In Flood Time
"Hey, miss! Me an' me pard there wid th' stilts has gotta go to th' movies this afternoon—so if ya wanta blow in a quarter you kin borrow me rubber boots. I'll…
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709 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 36
Japan's Troubles Anti-strike Bill Deluge of Dishonored P.N.'s TOKIO, May 18
A special session of the Japanese Diet has been called for June 29. The programme includes a bill declaring illegal all strikes affecting public…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Buffeted by Gales
After a severe buffeting in heavy west and south-west gules in Bass Straits, the barque James Craig put into Sydney on Saturday leaking. The James Craig was formerly a hulk in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Head Seas. Renown in a Gale. Stormy Sunday Morning True Sea-king's Welcome. H.M.S. RENOWN
Predictions that heavy weather would been countered on the run to Melbourne wore fully borne out. The barometer was low and still falling when the Renown left Lyttelton early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the Gale. Renown in Swell. Progress to Melbourne (Wirless--by John Sandes, Special Representative of the Australia Press
At eight this morning the Renown was 785 miles from Melbourne. The weather has moderated, but the sea has still a long, heavy swell after the gale, causing the ship to roll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-beaten and Leaky. Schooner Puts Into Sydney
Leaking badly and bearing traces of rough handling, the American four-masted schooner Mindoro put into Port Jackson yesterday. The Mindoro is bound from Astoria to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Pacific Vital Problems Storm Clouds Gathering White Australia'ideal
Sir Cyprian Bridge has placed the centre of gravity of the world "before many generations have passed away, perhaps before only one has passed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Frosts and Fogs Heavy Rain at Byron Bay
Cloudy to overcast conditions were [?] this morning at many places in the [?] border [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Hail Record'storm in France £1,000,000 Worth of Damage LONDON, May 26
The most severe storm in the memory of the living visited the Department of Oise (France). The Celle was flooded, and the work…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday, -- A violent gale is reported from many parts of the country, interrupting the telegraph service and doing considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gales in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
Heavy weather in both Islands has seriously interfered with telegraph communication. Christchurch received the full measure of the gale's pressure considerable damage being…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heavy Coastal Rain Bullahdelah 3 Inches Milder Temperature
City Forecast.--Fine, with passing cloud and mild during the day; north east breeze in the afternoon; a tendency to showers again in the evening or at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in England Lighting Strikes Houses Prince Henry's Luck London
Severe thunderstorms which occurred in several counties, interfered with outdoor sports on Saturday. thunderbolt crashed through a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canal Bursts English Town Flooded Many Fatalities London, Sunday Night
Owing to a heavy rainstorm, the canal hank at Louth, in Lincolnshire, burst. The town was flooded, the street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gales in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
Winter is being heralded all over New Zealand by a succession of southerly gales and bitterly cold weather. Heavy gales, particularly in the South Island, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Coastal Rain. Three Inches Recorded
Light to heavy rain has fallen over the coastal areas north from Jervis Bay. Some very heavy falls occurred on parts of the central and north coast, the heaviest being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms in New Zealand. South Island Affected
WELLINGTON, Monday.--The Antarctic gale, has about blown itself out: The heavy seas dislocated shipping. The turbine steamer Maori battled for 18…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Coastal Rain Bullahdelah 3 Inches Milder Temperatures
City Forecast. --fine with passing, cloud and mild during the day north cast breeze in the afternoon; a tendency to showers again in the evening or at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£1000 a Year Storm Raging in Victoria people and politicians MELBOURNE
A fierce squall caught a party on the harbor and threatened to capsize the beat. When It appeared there was little hope of survival the largest and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Flooded. "Fifty" Lives Lost. Many Trapped by Rising Waters. London, May 31
Owing to a cloudburst during Saturday's storm the tiny river Lud overflowed and flooded the town of Louth (Lincolnshire), sweeping away bridges, houses, and walls…
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