flooded (Australian Associated Press.) New York, April 26
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 7
Two liners are steaming at full speed to help a British freighter and a ship of Norwegian registry. which are in difficulties in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in the United States Big Cities on River Banks Grave Problems Washington, March 25
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 8
Record floods, causing enormous property damage in western Pennsylvania and western Maryland call attention to the peculiar topography…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floodlighting at Aerodrome Tests Satisfactory
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 12
A practical test last night of the recently-installed floodlighting at Newcastle aerodrome proved the lighting of the ground to be entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Buildings Suffer Gales at Cooktown Luggers Run for Shelter Cooktown
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 11
Winds of gale force during the past five days have caused extensive damage to property in Cooktown. No casualties have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Violent Storms Damage in New Zealand Hospital Unroofed Fine Seamanship Saves Liner Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 7
Abnormally low barometer readings in various parts of New Zealand yesterday presaged a violent southerly storm with winds to gale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ships Were Battered in Gale in the Tasman Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 4
"The seas were as steep as cliff faces and the squalls were of the shrieking type." said Captain Duncan Macdonald, commander…
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