100 M.P.H. Gale in England London
Thirteen people were killed and many injured to-day is Britain in one of the fiercest gales on record, a velocity of 108 miles an hour being registered…
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Floods & storms, 1938
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 25
Thirteen Killed Fierce Gale in Britain Widespread Damage in Coastal Areas London, November 23
Thirteen people were killed and many injured to-day, in Britain in one of the fiercest gales on record, a velocity of 108 miles per hour being registered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fierce Storm in Brisbane Lightning Strikes A Tramcar BRISBANE
Sweeping the city and suburbs, a thunderstorm caused considerable damage to-day. A large pine-tree caught alight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Broome Storm Damage Perth
News reached the city yesterday of damage caused by a storm at Broome on Friday night. Weatherboard buildings of flimsy construction were demolished and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Violent Storm Brisbane and Suburbs Swept Heavy Damage Caused by Lightning Brisbane
A violent storm swept over the city and suburbs yesterday. Lightning caused much damage, striking houses, wireless aerials and trees…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm's Eve in France Strike Threat Unions' Letter of Defiance Paris
It is now regarded as certain that the 24-hour general strike will begin at midnight to-morrow. The main trial of strength between the Trades Union Confederation and the Government will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storm at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook
In a storm lasting half an hour 132 points of rain were recorded at Muswellbrook. In some parts of the town where the storm was most severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclonic Storm Crops Destroyed on North Coast School Building Damaged Grafton
During a violent cyclonic hailstorm which swept the Clarence district late this afternoon, children at Cowper Public School hid…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nature Takes a Hand Storm Saves N.S.W. From Innings Defeat Brisbane Shield Game Brisbane
Nature came to the aid of New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield cricket match when all seemed lost and Queensland appeared certain to have an innings…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Saves N.S.W. Faced by Innings Defeat Sheffield Shield Barnes Gets His Century in Brisbane BRISBANE
A thunderstorm accompanied by a downpour of rain, intervened to save New South Wales from an innings defeat in the Sheffield Shield cricket match…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →More Storms Sydney
Light to heavy rain with thunderstorms was recorded in the north-east corner and at isolated places on the central coast during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy Damage Storm Sweeps Melbourne Suburbs Lightning, Wind, Rain Melbourne
Considerable damage was caused first by a vivid lightning flash and then by a cyclonic storm which passed over portions of the metropolitan area to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hail and Gale Lower Clarence Damage GRAFTON
A hailstorm on the Lower Clarence churned maize and young cane and vegetable crops up with the soil in such a way that a chaffcutter might have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Cost £225 Damage to Electricity System Mr. Allbut's Report to Committee
The full extent of the damage caused to the Greater Newcastle Council's electricity equipment during the severe storm on November 18 was revealed in a report…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turkish Floods Many People Drowned ISTANBUL, December 2
Seventy-two persons are known to have been drowned and many others are missing, as a result of floods in the River Oufra in Anatolla, Thousands of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fierce Storm in New Zealand Auckland
A fierce storm with a southerly gale of 80 miles an hour swept over Wellington, disrupting airway, railway, ferry, telephone and telegraph services…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Havoc in New Zealand Christchurch
Floods, a whirlwind, and snow struck the South island nt the week-end, causing much damage in many parts. The worst flooding was at Dunedin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bread Tax Causes Outcry Storm of Questions Lyons Faces Barrage Canberra
Immediately Parliament met to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) was questioned regarding the increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods and Snow Damage in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Much damage woo cased in the South blond at the week-end by floods, whirlwinds, and snow. The worst flooding was at Dunedin,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Awatea Delayed by Gale Sydney
With Christmas mail from New Zealand for England, the Awatea has been delayed by a westerly gale in the Tasman, and is not expected to reach Sydney…
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