Two Eggs and Bar of Chocolate Their Only Food No Hope for Missing Men on Kosciusko Aeroplanes Abandon Search and Other Parties Idle -- Gale, Snow, and Rain They Faced a "White Hell"
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 2
Scantily clad, ignorant of the rudiments of mountain-lore, not knowing even how to make a shelter in the snow against the howling blizzard, their only food two boiled eggs and a bar of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through on Fence Libation Lucky Cyclone Blew
Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 4
PONY punters at Kensington on Saturday were, lucky. The even-money pick, Libation, ultimately landed the goods, but only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overdue Steamer. Reported Lost in Storm. WITH 14 Men. Vancouver (D.c.), Aug. 19
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 11
It Is reported from P[?] City that the steamer Will[?]am Mc[?] has been l[?] with [?] menin a strom off the Cal[?] coast. The report s[?] on Sunday when…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Desolation in West Indies Storm Inundates Haiti Over 250 People Drowned New York
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 1
FURTHER reports from the West Indies show that the latest storms, which have ravaged those troubled isles, indicate that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm-Blown Snow on Kosciusko
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 5
In trying to reach this spot, which is the highest point in Australia, two Sydney menâMessrs. Evan Hayes and W. L. Seaman, members of the Millions Ski Clubâwere st on Tuesday of last week, and, although numerous parties have since been searching for them, they had not been found up to the time that the "Mail" went to Press yesterday. The picture shows the cairn on the summit covered with frozen snow. The peculiar effect has been caused by the wind blowing away the snow from one side of the pole, leaving the rest to become a solid block. Other pictures in connection with what looks like our first big Alpine tragedy appear on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ships Join in Search for Lost Fliers Hope Dwindles Gales Over Icy Ocean Montreal
The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 1
Canadian and American steamers have joined in the search for Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, who have not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pianos of All Sorts From £10 Upwards Petersham Flooded
The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 19
Petersham has been flooded with pianos. At last night's meeting of the local council, the Mayor (Ald. Whiteley)…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A Portion of the School Fence Buried by Drifting Sand During a Recent Storm
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 15
As Mr. Roberts gained certain knowledge regarding trench digging at the war, he set to work and removed the obstruction, but the next storm will bring the sand again…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flooding Toongabbie Minister's Order to Be Carried Out
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 13
The stormwater nuisance at Toongabbie railway station, which has for a lengthy period been a bone of contention between the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gritty Cyclone Kerewong Beaten Narrowly Sweetie Squeezed Out
Sunday Times · Sunday 26 August 1928 · page 7
Appearing to be well benton a furlong from home, Cyclone showed that he is made of the right stuff by sticking to his task and gaining the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blew in and Blew Up Mrs. Clarke Had a Visitor Who Hit the Place Like a Cyclone Jars for Jones As Finale
Truth · Sunday 26 August 1928 · page 24
MRS. ADA CLARKE, of Cooper-street, City, may like company, but it's quite certain that the lady does not…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Gales Galore Borda's Rough Trip Miles Off Course
Evening News · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 5
HEAVY gales between Capetown and the Australian coast were experienced by the Borda on as voyage from London, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Through Volcanic Storm Dust and Deadly Fumes
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 13
SUVA, Sunday.--A thrilling story of their experiences in a volcanic storm was told by the crew of the steamer Emlynion which arrived on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our Short Story Luck and a Cyclone
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 14
EVERY kind of bad luck had blown into Norry Templeton's life. Bad luck and an unscrupulous land agent had sent him to Beetle River, where nut-worm and pestilence gnawed at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Violent Gale Telephone Lines Down Serious Damage Buildings, Wrecked, Wind 63 Miles Melbourne
The Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 15
Melbourne suffered violent gales throughout last night, and this morning the wind is still high. Almost every suburb has reported extensive damage to gardens and houses and shop property. Electric light failed in many districts and shipping in the Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →In Crash S.A. Governor Plane Thrill Landing in Storm Adelaide
Evening News · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 11
"THE Governor of South Australia, Major General A. Hore Ruthven, and his A.D.C., High Grosvenor, had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bondi Spurts Big Lead in Competition Flood of Votes N. Sydney and Campbelltown Dance in
The Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 15
Every day the flood of votes in the United Charities dancers' competition mounts steadily higher and higher. With the closing date for the selection of district finalists--September 12--so near at hand, organisers and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Gales Over Tasman Mr. Timcke's Forecast
The Sun · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 12
Conditions for a flight over the Tasman Sea at present are most unfavorable, but according to Mr. Timcke the present disturbance now operating…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →STORM-SWEPT. Melbourne Suburbs. Extensive Damage. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 11
Extensive damage was caused by a gale, attaining a maximum velocity of 63 miles an hour, which swept the motropolis last night and this morning. It was the most violent…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Roofs Torn Off Walls Collapse Deaths Narrowly Averted Great Victorian Gale Melbourne
The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 1
AN early morning severe gale, which at times reached a velocity of [?] miles an hour, raced over Melbourne and the country districts. It caused…
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