The Weather Violent Gale Damage in South Australia
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Considerable damage was caused by a 60 m.p.h. gale which struck the metropolitan area to-day. Houses in many suburbs…
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The Weather Heavy Rain Last Night in Wagga District
Following sultry weather conditions yesterday, during which a couple of light showers were registered in the afternoon, heavy rain fell at night…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Drenched by a boiling mixture of wood-pulp and steam five rich were burner when the top blew off a rotary boiler at the…
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LONDON, Thursday. A neutral military source, which is generally well informed, says that the flood resulting from the destruction of the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The race meeting which was to have been held at Avenel to-day was abandoned owing to heavy rain overnight The club, which did not insure…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A root more than 50 feet square was lifted from a block of flats at cronulla and sent crashing on to the roof of another…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Holiday-makers on the Blue Mountains have been revelling in heavy falls of snow between Leura and Hartley. Falls…
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During the gale in Sydney on Wednesday night William Cole, 72, of Woollahra, was fatally injured when knocked down by a taxi cab and then hit…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday.—Floodwaters, following six inches of rain in the last 36 hours, caused washouts all over Wellington and suburbs. The…
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The light rain which fell on Saturday afternoon was followed by heavy falls early yesterday morning, and by 9 o'clock half an inch had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Inigo Jones Expects Heavy Rain
The well-known meteorologist, Mr Inigo Jones, said on Wednesday that if, as he expects, there are Very heavy rains within the next ten days, and…
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LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.).—The Channel early this morning shivered in the beams of giant sea searchlights which came from both shores. The…
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Gardens suffered severely during a gait which lashed Goulburn throughout Sunday from an early hour. Heavy rain fell at intervals during the morning, the…
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During the storm on Sunday morning, ligntning damaged the transformer of the Public Works Department at the' main sub-statloo at the Wagga…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Muggy weather which was marked by abominable humidity while the cup race was being run, resulted in many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Skipton Wins Melbourne Cup Son of Aurous and Beau in the Places Heavyrain Storm After Race Ortelli Takes Sprint Winterset Melbourne
The Victoria Derby winner, Skipton, won the Melbourne Cup of 1941 at Flemington this afternoon. He was at the tail of the field a mile from home, but swept past horse after horse in the straight and won by two and a half lengths from the lightly weighted Son of Aurous,…
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At about 6.30 p.m. last nigh swirling dun colored clouds rapidly approached Coolamon from the west, conditions at the time being very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Turf Skipton Wins Melbourne Cup Son of Aurous and Beau Vite in the Places Heavy Rain-storm After Race
The Victoria Derby winner. Skipton, won the Melbourne Cup of 1941 at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. He was at the tail of…
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About 6.30 p.m. Wednesday, swi[?]ing dun colored clouds rapidly approached Coolamon from the west, conditions at the time being very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Budget Grouping of Family Incomes Raises Storm In Political Circles
CANBERRA, Thursday. — A storm is brewing in Federal politics over the suggestion by the Treasurer (Mr. Chifiey) to group together for taxation purposes the…
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