Gale Havoc
LONDON, Monday: Small ships floundered in distress all around the British coast as the [?]rst major gale this…
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Storms Kill 164
NEW YORK. Monday: At least 164 persons died Id accidents caused by violent wintry storms in northern and…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Gales, dust, and heavy rain caused widespread damage in Melbourne and other parts of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A violent ten-minute windstorm wrecked homes and buildings at Peak Hill, in Central N.S.W.,…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A 70 m.p.h. gale last night unroofed buildings and covered most of the State with a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday : High temperatures and an electrical storm started new bushfires in New South Wales…
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Associated with the unpleasant weather which was experienced throughout the State on Monday last was a severe wind-storm which…
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A wind storm of exceptional severity raged over Leeton and district for some hours on Monday night, but inquiries have failed to reveal any…
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LONDON, Tuesday—Scores of people have been drowned in Southern Europe, hold in the grip of torrential rain storms,…
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ROME, Friday: Deaths from floods and storms in North Italy this week total 90, but although the flood waters of the river Po were still running amok last night, the river level is now falling. Italy yesterday faced one…
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LONDON, Sunday: Huge crowds in London and Liverpool gave a tumultous welcome yesterday to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh when they returned from the…
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ROME, Sunday (A.A.P.): Half of the 20,000 residents; of Rovigo had fled yesterday while loudspeaker vans drove…
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HAY, Monday: A deputation of Hay Municipal Council employees who petitioned for a change from the fortnightly to the weekly pay days at a meeting of the council caused a heated…
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ROME, Thursday.—Many thousands of starving refugees are clinging to trees and points on…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday—Commonwealth Bank officials disclosed yesterday that 15 counter-felt £10 notes have been…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Small craft were wrecked or damaged, ships had to heave to off Sydney Reads, and ferry…
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BUENOS AIRES, Thursday.—Over 20 persons were drowned in a flood which engulfed Tandil an Argentine resort town 150…
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The Riverina Divisional Field Wheat Championship Competition results are announced. Judging commenced at Coolamon on…
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A distance of 13,000 miles was covered during, the last tour of the Far West concert party in the Riverina area where 18…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. E. J. Mills' Champion Wheat Crop Success Attributed to Last Year's Flood
The Riverina divisional field wheat championship competition results have been announced. Judging commenced at Coolamon on Monday…
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