Lismore Awaits Record Floods; Two Drowned
SYDNEY, Friday: A man and a woman were drowned in floodwaters on the North Coast today as Lismore prepared for record floods. Cyclonic gales today lashed the North Coast,…
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Only Two 100'S During January Thunderstorm Reduces Local Temperatures
A thunderstorm tost night over Junee reduced the temperature which had become oppressive over the past few days…
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Wagga baker Mr. Ben Hoskings presented a £1,000 plan to eliminate flooding in Wagga at last night's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ald. J. P. Flood Appointed Mayor of Hay
HAY, Friday: It was announced from Hay today that the Governor-in-Council has approved the appointment of…
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The storm which Lockhart residents appear to expect each week of late occurred on Thursday evening. A few points of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Deaths in Europe Caused by Storms And Avalanches
LONDON, Thursday — Storms and avalanches have claimed at least 12 more victims' in Europe, including three…
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The Governor in Council has approved the appointment of Aid. J. P. Flood as Mayor of Hay. Hay has been without a Mayor…
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Mr. Eric Moore, a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. F. Beeche, of Lampe Avenue, Wagga, had a grim experience in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Tension Pole in Junee Topples. Blown Over by GaleLike Wind Yesterday
A high wind caused a pole carrying electricity high tension mains to topple over in Lorne street yesterday…
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SEATTLE, Tuesday (A.A.P.) Swirling floodwaters are receding in the Pacific northwest after taking eight lives and causing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rains Storms Hit Gundagai
Heavy rain fell at Gundagai to-day, and up to 3 p.m 187 points had fallen in the seven hours since 9 a.m…
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MELBOURNE. Monday — Houses were partly unroofed, trees uprooted, and electric light wires brought down when…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A violent thunderstorm over the Blue Mountains tonight cut off electricity from Lithgow to Dubbo…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: Houses were partly unroofed, trees uprooted and electric-light wires brought down when a violent storm whipped through bayside suburbs for several hours today…
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A PASSENGER ship, the Nalrana (3402 tons)—for three years at anchor in the Bay—was blown ashore near Prince's Pier, Melbourne, in Sunday's gale. This dramatic picture was taken in drenching rain at the height of the gale. The Nairana had recently been sold by Huddart Parker to a firm of importers and exporters…
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WHEN A TREE (right) was uprooted in Lower Heidelberg, Melbourne. it crashed into power lines and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Nine English counties, more than a quarter of the entire country, have reported spreading floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Falls In Parts Of the Junee District
Despite the fact that some torrential falls have been recorded in isolated parts of the district, only, a few points of rain have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Position Eases in Gippsland
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The flood position at Traralgon, in East Gippsland, eased today, and the majority of the 150…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm
After a period of dry weather conditions a sharp storm was experienced in Narrandera late on Monday evening, which resulted in 45…
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