Cyclone's Victims 98 Bodies Recovered -- Total Death Roll May be 150 -- Hundreds Injured
ST. LOUIS (U.S.A.), Saturday. The bodies of 98 victims of the "cyclone have been" recovered. Many, others are believed to be…
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Cyclone Kills 100. Million's Worth of Damage Eighty Bodies Found in Debris of Ruined Dwellings St. Louis (Missouri)
It is feared that well over 100 were killed in yesterday's cyclone, which was the most destructive since that of May 27, 1896, when 140 people were killed. Already 80 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers Smile Still Raining at Many Centres Washaways at Grenfell Flood Threat in Vic.; Settlers Cut Off
"Rain is still-falling." This enthusiastic message came from many towns last night, but one or two places suggested that Mr. Mares was rather overdoing it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Border Deluge Storm at Tweed Heads Tweed Heads
A severe storm struck the towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta last night, travelling at a terrific rate from the sea. A strong wind, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Crop Saved Means Millions to Vicgippslad Floods Heavy Rain in Vici. Melbourne
The rain of the last few days has saved Vicloria 10,000,000 [?] of wheal, worth approximately £2,300,000 [?] the rain been deferred for there…
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The most violent storm experienced for many years broke over Brisbane this afternoon. Much damage was done at Windsor and Albion, where houses were unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Golf Spartans Defy Holiday Deluge Manly Baulked on Soaked Links
IF there had been an earthquake on the links around Sydney to-day, golfers might have postponed their competitions. But mere…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →England Swept Fierce Gale's Toll Loss of Life London
Fierce galea and rainstorms are sweeping England, causing loss of life and extensive damage. A man and his wife were killed by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Rain and Its Effect Showers and Storms Over Wide Area
The central-west, south-west, and northern Riverine benefited by follow-up rains at the week-end. The early wheat crops in these areas have now been assurd. Storms in the north-west broke the prolonged dry spell in that section…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Bought for £150 Hulk of Wrecked Cooma Fire and Storm Rockhampton
Salvage work on the wrecked Cooma, hard and fast on North Reef, is proceeding steadily, after many adventurous efforts to save her…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Storm Victims 98 Bodies Recovered and List May Total 150 in St. Louis St. Louis
The bodies of 98 victims of the cyclone have been recovered, and it is feared that the final death list may reach 150…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drought, Then Flood Victoria Drenched Melbourne
From partial drought to fairly general floods has been the change experienced in Gippsland during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Victoria. Melbourne
There were general rains at the week-end in Victoria. Floods have occurred in Gippsland, where in a few places residents have had to leave their homes. At Yallourn…
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The rain is apparently general, said Mr, Mares, with the best falls about the Riverina and near the slopes. Numbers of falls exceeded one inch…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Peril Families' Night Flight Gippsland Transformed River Three Miles Wide Melbourne
As the result of a flood, between 300 and 400 miners are idle to-day at Yallourn, where the power-house is cut off from the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Hits Towns Lightning, Thunder, and Deluge
TWEED HEADS, Monday.--A storm of cyclonic fury struck the towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta last night, travelling at a terrific rate from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket and Tennis Spoilt by Heavy Rain
The round of grade matches set down for yesterday could not be played on account of the heavy rain, which, soaked the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclone. Mr. Mares' Statement
The State Meteorologist (Mr. D. J. Mares) said last night that the cyclone, which developed over the eastern half of the State on Sunday had moved eastward, and was now…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Holiday Is Spoilt Heavy Rain But Country, Glad More Showers To-day
ALTHOUGH the holiday atmosphere was totally obliterated by yesterday's rain, most people to whom the night of the grey, drenched streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wild Night 40 M.p.h. Gale Hits Sydney Edge of Cyclone Snow at Moss Vale: Coldest October Since 1918
Sydney experienced the fringe of a cyclone last night. The wind whistled and whined around houses, threatening to lift roofs and dash them into the street,…
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