Terrible Storms. Destruction in France. London, May 12
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 9
According to Paris advices, eye-witnesses of a storm which swept over the Orne Department say that the countryside is like a battlefield. Following a darkening of the sky…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Sinks at Sea. Storm in Bay of Bengal. Lahore, May 12
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 9
A terrible cyclone, one of the worst on record, occurred in the Bay of Bengal this week, and many ships were in distress, while the Okara, a steamer of 5291 tons, has completely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Zealand Floods. Railways Disorganised. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 8
The weather in the Otago province improved during the night and the danger of a serious flood in Dunedin has been removed now, but the conditions on the Talori Plain are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Doug, Fairbanks for N.Z. Dollars for Flood Funds
The Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 6
Please cable Blair, New Zealand, "Contribute 100 dollars to Flood Relief Fund."--Douglas Fairbanks, Such was the cablegram received by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Worst Is Over New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z.)
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 6
To-day's flood reports from Dunedin are more reassuring. The worst is considered to be over, though the damage is already extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Moving Picture Show The Storm
The Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 6
The captain of the good ship Pannikin had come through typhoons, cyclones, waterspouts and tidal waves; but when the mate reported Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood and Fire an Unlucky Town Seventeen Deaths New York
Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 1
The [?] Hot Springs, [?] by terrific [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Floods. Waters Receding. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 13
The flood waters have receded in Dunedin and the suburbs, and the waters are also falling on the Taieri Plain, but the Taieri River is still overflowing its banks in places…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tornado Havoc Wind, Flood and Fire Many Dead in U.S.A. VANCOUVER, Tuesday Night
The Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 1
When a tornado swept Texas 17 persons were killed, 100 injured, and 300 left homeless. Fifty farm homes near Colorado City were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Floods
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 9
WELLINGTON. N.Z., Tuesday. Reports from Otago state that the flood waters are receding, but communication an still interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dee Why Church, Manly. Damaged by Gale
The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 25
On Saturday last, the newly-crected Catholic Church at Dee Why, Manly, suffered seriously owing to a gale that blew along the coast. The district is one that,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Cyclone in Melbourne. Three People Injured. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 10
Three houses in a terrace situated in Montague-street, Albert Park, were struck with terrific force by a cyclone at a late hour to-night. The occupants were in bed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclone's Fury Parapets Crash to Ground Sleepers-out Buried Melbourne
The Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 10
A furious cyclone tore down the balcony of a house and the parapets of two others in a terrace of three at Albert Park shortly before midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Great Golf Kirkwood's Feat Record in a Gale LONDON, Wednesday Evening
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 1
Joe Kirkwood, ex-champion golfer of Australia, made his first appearance in England in 1923, and with 72 and 17—1[?]9, he[?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Houses Totter in High Gale Brickwork Crashes Lucky Escapes Melbourne
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 7
A high gale of wind of out midnight carried away the [?] and top brickwork of these two-storeyed houses in Mon[?]-st,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm at Sea Ships Warned Southern Tempest Melbourne
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 9
In a wireless [?] sent from the [?]ight, the [?]ley reports encountering a storm of hurricane intensity, with tremendous [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy Floods. Disaster in Arkansas. New York, May 15
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 9
[?] famous resort, Hot Springs, in Arkansas, has been stricken by terrific floods, which swept down the three mountains encircling the city. Fire starting amongst the wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Swept Cyclone in Bay Op Bengal Steamer Disappears
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 3
A terrible cyelone, one of the worst on record, sweat over the Bay of Bengal during last week. Many ships were in distress, and the British India…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Violent Storm Schooner's Encounter
The Sun · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 11
The schooner Louis Theriault, commanded by Captain Watchlin, and which reached Sydney, yesterday, made a very smart run across the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Vessels Warned Antarctic Storm
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4
A radio message received yesterday from the R.M.S. Osterley reported a storm of hurricane intensity, with high seas, operating…
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