Poland's Troops on Move Storm Brews In Teschen LONDON
Serious trouble is brewing in the Teschen area which Poland acquired from Czechoslovakia in the recent partition…
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Floods & storms, 1938
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 25
Hall Destroyed by Gale Warner's Bay Protest Against Move to Sell
Mr. T. Gleghorn presided at a public meeting convened by Mr. G. Moffitt, to protest against the decision of the trustees of the Warner's Bay School of Arts to sell…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →An Orchard in the Gale
There was a great gale last Saturday. Buildings were blown down, homes were destroyed by bush fires, suburbs went without water. Not so spectacular perhaps, but just as real, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Damage Hotel Repairs at Carrington New Building Soon
Repairs are being effected tot he Glasgow Arms Hotel, Carrington, The building met the full force of the westerly gale that visited the district at the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Youth Killed in Gale Sydney
A verdict of accidental death was returned to-day when the Coroner inquired into the death of Robert Alfred Pennell, 16, who was killed when struck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Snow Storm in New York
A snow battle in Central Park, New York, with the City's skyscrapers in the background. It was the first snowfall of the season, on December 2, and was totally unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Caused a Storm with Ray Claims By Self-Made Scientist LONDON, November 30
Behind barbed wire fences on a secluded estate at White Waltham (Berks.), British Government experts will shortly see a demonstration of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Franco Offensive Delayed Floods Hold Up Troops Revolt Plot Discovered Lisbon, December 19
It is revealed that the large-scale rebel offensive on the Cathlonian front, which General Franco had scheduled for to-day, has been postponed on account of floods…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood of Mail Post-office Staff Working at Pressure Holiday Closing Times
An augmented staff at Newcastle Post office is working at pressure to cope with the Christmas mail. Postal officials behave that the flood of letters and parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire and Gale Damage on Coalfields
Bush fires and Rales have caused damage to roads and bridges in the Kearsley Shire, which, according to an estimate by the Engineer (Mr. J. Shine)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Current Topics Isolated Thunderstorms
The following weather forecasts were issued yesterday by the Commonwealth Divisional Meteorologist:— Newcastle, Hunter and Manning (issued…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale Sufferers Relief Through Usual Channels Grants in Special Cases Sydney
The State Cabinet to-day considered the question of giving special assistance to fruit and vegetable growers and poultry farmers who had suffered losses as a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Landing Ground Flooded: Bomber Crew's Plight Melbourne
Because the landing ground at Walcott Inlet is flooded the crew of the Royal Air Force Vickers Wellesley bomber, which made a forced landing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Snow, Storms And Floods Ravage N.Z. AUCKLAND
Many parts of New Zealand are in the grip of bitter winter conditions. Though in mid-December the hottest weather normally begins, four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Cyclonic Storm Sydney Suburb Trail of Wreckage; Many Injured Sydney
In five minutes thousands of pounds worth of damage was done, and many persons were injured during a fierce cyclonic storm, accompanied by lightning, which broke over Marrickville shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Humid Heat Storm Passes Newcastle
Although the maximum temperature was only 89 degrees, Newcastle yesterday spent one of its most unpleasant days this month. Indications early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale at Urana Removes Roof Tirana
A terrific gale struck Urana yesterday. The root ol a new garage at Plunkett's Hotel was lilted off and carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Snow and Storm Strange Weather in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
For the first time in December, in history four heavy falls of snow were experienced in the Mt. Egmont district to-day. Snow also fell at Mt. Ruapehu…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Severe Electrical Storm in Sydney High Wind Batters St. Peters and Marrickville Man Killed in Surf: 16 Injured in Streets Sydney
"One man was killed, probably by lightning, in the surf at Cronulla and 16 persons were injured in accidents in suburban streets during a severe electrical storm which struck the metropolitan area this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Barque in Terrific Storm Wellington (N.z.)
The German four-masted barque, Kommodore Johnson, reached New Plymouth yesterday, four weeks out form the Seychelles Islands. The vessel went through…
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