Burst Banks Gippsland Flood Melbourne
Late yesterday afternoon the Latrobe River burst its banks at several points between Blossom Flat and Buckety Plain near Traralgon (Gippsland)…
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"Southern Cross" Battles through Tasman Storm Cheery Signal Breaks Through Night of Statics All O.K. at 2 a.m.; Four Hours Without Observation; Well Past Half-way; News Scanty But Satisfactory Staccato Radios Tell Story of Lone Flight
The latest message received from the Southern Cross, winging its way over the treacherous Tasman to New Zealand was as follows:--5.2 a.m.--Have sighted land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasman Conquered in Night of Blinding Storms "Schedule Smithy" Beats the Clock Over Tempestuous Ocean Wings of "Southern Cross" Ice-laden in Freezing Night Air; Radio Equipment Put Out of Action; Flares Dropped Into Sea "Worst Stretch in Career," Says Ulm
A night when the 'plane battled with thunder storms, and droned through great blinding flashes of lightning--When the cold air gripped the wings in ice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latrobe River Floods Melbourne
Heavy [?]s are [?] from Traraigon district, where the Latrobe River burst its banks at several points on the main [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone's Lash Roofs Off, Trees Down Electric Light Fails Furious Dust Storms in Country
Cyclonic storms and gales raged throughout New South Wales today. Severe damage was done at Nyngan, where houses were unroofed, trees blown down and other damage done…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Warning of Gales on N.s.w. Coast
THE following warning to shipping was issued by the Weather Bureau to-day:— "An intense disturbance is centred off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More of It Windy Weather Cyclone Busy But Calmer To-morrow
The strong southwest winds which troubled Sydney today are likely to continue, according to the Acting-State…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Interesting Work at Randwick on the Tracks Gallops in Gale Winalot: Murillo Limerick's Fast Six
HOWLING CALES interfered with track operations at Randwick this morning. It was a non-wester early, but later it turned round to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premises Flooded The Board's Action
The Main Roads Board communicated with Cabra-Vale Council, stating that it had received a letter from Mrs. C. Tail. Liverpool-road, Canley Vale,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood of Banalities Members Talked to Sleep Dreary Day in Federal Parlt Canbera
YESTERDAY was one of the most doleful and dreamer [?] exer experienced in the House of Representatives [?] sides, apparently, have jettisoned the idea of concluding [?] the end of the week, so the flood gates were opened [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Words! Assembly Flood Same Old House
Thousands and thousands of pent-up words, a three-months' accumulation, burst the banks which the long recess had built…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gales Sweep Over State Country Towns Suffer Cyclone Forecast Again
FIERCE gales swept over the State yesterday, and from many country centres come reports of houses being damaged, trees blown down, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boisterous Weather. Gales at Sydney
Winds from the west and south-west became very strong yesterday, reading gale force in many districts. However, the barometer rose rapidly after 7 a.m. yesterday, and as a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tornado Kills Six Storms in America San Juan (Porto Rico)
Damage estimated at £400,000 was caused by a tropical hurricane here tonight. The city is in darkness, and is Isolated from the rest of the island,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm Has Passed Fine, Cool Weather Likely To-day
From ideal summer weather on Wednesday, Sydney was thrust back into cheerless winter's grip yesterday. A storm struck early in the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thundery Weather Over Bass Strait Storms Sweep Into Parliament Tassie's Rights and Wrongs Canberra
TASMANIA is figuring large in the Federal political picture just now what with the Government's decision to substantially reduce the special…
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FRANK GILLAN, manager of the South Johnstone Sugar Mill (N.Q.), has a wide and extensive knowledge of both sugar growing and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gale at Dorrigo Buildings Damaged Dorrigo
A WESTERLY gale caused consider able damage in the town and district. Several sheds were blown down and roots of other buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale's Havoc West Indies Swept Fear Heavy Damage London, Friday Evening
A HURRICANE has swept the West indies, and serious havoc is reported. A telegram from the Administrator of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Feminist Club Storm "Supporters Howled Down," Says Mrs. Holman
Now that the Feminist Club storm, which started during the prohibition campaign, and broke this week with the carrying of a motion calling upon…
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