Gales and Floods Bad Weather in N.Z. Two Drowning Fatalities Wellington (N.z.)
Violent gales, accompanied by torrential rain, swept the Auckland district yesterday and did not abate until to-day…
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Floods & storms, 1937
557 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 28
Sudden Storm
Delightful conditions were experienced in Newcastle yesterday morning and afternoon, but with dusk large clouds overshadowed the city and promised rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Storm High Wall Displaced
Damage was done at Wallsend early last night by strong southerly "blow," which preceded a severe electrical storm. A wall about 20ft. high, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jagged Hail Much Damage to Cars Storm in Victoria Melbourne
Damage of more than £1000 was caused to 100 cars by large jagged pieces of hail at Peterborough last night. The hail shattered windows, flooded a hotel, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crops Damaged by Terrific Storm Camping Parties Had a Bad Time Sydney
Yesterday's terrific storm did heavy damage to crops, and among tent holiday makers but it was not until this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pleasure Parties In Peril On The Lake Eight Missing at Height of Storm Radio Stations Failed Temporarily Black-out in Mayfield Area
Radio stations failed, there was a temporary black-out in parts of Mayfield, a fireball was seen falling far out at sea, and eight persons were reported missing in boats at the height of last night's electrical storm, which was the fiercest experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deluge at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook
Heavy storms were experienced last night and in a quarter of an hour an inch of rain fell. In all, 136 points were registered. This was the best fall of months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Severe Storm at Wallsend Some Homes Flooded
Within ten minutes after the start of the severe electrical storm, at Wallsend last night several residents of Irvine-street were shifting their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camps Wrecked by Gale Southport
A number, of tents were blown down on camping reserves at Southport yesterday afternoon, when a hailstorm, accompanied by a cyclonic wind, swept the town and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Year Holidays On The Beaches Surfing While Storm Clouds Gather
PROTECTED FROM THE GLARE of the sand by tinted sun glasses these girls pause for refreshment between swims. SO INTENT ARE THESE LITTLE TWIN GIRLS in their study that they have no time to spare for the photographer. He has caught them in a delightfully natural pose…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Downpour Wallsend Yards Flooded
The yard of Ford's bakery and other properties at the lower end of Irving-street, Wallsend, were flooded to a depth of from 18 inches to two feet about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Storm Flooding at Wallsend Damage to Property
The extent of the flooding in Irving-street, Wallsend, following a cloudburst on Sunday night, was marked by a road almost denuded of surface gravel for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Street Floods in Lambton
"Now that the Government is merging 'bus services throughout the district. It is opportune to ask. the Commissioner for Transport to renew the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unsettled Week-end Tropical Storm Expected Sydney
New South Wales is coming under the influence of a tropical disturbance, and unsettled weather is likely at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Royal Wedding Eve in Holland Triumphs Over Storm and Influenza the Hague
A million joyful people will see Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard ride in a glass and gold coach to their wedding to-morrow. The Duchesses Woislawa and Thyra of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unsettled Week-end Thunder Storms Is Prospect Sydney
Unsettled weather at the week-end with occasional thunder showers are forecast by the State Meteorologist…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in North Good Season in Hunter Valley Sydney
More useful rain fell over the State during the week-end. It was mostly light to moderate, but there were heavy falls in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Towns Isolated Floods in West Australia PERTH
Heavy rain, resulting in floods, has isolated the Big Bell mine and township since Wednesday, and food supplies are running low. Men, women, and children…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Down in Storm Mail 'Plane Bogged Women to Rescue Darwin
The MacRobertson Miller Aviation Company's mail 'plane, which was carrying a double load, was forced down in a storm four miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Saved Two Lives N.Z. Boy in Dinghy Yacht Helpless in Gale Wellington (N.z.)
Sculling in a dinghy single-handed and with a single oar, Wallace Blewett, 14, probably saved two lives is Lyttleton Harbour…
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