Devastating Gale
NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP): There are now 123 dead, throughout the country as a result of the three days' gale. Six ships were sunk, and…
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Devastating Gale U.S. Deaths Total 123 New York, Wednesday. (A.A.P.)
There are now 123 dead throughout the country as a result of the three days' gale. Six ships were sunk and six grounded in the Groat Lakes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Storm Swept Hail and High Winds' Damage in Suburbs Sydney
A violent electrical storm swept Sydney shortly before midnight, accompanied by hail and with winds surpassing gale force. Damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale Damage in N.Z Wellington (N.z.)
Strong gales have severely damaged orchards and crops and caused the suspension of all cargoes landing at the port. The launch Sea. Devil with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Storms Damage in France and Spain London, Monday. (A.A.P.)
Fierce storms in France and Spain have wrecker many buildings and communications, particularly in the Riviera and at Nice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Italy Zurich, Wednesday. (A.A.P.)
Floods severely damaged parts of North Italy. Landslides have blocked the railways leading to Francs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust Storm at Junee
A heavy dust storm passed over Junee at 2.45 p.m. yesterday, when the town was enveloped in dust Rain accompanied by thunder and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Aground in Gale Last Night Hard and Fast at Entrance to Port Phillip MELBOURNE
The interstate steamer "Orungal" ran aground in a fierce gale near the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. Victoria, last night. Boats from the shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shoot 'Clays' at Night Leeton Gun Club Institutes Summer Sport Under Showground Floodlights
A new departure innovated by the Leeton Gun Club is the night shooting of clay-pigeons. Trial shoots this week at the Showground, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship Ashore at Barwon Heads During Gale Passengers and Crew Safe Melbourne
The passengers and crew of the A.U.S.N. Orungal (5826 tons), which went ashore at Barwon Heads, near the entrance to Port Phillip, last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Goulburn CAUSES £2000 Damage But Assures City's Water Supply Goulburn
When a cloudburst occurred over Goulburn late last night the damage to business premises and stocks was assessed At £2000. An inch and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy Rain in Sydney and Bathurst Areas Cultivated Pastures Benefit Sydney
Torrential rain fell in the Sydney catchment area over the week-end and it was still raining at a late hour to-night. Many dams have risen to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Goulburn Causes £2000 Damage But Assures City’s- Water Supply
When a cloudburst occurred over Goulburn late on Thursday night last the damage to business premises and stocks was [?] at £2000. An…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trots Off Heavy Rain Causes Postponement Sydney
Owing to the track being sodden through the heavy rain, the Victoria Park Trotting meeting which was to have been held | to-day was postponed until Thursday. I…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain in City Catchment Area SYDNEY
Rain was still falling heavily to-day on Sydney's catchment areas, which were deluged during the week-end. The Water Board stated to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rev. Brother M. B. Flood
The death occurred suddenly on Saturday. says a message from Launceston (Tas.). of the Rev. Brother Michael Baptist Flood in his 84th year, and the 66th of his service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floodings in the North Up to 14 Inches In 48 Hours
LISMORE, Wednesday: With rainfall registrations aggregating from 13 to 14 inches for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. today, floodings, with serious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rains Cause Floodings in North 14 Inches in 48 Hours Lismore
With rainfall registrations aggregating from 13 to 14 inches for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, floodings, with serious washaways to roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Floods Farmer Drowned Party's Narrow Escape Lismore
James Duncan, 74. fanner, was drowned : when he fell Into 15 feet of water from a sulky which he was driving across a flooded section .of the roadway near Lismore late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patrolman Trapped in Switch Room Flood Accident at Goulburn
Before he could escape from the flooded switch room at the Burrinjuck Electricity Supply sub-station near Goulburn during the week-end…
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