World Speed Record Thunderstorm Delays Attempt New York
A thunderstorm necessitated the postponement of John Cobb's attempt to beat Captain Eyston's land speed record at Bonneville Flats, for at least 24…
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341 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 18
New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z)
Severe floods in Auckland province have resulted in considerable damage Streams running across the Haurati Plains reached high flood level and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Japanese Raid 1000 Civilians Killed or Wounded Invaders Storm Liuan Savage Street Fighting
The Japanese stir raid on Kinkshan in which more than 1000 civilians were killed or wounded, was an attempt to destroy Marshall Chiang…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Japanese Raid 1000 Civilians Killed or Wounded Invaders Storm Liuan Savage Street Fighting SHANGHAI
The Japanese air raid on Kingshan in which more than 1000 civilian were killed or wounded, was an attempt to destroy Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Member for Wagga Cause of Storm at City Council Meeting Purchase of Land Exorbitant Price Alleged SYDNEY
Although members of the [?] committee of the Sydney City Council criticised Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, to-day, for statements he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Floods in India Three Villages Swept Away Calcutta
Three villages with their entire populations near Lucknow were swept away by floods after the bursting of a natural mountain dam on the Nina River…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grave Disorders in the Sudeten Territory! Several Frontier Towns Under Control of Sudeten Storm Troops Czechs Proclaim Martial Law Terrible Destruction Wrought by Rioters "Germany's Patience is Now Exhausted" French Govt. Regards the Situation as Very Grave The British Cabinet is Busy LONDON
The international situation is rapidly deteriorating. Disorders in the Sudeten territory have reached grave proportions. Sudeten storm troopers have taken complete control of several frontier towns…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →150th Celebrations Floodlighting in Wagga Public Buildings and Memorial Arch
Wagga should be a picture at night during the 150th anniversary celebrations next month. Arrangements are being made to floodlight public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Rain Damage in Victoria Melbourne
Considerable damage was caused by a gale over Victoria. Traffic on the roads was stopped by dust storms, though the wheat crops in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield PART 7 Along the Creek—beaching—constant Baling— Floods—panning Off—weighing the Gold—a Rich Joke . (By Will Carter) (Copyright) Along the Creek
A considerable amount of gold-mining was done lower along the course of the Adelong Creek in the early days by various men and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pictures of the Past Back To Old Adelong Along the Creek—beaching—constant Bailing—floods Panning Off—weighing the Gold—a Rich Joke
A considerable amount of goldmining was done lower along the course of the Adelong Creek in the early days by various men and par[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurricane's Havoc U.S. Atlantic Seaboard Swept Nearly 100 Dead Tremendous Devastation New York Flooded New York
A West Indian hurricane Atlantic struck [?] Atlantic seaboard from New Jersey to [?]Connecticut Valley, leaving dead in excess of 75 and doing over 100,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →306 Die In U.S.A. Gales £25,000,000 Damage New York
The hurricane which swept the eastern seaboard from New Jersey to Connecticut is now seen to have been the worst in a hundred years…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →306 Lives Lost Disastrous Storm Strikes United States Many Trains Overturned New York
With the known death roll 306, the injured 3000, and thousands of people homeless, a hurricane which struck parts of America—particularly the east…
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A new storm struck New England and Long Island yesterday, paralysing the work of searching for people killed in the hurricane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →600 Dead in U.S.A New Storm Follows Hurricane Whole Families Drowned New York, Saturday. I
A new storm struck New England and Long Island yesterday, paralysing the work of searching for people killed in the hurricane…
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Clouds of dust covered the south-western portion of New South Wales on Monday, and were carried by strong north-westerly winds even as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Best Gallops Beechwood, Ajax and Flood-tide Melbourne
Beechwood, ridden by H. Badger, ran 8 furlongs in 1.43 on the steeplechase grass at Caulfield this morning. Ajax could have improved on his six in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale Sweeps England Many Deaths and Injuries London
A gale of TO miles an hour, reaching [?] miles an hour in gusts, swept Eng[?] last night and to-day. It drove coastal steamers, yachts, and…
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Motorists are often alarmed when driving in a thunderstorm in case their cars are struck by lighting. The opinion has been expressed that people…
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