Storm Damages Orchards
In the St. Marys, Orchard Hills, Kingswood, and adjacent districts, Saturday afternoon's Storm did considerable damage. These districts produce great quantities of summer fruit…
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A Violent Storm in Sydney. Thirty-three Boats Capsized
A most violent storm occurred in Sydney on Saturday afternoon. Thick black clouds covered the city for some time, and it became almost as dark as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Severe Storm. Great Fall of Hail. Warwick (Q.)
A very severe storm occurred at Clinton-vale, which yielded, it is said, nearly six inches of rain, and was accompanied by a great fall of hail of large size. The storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Terrific Hail Storm Phenomenal Cloud Burst in Warwick District. Heavy Falls of Rain
There was a cloud-burst over parts of the Warwick district on Saturday afternoon, the storm being accompanied by a phenomenal fall of hail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and Storm Miles of Flames Sweep the Pastures of N.s.w. Serious Losses Everywhere
Much damage has been caused by grass and bush fires in the Cootamundra (N.S.W.) district during the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Broken Hill. Man Suffocated
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.--During a storm at Broken Hill several men were taking off slimes from a pump-house on De Bavay's plant, when the roof collapsed, and James Whitelaw…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclonic Storm. Bough on the Coast
A violent, storm, cyclonic in character, is raging off the coast. The storm centre is situated between Sydney and Newcastle, and should cause boisterous…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Clashes and Crashes Before the Storm. First Grade
The bolts from the blue put the Ma[?] off the diamonds. What an opportunitywas missed. Gee!. Wouldn't it have been great to sec sliding on the Ice!…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the Storm. Call to Arms the Pacemaker. Succumbs to Cruzot
In a field of six, Kenilera, the top weight, was backed down to 1 1-3 to 1 for the Moorefield Handicap. Bartelle was next in demand at 3 to 1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pony Racing To-Day Storm Prevents Finish at Kensington: Victoria Park Meeting: Selections
To-day will see a return to the Wednesday pony fixtures, the opening midweek meeting for 1919 being listed for Victoria Park. For the six events an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOWLS N.S.W. Bowling Pennant: Storm Mars Play Hail Smothers the Sydney Greens: Southern Associations' Interstate Matches
The New South Wales pennant competition was started on Saturday last in very sultry weather. During the afternoon a severe storm developed and hail…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rifle Shooting in a Storm at Randwick Record at Adelaide : Ranges for January: Meetings in the Country
Riflemen who attended the Randwick Range last Saturday—and there was a good muster, 50 out of the available 56 targets being in use—had a wild and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Paris Threatened The Seine in Flood VANCOUVER
A Paris message says that the rainstroms are causing all the rivers to rise, and the Seine has reached a dangerous level…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MOOREFIELD. Horses Pelted With Hail. Racing After a Flood
The attendance at Moorefield on January 4 was really first-class, and the sport quite up to expectations, with fair fields. The thunderstorms of the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Baseball. Interstate Games to Be Revived During Coming Winter. Home and Home Matches Will Probably Be Played. Storm Stops Stunts. Minors Get Through on the Dry—majors Miss in the Wet. Congers Still Wriggling Elusively. Kegs Minor Outfits Plucked. Waves Mounting Manifestly. National League Operations Next Saturday. a Grade
Exceistor v. Two Blues—Marrickville Oval, late; umpire C. Mortloy. Kegworth v. Leichhardt—Leichhardt Oval, late; umpire, W. C. J. Kelly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclonic Storms a Terrible Cloud-burst in Armidale District. Roads Washed Away
A terrific storm occurred at Georges Creek, near Armidale (N.S.W.), on Saturday last. The greater Part of Flying Fox Cutting was washed away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racing at Kenso A Fifteen Minutes Storm leaves Track a a Bog Hole. Two Races Abandoned. Insufficient Shelter, Hundreds of Patrons drenched to the skin Sports pay as much for Admission as the charge for entranoe to Randwick, and are not properly catered for. Authorities Should Investigate a Benefit for Hilda M. Star Queen Heavily Backed. Does Not Run Off This Time
Seeing that sports are charged just as much for admission to the grandstand at pony meetings as the price of a ticket to the main reserve at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cyclone Feared. Warning to Shipping. Brisbane
The Meteorological Department states that a lather pronounced decrease of pressure at Gomen (New Caledonia) and the setting in of a northerly wind are positive indications…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Parramatta Safe Emerges From Storm London, Friday Night
Official advices state that the Australian destroyer Parramatta, which was reported to be disabled off Spain, is not in any danger. She was last seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Floods in Italy Water from 10 to 20 Feet Deep Over 100 Miles LONDON, Friday Night
Telegrams from Milan state that terrible floods have taken place in the rivers Po, Arno, and Tiber. These have burst their banks, and many villages and…
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