Storm Damage at Lithgow Lithgow
A heavy storm caused extensive damage to vegetable gardens to-day In half an hour an inch of rain fell, and hall cut its way through the vegetables…
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German Ship Sinks in Storm U-boat Destroyed London
[?] a German naval [?] Stockholm that [?] of 704 tons sank [?] south-west of Sweden. Six were drowned and 32…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Precautions No Chances to Be Taken with Burrinjuck
It was revealed last week that the Railway Department has completed an elaborate plan of Hood precautions covering evaluation and other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earthquake Terror Floods Add to Horrors Millions Homeless in Turkey ISTANBUL
New terrors are sweeping western Turkey as flood water from rivers in the Smyrna, Brusa and Adrionople districts devastate the countryside and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Precaution Plan If Burrinjuck Dam Ever Burts
It is learnt that the Railway Department has completed an elaborate plan of flood precautions, covering evacuation and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cooler in Melbourne Heavy Rain Follows Gale Melbourne
Relief from the hot weather of the past four days came to Melbourne to-day when rain began to fall after northerly gales which brought thick clouds,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Gale Over Tasmania Hobart
A large poplar tree blown down during to-day's State-wide gale fatally injured Kenneth Tuttle, aged eight years, at Glenorchy. Many craft on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia's New Army Sydney Taken by Storm Half-million Thrilled Pride, Joy, Teams at Big March
Australia's new army marched gallantly through the streets of Sydney on Thursday last with the snap and vigor of their fathers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in N.T. Rivers Burst Banks Properties and Communications Damaged DARWIN
Heavy damage has been done by the worst floods remembered in the Northern Territory, which has Inundated the town of Katherine and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Siltation Blamed East Wagga Floodings Kyeamba Shire Council Meets
In a letter to the Kyeamba Shire Council yesterday, the resident engineer of the Railways Department advised that the floodings at East Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blacks Rescue Castaways Ordeal in Storm Darwin
Rescued by aborigines after their launch bad been swamped in a monso[?]nal storm, three young men, who were reported missing a week ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in N.T. Fears Fob Residents Waters Falling Darwin
It is feared that some residents of the Roper River district may have been trapped in the tremendous floods which have occurred In the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Killed Terrific Storm in New Zealand Crops Ruined Launches Wrecked
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. —One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday afternoon, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →5 Killed in N.Z. Terrific Storm Crops Ruined, and Launches Wrecked Wellington (N.z.)
One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of five people, the ruination of crops, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm Trees Uprooted—Houses Unroofed Yesterday’s Gale
A terrific wind and dust storm hit Gundagai at 5.35 p.m. yesterday afternoon, and lasted for a quarter of an hour leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General Storm at Frampton
Last night's storm, which came in from the south, was severe in the vicinity of Frampton. The rain lasted for an hour, and was partly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge of Rain Over Tumut and District
Tumut and surrounding district centres received a thorough soaking with the downpour of rain which occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storm at Gundagai
The terrific wind and dust, storm hit Gundagai at 5.35 on Wednesday afternoon, leaving in its wake a trail of destruction. Hail and rain followed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leave Restored for B.E.F. Tension Eases in West French Complete Flood Defences State of Siege Declared in Holland LONDON
Troops are Jubilant at the announcement to-day that limited home leave for the B.E.F. has been restored. Limited leave will be permitted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roper River Mission Destroyed by Floods Plight of Staff Sydney
Reports of further extensive damage, caused by floods and gales, have come to hand. The worst damage appears to have…
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