Hundreds Die In Floods In Japan KORE
Two hundred and fifty-two bodies of flood victims have been recovered and 390 arc missing. Damage done is estimated at £6.000,000. Many…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Conquered Gale R. A. Whitcombe Wins British Open Aggregate Was 295 (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, July 8
R. A. Whitcombe, a leading British professional and member of one of the country's greatest golfing families, won the British open golf championship at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Labor Storm Brewing Move at Cessnock Objection by A.l.p. Officer
An announcement yesterday that the Cessnock State Electorate Council of the A.L.P. was seeking a conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Japan Nearly 1000 Missing Enormous Damage Tokio, July 11
The Minister for Home Affairs describes the flood damage as almost inconceivable necessitating immediate Government relief and protective measures along the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in N.Z. AUCKLAND
Floods, following heavy rain over wide areas in the North Island, have resulted in many farmers moving their stock to higher ground. Main railways…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Torrential rain cover a wide area in the North Island has resulted in floods, which have blocked railways and roads. Farmers have been compelled to move…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Gale in N.Z. Many Exciting Incidents AUCKLAND
A gale of great intensity has swept the North Island, doing enormous damage in many centres…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gale Damage North Island of N.Z. Swept Wellington (N.z.)
The North Island is being swept by a terrific gale, which has already caused severe damage, particularly in the North Taranaki district…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Japs. Fight Flood Terror In China
YELLOW RIVER floods, hall Japanese invasion. Stripped to the waist, Japanese soldiers fight desperately to repair a washed-out bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Extensive Damage Gale in New Zealand Small Boats Wrecked Wellington (N.z.)
Enormous damage has been caused by a gale which swept the North Island. The wind attained a velocity of 75 miles an hour at Wellington, and left a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Forgot to Turn Off Tap Picture House Flooded in Sydney Sydney
Water flooded half of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pty.. Ltd.'s building in Chalmer street, City, to-day. 40 executives and office workers being driven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manchukuoan Floods Harbin (Manchukuo), July 15
Floods have prevented traffic on the trans-Siberian railway for the past two days at the foot of the Khingan mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Destroy Dyke Chinese Continue Policy of Flooding Japanese Hope to Save Tientsin (Australian Associated Press.) PEIPING, July 18
In fulfilment of their policy of flooding territory occupied by the Japanese, Chinese guerrilas have destroyed the south dyke of the Yungting River, 20 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods Menace Peiping Worst in Living Memory London
The worst North China floods in living memory have paralysed communications, says a message from Peiping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sea-search for Sunken Ship Gale Intervenes Sydney
A full gale with heavy seas drove Diver John Childs to the shelter of Eden before he had located the wreck of the steamer Cumberland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North China Worst Floods in Living Memory PEIPING, July 23
The worst floods in North China in living memory have paralysed communications. There is a danger that the dykes of the Yungtung River will collapse, which…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shipping Delayed Gales Off New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
The Union Steamship Company's liner Wanganella left for Sydney on Friday night, 30 hours behind schedule, the delay having been caused by the terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Meant Increased Sales
Cleaning silt from car interiors and chassis parts has been the main job of North Hollywood mechanics in that flood-stricken area. Recent weeks have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Terrific Storm in N. Zealand Heavy Damage by Floods Auckland
A terrific storm swept Auckland Province, doing enormous damage in the city and country. Two townships have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Streets Flooded Wickham Residents Complain a Drain That Is Not a Drain
With the coming of the "king" tides, several Wickham streets were flooded about 8 o'clock last night. In some places the water was at a level not reached for…
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