Fierce Electrical Storm at Newcastle Newcastle
A fierce electrical storm swept the Newcastle district this afternoon. At Carrlngton, Clarence Pascoe (36), of Wickham, barely…
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Floods & storms, 1939
293 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 15
Storms This Month Inigo Jones's Forecast
A better storm period than has been experienced recently can be expected about January 10. It may be a little earlier because of the dry, hot period…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Polish-german Talks May Prevent Storm Foretold for Spring
LONDON, Thursday:—Outstanding importance is attached to ill's three hours' conversation between the Polish Foreign Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ski-ing Stunt Sample Storm Staged
People at Earl's Court. London, watched ace skiers of the world make 40 miles per hour leaps from a 100 feet indoor mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Telegraphic Apparatus Fuses During Storm TENTERFIELD
During a heavy storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, which broke over Tenterfield early this afternoon, the wiring system of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Station Wiring Fused Storm at Tenterfield
TENTERFIELD, Monday:—Simultaneously with a loud explosion during a heavy storm which broke over Tenterfield early this afternoon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storms in Portions of Vic. Heat Continues
MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—Although a mild southerly change brought temporary relief to Melbourne to-day, the heat wave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires And Dust Storm In New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Thousands of acres of bushland was destroyed by a raging lire in the Hawkes Bay district to-day. A change in the wind saved a large sawmill and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Severe Cyclone Strikes Port Redland Perth
A cyclone struck Port Redland, 1300 miles away on the north coast yesterday and no word has since been received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Rains Shortly Herald of Normal Wet Season
Mr. Inigo Jones writing to the "Courier-Mail" under date of January 4th, says: The storms cyclically due about January 10 may be expected any time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£50,000 DAMAGE Flood at Kalgoorlie KALGOORLIE
Damage to Local Government and public works estimated at £50,000 was caused, and 2000 men were temporarily thrown out of employment to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain in N. Q'ld. BRISBANE
While Victoria suffers the other extreme, the tropical north coast of Queensland is experiencing a deluge. During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms Hamper Mail Services DARWIN
Cyclonic conditions and rainstorms have dislocated the mail services and shipping on the north-west coast of Australia. A monsoon broke…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone Raging in North-west Darwin Mails Disorganised
DARWIN, Friday:—Cyclonic conditions along the north-west coast and blinding rainstorms have disorganised the northern mail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Storm Trooper Strikes Girl
A 22-year-old London girl, Miss Joyce Lunnan, of Northumberland Road, North Harrow, was attacked and beaten by a young Nazi Storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Longreach Storm
BRISBANE, Monday:—Relief to the drought-stricken Thompson area was given by a severe storm in Longreach district early this morning, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms in N.z
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday:—Cyclonic storms were reported throughout the Dominion during the week-end. The barometer reading at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Storm Damage In W. Australia
KALGOORLIE, Monday:—After almost continuous rain since Wednesday, the eastern goldfields had warmer weather to-day and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Townships Threatened by Floods in W. Australia Kalgoorlie
The townships in the Kalgoorlie district, following the downpour of rain for the last three days, are threatened by a vast wall of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storms in Queensland
BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Violent storms caused damage at Winton, Jundah, Tocal Hotel and Cordna station. Several stations received good…
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