Half Canberra Flooded Worst Storm for Years 500 Points in One Hour Canberra
Damage estimated at many hundreds of pounds was caused at Canberra to-night when the worst storm experienced for many years…
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Plum Pudding Hill Severe Storm Damages Albury Road
A terrific storm occurred in the vicinity of Plum Pudding Hill on Saturday afternoon, and soon after water was racing across the Albury road to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm at Coolac District Gets a Soaking
Vivid flashes of lightning were followed by terrific thunder claps at Coolac yesterday. The noise of the thunder was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sixteen Dead Disastrous Gale Sweeps Britain Farmers' Heavy Losses London
A disastrous gale which swept the British Isles yesterday, resulted in the loss of 16 lives, including seven at sea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →16 Dead Farmers' Heavy Losses Disaster's Gale Sweep [?]Tain London
A disastrous gale which swept the British Isles resulted in the loss of 16 lives, including seven at sea. The flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Culvert Washed Away Storm Causes Damage to Nangus Road
A terrific storm on Saturday afternoon last in the vicinity of “Kimo” Station caused a washaway on the Nangus road, and the culvert 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lives Lost in Terrific Week-end Storms Two Men Drowned at Wallendbeen Motor Car Swept Down Creek in Raging Torrent Great Damage to Property Albury Road Untraffickable Near Plum Pudding Hill
Terrific storms and cloudbursts occurred in various parts of the State over the week-end, resulting in loss of life and great damage to property. . At Wallendbeen on Saturday night two brothers—one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowned Two Brothers in Car Washed off a Flooded Classing at Wallendbeen
William Henry Phlip, 62, of 14 Howard street, Canterbury, and his brother, aged 60, John Alexander Phlip, of Wagga, met with a tragic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Scare Thunderstorm Fireworks Goulburn
Lightning struck a block of business buildings in Auburn street during the thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon. At Locke's printing office a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Half Canberra Flooded 500 Points in One Hour
Damage estimated at many hundreds of pounds was caused at Canberra last night when the worst storm experienced for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Australian Cyclone Scenes of Devastation PERTH
Investigating the cause of a telegraphic interruption at Lagrange district, the linesman found that the locality had been visited by a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W.A. Cyclone Scenes of Devastation Perth
Investigating the cause of a telegraphic interruption at Lagrange district, the linesman found that the locality had been visited by a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday's Storm Lightning Strikes Power House
About 1 p.m. on Saturday a storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning and followed by heavy rain, passed over Leeton and Yanco. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Reefs Storm Lightning Strikes Sheep
Last Saturday Junee Reefs received one of the worst rainstorms it has experienced in recent years. Much damage was done to fencing. A score…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Washaways in Northern Riverina Temora-wyalong Line Partly Submerged Storms in Various Localities
Further heavy thunderstorms occurred on Friday in Northern Riverina According to advice received by the Railway Department, traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms on Sea and Land Freighter Founders Entire Crew Drowned High Seas Prevent Rescue ASTORIA (Oregon)
A coastguard reports that 34 men comprising the entire crew of the freighter Iowa, perished to-day when the vessel was smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amazing Escape Car Overturned in Flood YOUNG
Sydney Taylor, grazier, had an amazing escape in flood waters during the week-end. He tried to ford a flooded stream in his car, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Orbost Floods Snowy River Six Miles Wide MELBOURNE
Six inches of rain on Sunday night converted the Snowy River into a raging torrent, and farmers, particularly in the Orbost district, were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Roads and Railways
Further particulars to hand state that the Rankin Springs railway line war washed away for hall a mile between Tallimba and Buralyang, and…
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