Terrific Storm. Hits Wilcannia
SYDNEY, Monday.--Severe damage was caused by a terrific storm which broke over Wilcannia late yesterday afternoon. During the day a…
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Floods & storms, 1926
573 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 29
Terrific Storm Breaks Heat Sydney
Severe damage was caused by a terrific storm which broke over Wilcannia late yesterday afternoon. During the day a temperature of 114 degrees was recorded. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sole Survivor Risked Life for Dog Trawler Sinks in Gale Boatswain's Terrible Ordeal (Reuter) LONDON
The story of heroic efforts to save the life of a pet dog figures in the account of his experience given by Boatswain Henry Batchellor, sole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Newcastle
NEW-CASTLE, Wednesday.—During a violent gale which swept Newcastle, the British-India steamer Nardana was blown from her moorings at Wickham…
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The great heat experienced in Casino during the past couple of weeks was increased considerably yesterday, when very humid conditions prevailed…
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During a violent gale which swept Newcastle the British India steamer Nardana was blown from lier moorings at Wickham and drifted about in the stream. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Newcastle. Vessels Blown from Moorings. Houses Unroofed. 75 Miles an Hour Wind
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--During a violent gale which swept Newcastle, the British India steamer Nardana was blown from her moorings at Wickhan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large and Jagged Hail. Destructive Storm Near Glen Innes
Tho hailstorm which visited the Emmaville and Tent Hill districts on Tuesday afternoon of last week was one of the worst on record. In the north the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men Drowned. Storm at Auckland
AUCKLAND, Monday.--Two men were drowned in Auckland Harbour as a result of stormy weather. A number of yachts capsized. Two naval whalers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderstorms Give Relief Brisbane
Thunderstorms in the north-west yesterday gave hope to pastoralists and graziers in drought-stricken areas. Yesterday Cloncurry registered 155 points, Croydon 55 and…
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Dust-drowned, the long road is silent, The rain and lightning have ceased; Grey clouds are drifting to westward, And skies are clear in the east…
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A hailstrom which swept over a three mile wide track from Benlomond to Emanaville, inflected considerable damage to crops. At Welli-…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wanted Publicity. Crank Floods Crematorium Furnaces
SYDNEY, Thursday-- Fresh damage was done to the Rockwood Crematorium last Friday, when the officials discovered a hose flooding the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soow's Fight with Gale
The Gisborne Harbour Board's scow Ngahan had a perilous voyage from Wellington to Gisborne (N.Z.). At times all hope of living out the gale…
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At the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council on Monday night Ald. W. E. Bryant tabled the following motion:—"That this council procure two flood boats at an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of Interest. Notes Scattered by Storm
Jack Deiancy a Parkes barber was sleeping out on the balcony with his wife in the recent hot weather. On Sunday night he put 15 £1 notes and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →280 Miles an Hour Seven Miles Altitude Professor's Theory Through Storm Free Air Regions (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN
Professor Suring, head of the Potsdam Meteorological Institute, declares that German aviators will soon be enabled to cross the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Gates and Flood Prevention
Just when the flood-gating of the Bungawalbin-Swan Bay area seemed likely to develop into a bitter and protracted, not to any unseemly squabble, between…
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At the meeting of one Woodburn Shire Council on Tuesday, Messrs. D. Thompson, T Butler and L. H. C. Robinson, representing the landholders interested in the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain Falls Over Tweed and Brunswick Districts Last Night. Welcome Downpour
As the result of oppressive heat over the weekend and yesterday, a heavy thunderstorm broke over the Tweed and Brunswick districts last night. Dense,…
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