The New Flagship. List of Officers. Midshipmen Once More. Powerful in a Storm at Sea
Evening News · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 6
COLOMBO. January 14.—H.M.S. Drake, the new flagship, having relieved H.M.S. Powerful at Colombo, is now on her way to Robert, under the command of Captain E. F. Bruer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scattered Thunderstorms. Light to Heavy Rain
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11
Light to heavy and scattered rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, has been recorded in the north-eastern quarter of the State, and at one or two places on the south coast. Kiama…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boxing. Resisting Temptation. "Cyclone" Thompson and Clean Break
Evening News · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2
Johnny Thompson shows not the slightest trace of his great struggle with Dave Smith, and says he feels very well. And so he looks. A boxer is trained to withstand the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kaipara in a Gale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 20
Heavy weather was encountered by the New Zealand Shipping Company's Steamer Kaipara, whilst crossing the Tasman Sea on the run out from London to Dunedin, where she arrived on January 23. Huge seas…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Morea's Eventful Voyage. Gales and Wrecks. Delays and Rescues
Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2
FREMANTLE, Wednesday.—Running a day behind time, the P. and O. R.M.S. Mores, which arrived here this morning, had a rather eventful voyage, during which she met with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swept Clean in the Centre of Cyclone Taviuni's Battered Condition. Unique Experiences
Globe · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 3
What happened to the Union Company's steamer Taviuni on the trip to the Tongan and Samoan ports, which was completed last week, can be classed among the most sensational of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Johnny Thompson Sighed "Ah! for the Old Order of Things." Dave Smith's Big Margin
Referee · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 1
"Ah! for the old order of things," sighed Johnny Thompson many a time during that continuous lumbering half-roll hunt he made in pursuit of elusive Dave Smith at the Stadium…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dave Smith V. Johnnie Thompson. Another Twenty Rounder. Smith Shines Out. All Through the Struggle. He Easily Outboxes "The Cyclone." Johnnie Fails to Perform the Cyclone Act Worth Tuppence. "Smith the Winner." a Popular Victory
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 6
Dave Smith and Johnnie Thompson proved a better drawing card than Lang and Barry, by long chalks; but, at the same time, it cannot be said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hurricane and Flood. Devastation at Fiji. Damage to Mission Property. Suva
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 20
The Labasa wireless system, which has been restored, affirms the report that a hurricane and flood occurred on Sunday, the barometer falling to 28.28. There was much damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Fiji Hurricane. Labasa in Flood. Considerable Damage to Crops
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 9
SUVA, Tuesday.--The hurricane which swept over the Fiji group on Saturday and Sunday last has resulted in serious damage. Wireless telegraphy with Labasa has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Warring Elements. Cold, Flood, and Earthquake. the English Winter
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 9
LONDON, Monday Evening.--An exceedingly cold snap is being experienced just now, 20deg. of frost having been recorded in many parts of England…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Stadium. Bill Lang V. Jim Barry. Battle Goes the Full Twenty. Barry No Boxer. But a Rushing, Smashing Fighter. Lang Displays Splendid Pluck, But Takes the Father of a Hiding. Barry Declared the Winner. He Wins Most Decisively. Decision Received with a Storm of Hoots. an Amazing and Unjust Demonstration
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 6
Although Bill Lang lost the fight against Jim Barry last Wednesday night, he won back a tremendous amount of popularity. As a popular idol, Bill has been toppling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →P. and O. Mail Delayed. Storms and Wrecks
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 15
FREMANTLE, Wednesday.--The P. and O. R.M.S. Morea arrived here this morning from Leueen 24 hours behind time. The Morea arrived at. Glbraitar on Tuesday, January 2, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mail Steamer Delayed, Result of Fierce Gales. Fremantle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 10
A series of annoying delays was responsible for the late arrival of the R.M.S. Morea this morning from London, a day behind scheduled time. The vessel was, in the first place,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storms in New Guinea. Matunga Has Protracted Trip
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 11
BRISBANE, Thursday.--Messrs. Burns, Philip, and Co.'s steamer Matunga, from Papua, arrived at Pinkenba at 7 a.m. to-day, and sailed again at 8 a.m. for Sydney. Captain Rule…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Earthquake and Storms. Alaskan Coast Swept
Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 5
CORDOVA, ALASKA, Friday Evening.—A severe earthquake has occurred, and has been followed by a terrific storm. This storm swept the whole of the Alaskan coast, doing immense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Whole Gale. the Matunga Buffeted
Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 13
"We were four days doing what is usually converted in 24 hours—it was a whole galc," [?] Captain Androw Rule, of the mail steamer Matunga, this morning, when that vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Other Storm Centres. Vigorous Baton Charges
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 17
When the more dangerous section of the crowd was dispersed in the vicinity of the Trades Hall it broke up into divisions and made for Queen-street, the main street of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Girl Violinist. Taking a Master by Storm
The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 21
Miss Daisy Kennedy, the brilliant young Australian violinist, who won great success in London quite recently, has discussed her career and her art with a "Daily Mail"…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Earthquake and Storms. Cordova (Alaska)
Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1912 · page 7
An earthquake led to a terrific storm, sweeping the Alaskan coast. In this city several stores were wrecked, and the electric light plant destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →