Cyclone Off East Coast Bride Ship in Heavy Seas
SYDNEY, Monday: Cyclonic weather which gripped the New South Wales coast to-day is expected to ease off to-morrow and…
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Sydney Track Work Heavy Rain Mars Semi-Final Gallops
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Rain washed out most track trials on Sydney courses this morning including Randwick, where about four inches have now fallen since Sunday…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: in a devastating storm over the central coastal area, with 14 inches of rain falling in 48 hours, about 50 miles of country have been swamped, houses unroofed and rail and road traffic…
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Severe storm damage in Sydney was paiticularly evident in the seaside suburb of Narrabeen. One street, Gondola-street, was appropriately named, since boats would have been useful. John Pope carried his young…
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SYDNEY, Friday: More than 10 inches of rain fell in Newcastle during the 24 hours ended 10 p.m. yesterday and shops and roads were flooded. Line washaways have held up train services near…
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Top: Hundreds of cars were held up on the Newcastle Highway 33 miles from Newcastle when the Wallarah Creek flooded the highway to a depth of three feet for a quarter of a mile. Enter-prising truck owners coupled cars with chains and towed them…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Floods in the Hunter, Newcastle and the coalfields districts have ruined thousands of pounds worth of crops, washed away miles of fencing, and deposited tons of mud over fertile…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A severe electrical storm which struck Sydney this morning just after daylight caused disorganisation of Sydney's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Underground Factory Blown Up Severe Floods in Spain
MINDEN, Wednesday: Royal Engineers, using 81/2 tons of explosives, blew up a vast underground rocket gun and ball bearing factory MADRID, Wednesday: Flood waters from the Seguara River inundated cities of Alquerias and Santa Cruz, where 80 per cent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meat Scarce in Sydney Housewives Storm Butchers' Shops
SYDNEY, Friday: Housewives made desperate afiforts to get week-end meat to-day while the Meat Commission, and Meat Union…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Menace in Wagga Plans to Control River
The River Murrumbidgee, normally quiet enough, can become a foaming yellow torrent in flood-time. Because Wagga has grown on low-lying…
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Another flood occurred in the Murrumbidgee River in January. 1891. Heavy rains had fallen over the…
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Wagga again had two floods in May, 1931, when river heights of 24 feet six inches and 28 feet six inches…
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The Wagga City Council is to obtain a report from the city engineer on the question of whether the proposed diversion of the Snowy…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Sydney was lashed to-day by a 72-mile an hour gale, which also brought big seas against the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Good Rains Over Riverina Freak Weather—Gales, Dust, Snow
Falls ranging from 50 points to 100 points were recorded over Riverina as the result of week-end rain. This is the best rain for months, and though…
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THERE have never been many decorations which civilians could win for courage, and before the Introduction during World War…
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NEW YORK, Wed.: (A.A.P.): At least nine persons were drowned, four are missing and thousands are homeless as the result of floods in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga's First School Was in Early 185O's Minister Tells of Effect of Gold Fever and Floods
"Schooling in Wagga takes us back 94 years to 1854, when, unfortunately, a false start was made to provide education for the residents," said the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron), speaking at the Wagga…
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NEW YORK, Friday: As the Susquehanna River floods slowly subside, the incomplete death roll totals 22 throughout the whole of three…
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