Heavy Rain Storm at Wagga Water Supplies Replenished 105 Points at Oura
A torrential downpour of rain occurred in Wagga yesterday afternoon soon after 3 o'clock and to less than an hour 65 potato of rain fell. It was…
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Heavy Rain Over Inch In Parts Of District
Over a week of hot weather was followed by a storm yesterday which was accompanied by heavy rain. At Gundagai, 71 points fell. In…
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A heavy thunderstorm passed over Junee on Sunday afternoon. While the rain was heavy in town, on the outskirts it was very heavy. The creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather Seven Storm in Queensland Brisbane
A revert storm struck the towns of Mareeba and Mt. Garnet, near cairns, to-day, causing heavy damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electrical Storm Causes Damage in Melbourne Torrential Rain Melbourne
Considerable damage was caused first by a vivid lightning flash and then by a cyclone which passed over portions of the metropolitan area…
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A heavy rain storm with severe thunder, passed over the district on Sunday afternoon. In Coolamon 2 points fell very quickly Up to…
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A PHEROMENON is mys[?]ying officers of the W. C. and [?] after the heavy tam which tell and was iccu[?]ded in…
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Since the Abyssinian crisis shipping companies have not departed from their decision to send their vessels via the Cape of Good Hope in preference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Storm at Wagga 65 Points in Twenty Minutes
At about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm broke over Wagga district. In the town the downpour was very heavy, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →72 Drowned Floods in Anatolia Istanbul
Seventy-two people were drowned and many are missing, and thousands of cattle were [?] away in floods from the River Oufra, in Anatolia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Havoc in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Great damage was caused during the week-end when floods, whirlwinds and snow struck the South Island. The worst damage was at Dunedin. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Cyclone Sweeps Whole of the State Block of Flats Wrecked in Sydney Railway, Transport & Telegraph Services Disorganised SYDNEY
Tearing across the State with a velocity of 35 miles an hour, the most violent cyclone for many years caused great damage throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Raging in Mountains Houses in Danger Heavy Rain Urgently Needed SYDNEY
It was ascertained to-day that more than 40 houses were saved from the menace of the bush fires which raged on the Blue Mountains over the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →75 M.P.H. Gale Sydney
The Government Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-night that the maximum velocity of the wind in Sydney on Saturday was 75 m.p.h at 9.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Albury During Wind Storm Albury
A wind storm of high velocity raged in Albury last night and continual clouds of dust were whirled through the streets, making conditions most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria's Worst Gale Man Killed; Many Hurt Extensive Damage Melbourne
Gales, which at times reached hurricane force, swept Victoria, killing a young man, injuring a number of men and women, and causing thousands…
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It is impossible at present to appraise the damage done by Saturday's violent storm and some days must elapse before definite information on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saturday's Storm Severe Damage in South Australia Many People in Hospitals Adelaide
All the coastal towns suffered heavy damage as the result of Saturday's gale. A large area was inundated when the north arm of the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Restricted Training Effect of Gale at Randwick Sydney
Trainers who sent horses to Randwick course this morning found that Saturdays gale had denuded the sand and tan tracks of material. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flying Boat, Coorong, Wrecked at Darwin Last Night! Torn From Moorings by Gale Mails for Australia Salvaged Darwin
The Qontes Empire Airways flying boat Coorong was blown on to the cliffs, and severely damaged, last night, during an 80-mile per hour gale, which tore her from her moorings, 200 yards from the shore. The bottom was ripped…
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