America's Big Flood
THE strange situation which arose last week in the lower region of the Mississippi throws into strong light the habit which humanity has of getting itself into…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods & storms, 1927
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Flood Victims
The Premier (Mr. Lang) yesterday received a letter from the Town Clerk of Melbourne, conveying a resolution of sympathy, passed by the Melbourne City Council, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Always Ready Red Cross and Floods
Referring to the cabled reports of the wonderful work being done by the American Red Cross Society in mitigating the sufferings of the victims of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sugar Crop Effects of Q'land Floods C.s.r. Fears
The Australian sugar crop for the past season exceeded local consumption by about 75,500 tons whereas in 1925 it was necessary for the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →An Overwhelming Calamity New Orleans May be Destroyed Flood Waters Race Towards City New York
The flood situation at New Orleans is more serious than is commonly understood. This is due to the tendency to minimise the city's danger, and thus spare the feelings of the inhabitants, who resent any suggestion that a calamity is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Veteran Journalist. Mr. John Gale's Career
The publication last week of a paragraph relating to the history of the "Herald" has brought to light the interesting fact that the age of the "Herald", and that of Australia's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Storm's Aftermath Inquests on Thirteen Victims Where Light Is Needed
The City Coroner's Court was more than usually sombre yesterday. More than half of the people who filled it were women, and all were in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Light May Have Saved Eleven People's Lives Tragedy of the Bronya Isolated Kurnell Fatal Voyage in Cyclone
"Last Saturday tho founding of Australia was celebrated, and tho people of Kurnell are as isolated to- day as when Captain Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Louisiana's Danger. Fight to Save People. New York, May 8
Louisiana is fighting a losing battle against the crest of the Mississippi flood. The homes of 200,000 persons are in the path of the waters, which have broken through the levees…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →400,000 Homeless Army Flood's Toll 350 Dead New Orleans
Millions of acres in Northern Louisiana have become permanently lost to agriculture in the floods' continued sweep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Study Mississippi Flood Problem U. S. War Office Coolidge Gives Order Washington
PRESIDENT COOLIDOE'S fund for relief of the refugees from the Mississippi floods bus now reached [?] dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damages [?]
At a special meeting of the [?] Council the Engineer labled a report [?] the danger wrought by the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Louisiana Fights Losing Battle with Floods Labor Continues to Obstruct Every Sentence of Minister's, Speech is Interrupted Trade Union Bill Debate Goes on
Before the House of Commons met to-day to resume the debate on the Trades Union Bill Labor members met and decided to continue the strongest opposition to the bill. THE newspapers anticipate that the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Lower Hunter Floods Farmers' Heavy Losses
As a result of the April floods, which destroyed pasture and crops on the Lower Hunter, hundreds of dairy cows (writes Mr. T. H. Pearce, Hinton) are…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Midnight Gale Edge of a Cyclone Big Seas on Coast
THE wind which was experienced at Sydney last night was, according to the State Met[?]rologist, Mr. Mares, portion of a cyclonic…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Victim
During Sydney's recent storm there were two cases of electrocution, David George Whyte Smart, of Drummoyne, was one of the victims--not David…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Storm
Well, comrades, you have noticed lot about the s.s. Riverina and its crew of 200. You will also remember the passengers trying to get a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hornsby Storm Damage, £3000
The engineer of Hornsby Council at last night's meeting estimated the storm damage to roads in the shire at £3000. Included in this estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cyclone on the Coast Shipping Warned
A cyclone of moderate intensity was situated at 9 a.m. today over the West Tasman Sea, with its centre about…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Girraween's Troubles Storm Water and Darkness
Girraween Parents and Citizens' Association cannot be blamed for neglecting its duty. It invariably has some request before Holroyd Council when that…
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