Gale on Coast. Shipping Hampered. Vessels Sheltering
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 13
Southerly winds, reaching gale force, whipped up rough seas along tho coast early yesterday morning. Coastal vessels ran for shelter, and several were forced to return to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Some aspects of Sydney as a cyclone city
The Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 14
Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Aero Club's Great Adventure: Through Storms to Canberra
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 26
A CLOSE VIEW OF ONE OF THE "MOTHS" IN FLIGHT. In this and some of the other pictures the petrol tank in the centre of the top wing can be seen. It holds 16 gallons, and with a filling the plane has a range of three to three and a half hours. The hinged part of the wings (which enables them to be folded back for garaging) is also discernible…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Trail of the Gale--"smith Family" Helps the Poor
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 25
IRISH DELIGHT.--Twenty thousand bags of Potatoes were unloaded from the steamer Ngakuta at Darling Harbor yesterday. They are from Tasmania, where there is a large surplus. NEW CLOTHES FOE OLD.--That's the "Smith Family's"…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Teaching French. Storm at Conference. Professor's Criticisms Discussed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 13
The report in yesterday's "Herald" of Professor Nicholson's speech to the members of the Secondar" Tenchers' Association was referred to continually throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gale Strikes Newcastle Ships Have a Bad Time Water in Dwellings Newcastle
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 1
A eyelone stroke Newcastle about 3 o'clock this morning Blinding rain squalls travelling at 80 miles an hour continued throughout the day and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seamen Angry with Walsh "Industrial Peace" Causes Storm--Ordered to Resign
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 4
At the stop-work meeting of the Seamen's Union yesterday, Mr. Tom Walsh's activities in the formation of a Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Liner Plunges Through Boiling S[?]as Into the Teeth of the Howling Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 16
BON VOYAGE!--It was cold and dismal on the wharf at Woolloomooloo yesterday when the P. and 0. liner Mooltan, homeward bound, slipped out into the stream. There were no gay streamers when friends of passengers waved a shivering farewell. WOMEN PAINTERS.--Lady de Chair yesterday opened the Arts Club, which the Women…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Battle with Gale Collier Yarra's Plight Burst Steam Pipe Frantic Work in Engine Room
Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 4
A SUDDEN breakdown, through the bursting of a steam pipe in the engineroom, caused the Huddart Parker collier Yarra to spend a wild night off the coast, between Newcastle and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Rains Sweep N.s.w. Coast Warnings Issued Cyclone Will Continue for a Day
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 1
FLOOD rains are sweeping the entire New South Wales-coast and mana towns, particularly those of the North are in grave danger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seaman Cheated Death When Swept Overboard Washed from Trawler in Height of Cyclone Clung to a Rope
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 3
Swept overboard from the Red Funnel trawler Dureenbee yesterday morning, William John Abery clung desperately to a rope until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dr. Page. North Coast Tour. Interrupted by Floods. (From Our Special Representative.) Taree
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 17
Heavy rain has not ceased since the arrival of Dr. Page on the North Coast yesterday. It was raining whon he reached Wingham early yesterday evening, it rattled down on iron…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Hawkesbury. Danger of Floods., Northern Road Blocked. Windsor
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 14
The Hawkesbury River at Windsor is rising slowly, but the position is not alarming. South Creek is also swollen, and is threatening to overflow on to the farms along its…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flooded Rivers. Scone in Danger. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 14
The Manning River at Gloucester Avas overrunning its banks this evening. Late this afternoon the police ordered several families living on the flats below the town to move to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Heavy Snow. Flood at Armidale. Traffic Delayed. Armidale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 13
Snow and rain has disorganised telegraphic and telephonic services north of Armidale, and interrupted passenger and mall services on many roads…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Warnings. Many Towns Endangered
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 13
The State Meteorologist (Mr, Mares) sent messages at 1 p.m. yesterday to postmasters, requesting them to warn all concerned regarding the likelihood of floods. The messages…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floods Feared Police Issue Warning West Maitland
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 1
If the heavy rain continues toeas is every likelihood that the Maitland district will be seriously flooded. Dangog police have broadcast a warning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Dances Away Before Bright Sunshine Sydney's Happy Smiles After the Storm
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2
The cyclone played tricks on the weather experts yesterday. If it had behaved according to the rules of well-regulated cyclones, we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone. Moves Rapidly Away. Flood Danger Lessened
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 11
The cyclonic disturbance which caused torrential rains in the eastern parts of New South Wales, and gales and high seas along, the coast, has moved rapidly away to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Men Who Fought the Storm -- Fun at the Movie Ball
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 8
WHERE EAST MET WEST.--The gorgeous Oriental did not disdain the company of wigged and powdered gentlefolk, or even of a dinner-jacketed modern, at Tuesday's Movie Ball. "WE NEED IT!" said the crew of the Yarra as they disposed of hot tea on the steamer's arrival in port after her stern…
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