Man's Close Call Tree Falls on Car in Storm MOREE
Roy Kempe, garage proprietor, of Balo-street narrowly escaped serious injury last night at the height of a storm, which was accompanied by wind of gale force…
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Floods & storms, 1938
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Gale Damage Adelaide Enveloped in Dust Rain Needed for Crops Adelaide
Much damage was done by a northerly gale which was accompanied by much dust to-day. The city was enveloped in dust all day. To make conditions more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Evolution Storm in Japan London, October 4
The putting up of a sign in Japan reading "Be Kind to Our Ancestors," for the purpose of protecting a tribe of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Struck by Gale Bass Strait Steamer Ashore LAUNCESTON
Struck by a sudden easterly gale early on Saturday afternoon, while she was loading cattle at Hunter Island, off the north-west corner of Tasmania, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General Rain Mr. Mares Predicts "Weak Form of Cyclone" Sydney
The State Meteorologist (Mr. D. J. Mares) to-night predicted general rain over a wide portion of New South Wales within the next 24 hours…
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Devastation wrought by the hurricane and tidal wave which struck the New England sector of the Atlantic coast of America recently. This was once the Pleasant View House, where holiday-makers stayed at Rhode Island. Stunned and incredulous these survivors sit dejectedly outside the wrecked hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Floods Awakino Valley Inundated Wellington (N.z.)
Floods have occurred in Taranaki. The vast Awakino Valley, with its farm lands, has been inundated, Heavy losses of stock are feared…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Kicking Toe" Device Causes Storm
A specially designed "kicking toe" has booted its way into American college football with startling results…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm of Criticism Cabinet Changes "Increased Forces of Disruption" Canberra
The cabinet changes announced last night by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) have been received with amazement not unmixed with consternation. Ministerial supporters and Opposition members…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Customs Minister Resigns Uproar In House New Cabinet Causes Violent Storm Canberra
The Minister for Customs (Mr. T. W. White) resigned from the Federal Cabinet this afternoon within 24 hours of his having been sworn in in the reconstructed Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Over Quist No Attack by Australian Board Hopman's Report on Tour Melbourne
Mr. Harry Hopman, captain of the Australian Davis Cup team, was welcomed at the monthly meeting of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Floods in New Zealand Auckland
Heavy rain has turned a vast area of South Taranaki into a scene of almost complete desolation. Two large rivers have broken their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Men Injured at Cobar £1000 Damage Estimated in Cyclone Cobarn
Striking the town with dramatic suddenness, a cyclonic disturbance to-day injured two men and caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Graphic Story of Great Flight Kellett Elaborates on Log Bombers in Terrific Storms One Machine Was Charged With Electricity DARWIN
First details of the record-breaking flight of the three Royal Air Force Vickers Wellesley bombers were released to-day by Squadron-Leader Kellett, who gave a graphic outline of unimaginable hardships experienced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Heavy rain has flooded a vast area of South Taranaki. Two large rivers have broken their banks, inundating wide stretches of farm lands. Landslides…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cobar Cyclone Two Men Injured When Houses Unroofed Parapet Dislodged Cobar
Two men were injured, several houses ware unroofed, and in stone parapet weighing over half a ton on the Great Western Hotel wan dislodged by a cyclone which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Muggy Weather Rain from Thunderstorms SYDNEY
The weather has been controlled during the past 24 hours by a series of tropical depressions extending from the west and south-west Queensland to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →19,000 Documents on Beam History Paper Flood at Kyeema Inquiry Plans To Instal Radio Beacons MELBOURNE
Nine bundles, containing more than 19,000 documents end memoranda relating to plans of the Civil Aviation…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Thunder and Hail Storms High Temperatures Over State SYDNEY
Light to heavy rain, with thunder and hail storms, was recorded on the North and South Coasts, the highlands, plains, and southern inland districts during the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Crops Ruined By Cyclonic Storm Near Boggabilla BOOGABILLA
A cyclonic storm at North Star, near Boggabilla, ruined a large part of the wheat crop. Before the wind and hall farmers…
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