Fought Gale Mishap to Mackarra SYDNEY
The interstate freighter Mackarra was damaged in a week-end gale 175 miles off Sydney, while stedming from Brisbane. A wireless message received, here…
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Floods & storms, 1938
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 25
Mackarra Adrift in Storm Steering Gear Breaks Sydney
A story of coolness and courage in the face of danger was revealed to-day when the freighter Mackarra, which broke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods and Flowers Water Hyacinth at Maitland
Again the water hyacinth—that picturesque plant that thrives in watercourses in this part of Australia—is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Japanese and Chinese Blame Each Other Yellow River Floods SYDNEY
"The Chinese did it!" The Japanese did it!" Once again, as the flood waters of the Yellow River pour over the dykes in the Honan Province, taking heavy toll of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hankow Relieved Floods Check Japanese Advance Attack on Taihu Chinese Hold Strong Hillside Positions (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 23
The Yangtse River has overflowed its northern and southern banks in the neighbourhood of Taihu, from where the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coolangatta Deluge 10 Inches of Rain in 15 Hours BRISBANE
Ten inches of rain were registered in 15 hours at the coastal border town of Coolangatta, and lowlying lands were flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Newcastle Sun" Features Popeye, the Sailorman Storm Ahead
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conquest of Everest Storms Lessen Prospects London
Highly unfavorable conditions for an ascent of Everest are reported by the leader of the British expedition (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain Storms Expected Advancing From the West Sydney
Stormy weather advancing from the west is expected to affect the southern half of New South Wales within the next…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hitler Reviews Storm Troopers City Landmarks To Go
Herr Hitler taking the salute at a march past of thousands of Storm Troopers at a meeting of the Pomeranian section of the Nazi party. Right: The old offices of the Northumberland Permanent Building Society are to make way for a modern brick structure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swimming Pool Suggested for Wickham Floodgates Plan For Throsby Creek
With the Idea of creating a natural swimming pool for the residents of Wickham. Islington and Tighe's Hill, an effort will be made to get…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Japan Extensive Damage TOKIO, June 29
Floods and typhoons are causing extensive damage throughout Japan. The heaviest rainfall for 20 hours resulted in the flooding of thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Days of Terror Floods and Tornadoes in Japan More Than 100 Dead Tokio, June 30
Japan has passed through two days of terror, caused by floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes. The rainfall was the heaviest in living memory, and the death…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Damage in Japan Floods and Tornadoes TOKIO, July 1
As a result of the floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes, which Japan has endured for the past two days, 225 houses have been destroyed, and 227,000 flooded,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fierce Storm in New Zealand Severe Damage to Farmlands Christchurch
A south-west storm, the climax to four days rain, caused serious flooding in many areas of Canterbury Province at the week-end and damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale on the New Zealand Coast Two Vessels Are Overdue Auckland [?]
In a fierce westerly gale the small vessels Kokianga and Ronaki are two days overdue at the port of Hokianga from Onehunga, on a trip which usually…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floods in Kobe 100,000 Houses Submerged TOKIO, July 5
Floods have submerged 100,000 houses in Kobe. It is known that 130 persons have been drowned and 300 are missing. Transport services have been brought…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Board's "No" to Bradman Storm Breaks Sensational" Reply Is Forecast London
A. G. Moyes reports from Sheffield that on Bradman is obviously hurt by the Board of Control's refusal to allow his wife to meet him in England and travel home with him…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kobe Floods 206 Dead: 407 Missing TOKIO, July 6
The Kobe floods, which covered almost the entire city, are subsiding. The known dead number 206, and 40 persons are missing. Thousands are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kobe Flood Death Roll Kobe, July 7
A total of 250 bodies have been recovered from the floods it Kobe, and 390 are still missing. Many were injured, and the damage is estimated at £600,000…
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