Lye[?]l Disaster. Flooding the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 10
Later inspections that have been made of the North Mount Lyell mine disclose that the fumes are still too bad to permit of any underground inspection, and it has therefore…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest From the Scene. Gas Still Bad. Flooding of the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 9
As arranged on the day previous, the shaft was uncovered this morning for the purpose of observing if there were any diminution of the [?]ire or fumes. The fact was revealed that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flooded Rivers. Telegraph Wires Cut. London, Tuesday, 1.5 a.m
The Sun · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 10
The siege of Adrianople by the Turks has been rendered difficult owing to the rivers Maritza and Tundja being in flood. The telegraph and telephone lines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gale in Victoria. Roofs, Fences and Boardings Suffer
Evening News · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Thursday—A heavy gate was experienced last night. The average rate of wind was 20 miles an hour, but when the storm had reached its height at 3 a m. the velocity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Storm. Big Blow in Melbourne. Steamer Aeneas Ashore. Buildings Wrecked and Trees Uprooted. Melbourne
The Sun · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 10
Violent south-western winds early this morning did considerable damage. The wind was at its height-about 3 o'clock. Trees were blown down, and several small sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hot and Sultry. More Thunderstorms Expected
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 11
The high pressure system has prevailed over the eastern half of Australia, and as a consequence no rainfall has occurred in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Pierce Gale. Sweeps Over Victoria
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 11
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A fierce gale swept over Victoria early this morning, and damage was done to property both in Melbourne and In the country. Tho sea on the coast was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heavy Storm. Steamers Drag Anchors. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 9
A heavy gale was experienced this morning, the wind reaching a velocity of 65 miles an hour. A great feature of the storm was the dragging of anchors by the Blue Funnel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Retrenchment. North Sydney Finances. Perfectly Healthy Condition. Storm Damage and Law Costs
Evening News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5
"The finances of the municipality are in a pe[?]ly healthy condition, [?] shall [?] surprised [?] up all [?] another thing. there has been [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Mountains. Cry for Water. One Thunderstorm Wanted. What About the Big Scheme
Evening News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 8
There is a cry for water in many places on the Blue Mountains. Tanks are low, and in not a few instances water for domestic use has to be carted some distance. it is quite…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By Aeroplane to a Wreck. Rescue Efforts Frustrated by Gale. Vancouver, Friday Night
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 7
While the schooner Osprcy was attempting to enter the harbor of Marshfield, in Oregon, during a gale, she was overturned, and all on board were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Federal Fuss. After a Storm a Calm, And Then Another Squall. MELBOURNE
Truth · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 10
The outbursts of anger, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate last week have been followed by the proverbial calm that follows storms, and this week…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Swollen Stream. Concerning a Human Flood Let Loose Upon Australia by Labor Politicians. The Remarkable Revelations of the Commonwealth Statistician. "A Great Betrayal" of Organized Labor
Truth · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 12
It is truly something that looks very much like betrayal—and a great betrayal at that—when we find that the amount of immigration (which the Labor Party declared itself…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Gale at Virginia
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10
NORFOLK (Virginia), Saturday.--The schooner John Maxwell, during a violent gale, broke in two, and has become a total wreck. Six members of the crow clung throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gales in Canada. Montreal, Nov. 2
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 9
A hurricane is raging down the St. Lawrence. The Allan liner Victoria broke from her moorings at Quebec and drifted about the harbour. She was finally anchored, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →St. Albans Arrives. Dodging Storms
Evening News · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5
The E. and A. mall steamer St. Albans, under command of Captain H. A. Pigott. R.N.R., berched at Circular Quay this morning from Japan. China, and Monda, via ports. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in America. Damage on the St. Lawrence
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10
MONTREAL, Saturday.--A hurricane is raging on the St. Lawrence River. The steamer Cecilia is reported to have sunk off Isle Perrott which is some miles below Montreal, 20…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storms and Wrecks. Schooner Lost. View From an Aeroplane. Vancouver, Nov. 1
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 9
The schooner Osprey, when attempting to enter Marshfield, Oregon, during a gale, overturned, and all on board were lost. An aviator named Christofferson, hearing of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dodging Typhoons. Experience of the Steamer St. Albans. Storm and Loss of Life at Manila
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 11
BRISBANE, Saturday.--The E. and A. steamer St. Albans arrived to-day from the East. Captain H. A. Piggot reports that the vessel was due to leave Kobe on October 2, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lyell Disaster. Flooding the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10
There is no change whatever to report at North Mount Lyell mine. Preparations are [?] being made to apply the electric [?]an to the mouth of the Crown Lyell shaft, with the…
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