Toll of Wrecks in N'castle Harbor The Terrible Storm of 1869
BENEATH its shimmering expanse, Newcastle harbor hides the rotting hulks of many ships, trapped by its false lure of shelter into a watery grave…
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Cyclone Special Forecast
The following special ocean forecast was Issued this morning:--A severe cyclone is operating over the central and northern…
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The long spell of dry weather was broken yesterday, when a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning and hurricane wind, struck…
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Leon Gordon proved his versatility at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night by his performance in the leading role in "Brewster's Millions." He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Warned of Peril From Floods Sudden Cyclone But West Still Remains Dry Snow Carnival
FOLLOWING torrential rains on the north coast, flood warnings were issued by the Acting State Meteorologist, Mr. Camm, to-day. The rivers likely to be affected are the Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Head Bent Against Rain Storm Struck Post and Broke Neck
WELLINGTON, Sunday.--Wah Hum (55) was crossing a road last night with his head down, owing to a heavy shower, when he collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Missing in Port Hacking Launch Disaster Struck Reef When Caught in Storm Skiff Discovered Heroic Rescue Attempt Story
BUFFETED by huge waves during a voyage up the coast from Kiama, the launch Bobby struck a reef near Port Hacking last night. Two men are misting and are believed to have lost their…
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THE following flood warning was issued from the Weather Bureau this afternoon:— "Dangerous flood rains are falling on…
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The following flood warning war issued by the Weather Bureau at noon to-day: "Further heavy rains are expected in…
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Though up till the late forenoon yesterday it appeared as though the heavy rain-clouds in the south and west might not get beyond the threatening stage steady rain set in about noon, commencing lightly, but soon setting…
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IT was stated last night that thore was quite a possibility of more floods on the North Coast.The unusually long spell of fine…
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Besides wrecking all Sunday swiftly threatens to stay with us, according to Mr. Mares. INCIDENTALLY, yesterday was the…
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MANY centres in the wheat area of the State have had moderate but useful falls, and there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-threshed Golfers Plod Over Sodden Linki
SODDEN fairways and greens, a southerly gale, and violent rain squalls made conditions anything but ideal for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Shipping INTELLIGENCE & Weather Vessels Delayed by Gale Heavy Seas on Coast
Rough seas were experienced on the coast yesterday. The wind blew at 40 miles an hour. At Newcastle some gusts exceeded 60 miles per…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Launch Wrecked in a Violent Storm at Hungry Point, Near Cronulla
Two men were drowned when the launch Bobby, bound from Kiama to Port Jackson, went ashore late on Sunday night. The other two members of the crew spent the night in a skiff, reaching the beach at daybreak. The picture on the left shows the skiff tightly wedged in the rocks, whilst that on the right is of the wrecked launch, half submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flood Warnings. Central Coast. Coastal Vessels Sheltering
Warnings against possible floods in the Clarence, Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay, Hastings, Manning, Lower Hunter, Hawkesbury, and Shoalhaven rivers were issued yesterday…
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FLOOD warnings were issued last night hv the State Meteorologist m respect of the North and South Coasts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Droughts Long Reign Challenged In The Arid West Rains Almost General, But Still Not Enough Outback First Falls in West for Months, and Floods Feared on Coast Snow and Bitter Winter Winds
That, tailing adequate western rains, thousands of sheep out west may die by Christmas, was the belief expressed to the "Pictorial" yesterday by a prominent sheep-man. However, light rain, which will help many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Luck, But a Miracle! Escapes in Terrific Crash in Storm
With a crash that could be heard hundreds of yards away a sedan car and a taxi smashed together last night at the corner of…
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