Airman's Race With Terrific Storm
DARWIN, Monday:-- Racing a s[?]m to an elusive landing ground, Pilot Ron Cropley, of the Arnhem Land Gold Development Co., had…
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Floods & storms, 1935
441 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 23
Fears for Safety Fleet of Luggers in Cyclone PERTH
Fears are entertained for the safety of many luggers as the result of a cyclone between Broome and Wyndham last night. All telegraph lines…
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KANSAS CITY, Wednesday:--Mountainous columns of powdered soil again smothered Kansas, Oklohama and Colorado to-day,…
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It is feared that a cyclone which swept the coast on Wednesday night has resulted in the crews of 13 pearling luggers losing their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale Plays Havoc with Pearling Fleet More Than Twenty Luggers Missing Death Roll May Reach 150
DARWIN, Sunday:--The full fury of the willy-willy, which struck the pearling lugger working in the north-west waiters, is revealed in a private telegram received this morning by Mr. V. J. Clark, a m[?] pearler, of Darwin. More…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of 150 Men Feared Pearling Fleet Disaster Storm's Heavy Toll Perth
The willy-willy which struck Broome on Wednesday night has, it is believed, cost about 150 men their lives, and done damage to pearling luggers estimated at £20,000. Of the fleet working near the Lacapedes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Women Became Hysterical Koolinda in Storm Boat Crews Stood by
PERTH, Monday:-- The motor ship Koolinda's experience in the great storm off the north-west coast on Tuesday last was related…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graphic Story Rescues In Cyclone 50 Men Still Missing Darwin
A graphic story of the endeavours to rescue members of the ill-fated pearling luggers was given by Capt. Eggleston, of the "Koolinda," on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hailstones Six Inches Long Devastating Storm in West Australia
PERTH, Wednesday:-- An examination was made to-day of the districts which ware in the path of a devastating cyclonic storm…
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A message from Broome states that 40 persons are known to have been drowned in the cyclone last week and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lifeboat Found Yacht in Storms Wellington (N.z.)
A wireless message has been received from the master of the liner Aorangi, stating that a lifeboat badly damaged was discovered 500 miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →POSTPONED Sporting Fixtures Heavy Rain
All sporting fixtures, with the exception of a hockey match, were postponed in Lismore on Saturday because of the heavy rain which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sport Washed Out Heavy Casino Rain Casino
Apart from the boys' road race, Casino sport was "washed out" by heavy rain yesterday afternoon. Golfers, bowlers, tennis players, hockey teams, and riflemen were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief From Storms Portion of Drought-Stricken Queensland
BRISBANE, Monday:--Thunderstorm rains which occurred during the week- end on Some stations in the Central West, amounting to as much as…
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Following conditions warmer than previous days, Lismore experienced a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, scattered showers falling from 4 p.m. Five…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Almost Hen-egg Size Jagged Hail Sporadic Storm on Tweed
Accompanied in some centres by jagged hailstones almost as big as hen-eggs, a heavy storm passed over the Tweed yesterday…
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Hopes for the recovery of the luggers which were lost during the cyclone a fortnight ago have been almost abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Jew Suss" Rouses Storm Budapest
"Jew Suss," the film from Lion Feuchtwanger's novel, is arousing repeated anti-Jewish demonstrations in Budapest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crop Destroyed in America Dust Storms New York
Western Kansas farmers to-day gave up hopes of harvesting their wheat crop as another dust storm of greater density and more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nacloay Flood Relief Scheme Tuckombil Mentioned
The attention of these interested in the Tuckombil Canal schcmeds directed to a very interesting development that is taking place down on the Macleay—and…
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