Storm at Grafton
The Coaldale district, on the River Clarence, was visited by a violent storm on a strip three miles wide on Friday. Not one homestead escaped damage of…
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Floods & storms, 1924
466 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 24
Struck by Lightning. Fighting Against the Gale
PARIS, Sunday.--It is now regarded as certain that the Dixmude was struck by lightning at two o'clock on the morning of December 21 when being driven before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Call for Help American Steamer Sinks. Violent Gales in Turkish Waters
LONDON, Sunday.--It is stated in a message from Constantinople that violent gales have greatly damaged shipping in Turkish waters, particularly in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Lonely Vigil Storm Warning Party. Work on Willis Island
A few years ago, the Commonwealth weather authorities decided to select a site in the Pacific Ocean, off the Queensland coast, for the establishment of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dragged Out and Lynched. Thousands Storm a Prison
ROME, Monday.--Several thousands stormed a prison in the Celano district and dragged out and lynched a man alleged to have stolen from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fish Killed by Flood Water
After the recent rains the McIntyre River, which previously was considerably below summer level, rose about 5ft. or 6ft., the water being thick and quite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heat and Rain Widespread Thunderstorms
SYDNEY Wednesday.--A feature of yesterday's weather was the high temperatures recorded throughout the State. Many readings of over a century were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone at Large Warning by Mr. Mares
SYDNEY, Thursday.--Mr. Mares (State. Meteorologist) in a warning to shipping to-day said that the cyclonic disturbance had moved eastward since 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paris Flooded. River Seine Overflows
LONDON, Wednesday.—Reuter: The River Seine has risen eight metres above the normal, and is still rising, having reached the disastrous flood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Paris Serious Situation Arises. Boats Replace Tram Cars
PARIS, Wednesday.--The Seine has risen, six metres above the normal level, and is still rising, and has reached the disastrous flood level of 1910…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paris Under Water. River Seine in Flood. (Reuter.)
PARIS, Wednesday.—The River Seine has risen six metres above normal, and is stilt rising, having reached the disastrous flood level of 1910…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Storm
WELLINGTON, Friday.—Havoc was played in Canterbury by a hurricane. The roofs of several country railway stations were blown off, trees uprooted, and…
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PARIS, Friday.--The flood situation is still critical, and amazing scenes, reminiscent of the war time are being enacted in the Paris riverside suburbs. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inside a Thunderstorm. An Informative Journey
Thunderstorms are crescent shaped says "Science Siftings." In front is thunder squall itself, with its frowning, overhanging brows above, from which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Paris Floods on Brink of 1910 DISASTER. The Seine a Roaring Torrent
PARIS, Thursday.--The Seine has risen another, eighteen inches and if it rises another 4? feet Paris will experience a flood equalling the disaster of 1910. The…
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PARIS, Thursday.--The Seine has risen another 18 inches. The rain that has already fallen will make it rise another three feet by Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paris Flooded. Siene River Rapidly Rising. City's Peril
PARIS, Thursday.—The Seine has risen another 18 inches. If it rises another 4½ feet Paris will experience a flood equalling the disaster of 1910…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star Court Film. "The Sin Flood."
A motion picture with a big, human idea, is such a rarity that when one is produced, the news ought to be widely heralded. There is every evidence that the new Goldwyn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain 166 Points Yesterday
After two days of hot, sultry weather, rain commenced to fall in Murwillumbah yesterday afternoon. At 11 o'clock lase night the municipal rain guage in Knox…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Paris Floods. Great City Dislocation
LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter: The Seine is still rising, but less rapidly. The floods are expected to reach a level of 24 feet to-morrow morning, when…
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