Hot and Thunderstorms
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The forecast is:—Hot and sultry, with thunderstorms and rain scattered over the northern half, with northerly winds; cool southerly over the…
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Floods & storms, 1919
248 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 13
A Disastrous Storm
A Longreach wire dated December 30 to the Brisbane "Courier" says:—A very severe thunderstorm occurred here last evening. The wind blew with hurricane force,…
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VANCOUVER, Wednesday.—The Northern Pacific is stranded on an island 40 miles from New York. Twenty rescuing ships, including cruisers, were soon on the scene…
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A very severe thunderstorm occurred at [?]greach last week. The wind blew with hurricane force, unroofing outhouses and…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—As the horses were going to the post in the Moorefield Handicap a heavy storm came over. Hail as large as small hen's eggs fell, accompanied by a great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storm in Sydney. City Enveloped in Gloom. Heavy Fall of Hail. Woman Struck Dead By Lightning. SYDNEY
Preluded by an intense gloom a sho[?] but extremely violent storm swept ove[?] Sydney yesterday. Ah ominous bank indigo cloud mounted up in the southen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Spartacus Congress. Boastful Words by Russian Delegate. A Tremendous Flood of Bolshevism Prophesied. "To Fight the Anglo-Saxon Capitalists." Amsterdam
The Russian Soviet delegate Radek, in the uniform of a Russian soldier, addressed the Spartacus Congress. He said he was not afraid of Entente…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Thunderstorm. Sporting Events Interrupted. Ships Have Rough Passage. Windows Broken by Hail
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A heavy thunderstorm this afternoon commenced with unprecedented suddenness. The Moor[?]field Handicap was about to start in the fury of the…
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A terrific storm is reported from Queensland. Seven inches fell at the base of Mt. Stuart, and ice was packed five feet deep. Heavy losses of stock have…
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A heavy thunderstorm occurred in Sydney on Saturday afternoon. The Moorefield Handicap was about to start in the fury of the hail,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strikes Amongst Miners. Workings Deliberately Flooded. Bolsheviks in Principal Strongholds. ROTTERDAM
The anxiety at Berlin is partly due to strikes and bloodshed in the mining districts, with Bolsheviks in the principal strongholds. The miners demonstrated…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The forecast' is:—More rain and thunderstorms over the north-east quarter,with hot, sultry northeast winds fine elsewhere, with easterly…
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SYDNEY, Saturday—Another storm of hail, rain, and wind set in just after the finish of the Liverpool Mile. Heavy rain continued for a quarter of an hour. The betting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Po and Tiber. Many Millions of Pounds Damage. LONDON
A Milan message reports terrible floods in the Po, Armo, and Tiber Rivers. They burst the banks and many villages, and a hundred miles of country have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Destroyers. Weather Recent Gale Safely. MELBOURNE
Referring to the reports that the Australian destroyers had received a buffetting which will necessitate them refitting, the Navy Department states that…
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A Madrid wireless states that the destroyer Huon lost two boats and one torpedo tube was washed away…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Destroyers. Dispersed by Storm. Fate of Two at Present Unknown. (Reuter.)
MADRID, Sunday.—The Australian destroyers Huon and Parramatta have arrived at Ferrol for repairs. The crews state that six Australian destroyers after leaving Malta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seine and Thames Floods. Grave Anxiety Caused. LONDON
The continued rise in the Seine occasions grave anxiety in Paris. An interruption in food supplies is feared. The Thames is rising, dangerously in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The forecast is: More rain and thunderstorms over the north-eastern half, with sultry, northerly winds; fine and cool with southerly winds in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Floods. Scores of Villages in Tuscany Inundated Suburbs of Rome Deluged. LONDON
Scores of villages in Tuscany have been submerged. The town of Emboli is isolated. The waters threaten to engulf Pisa. Large forces of soldiers are…
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