Heavy Rain North Coast Downpour
The great North Coast dairying districts were drenched by a tropical downpour this week. Exceptionally heavy rain was recorded at a number…
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Storm on Black Soil Plains
Doris Hausfield, Werris Creek, 19/l/'29: For the last few weeks we have had hot blistering days with no relief at all, but to-night a most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tossing Tasman Storms Shake Dana Work Held Up
The Dana scientific research trawler, is engaged in a survey of ocean currents as well as maritime life. Latest reports indicate that the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gale Havoc Damage in N.z. Shipping Suffers
A WELLINGTON, N.Z. Friday, A FITTERLY cold southerly sale which interrupted the summer weather he left a wide area of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Atlantic Gale. Loss of the Tees Bridge. Rescue of Florida's Crew. Vancouver, Jan. 23
The British freighter Tees Bridge, bound from Fowey to Philadelphia, which is believed to have foundered in the Atalantic, sent out a wireless message on Sunday that two of her…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fierce Storm New Zealand Suffers Ships in Trouble Breach in Breakwater Wellington (N.z.)
An exceptionally severe southerly storm with heavy rain assailed the Cook Strait region and Canterbury last night, and his morning, doing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Crew of Doomed Ship Rescued in Fierce Gale American Skipper Is Hero of Another Sea Epic Freighter's Rudder Carried Away; Lifeboats Smashed British Steamer Is Missing London
After driving his ship through heavy seas for 36 hours, Captain Fried, in the U.S. liner America, rescued the entire crew of the Italian freighter Florida, in a 75-miles-an-hour gale. This is Captain Fried's second demonstration of his daring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood and Drought Queensland Deluged While New South Wales Languishes
A week or bo ago the drought in Queensland was so severe that special church services wore hold and prayers for rain were offered. Since then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Daily Weather Chart Hot and sultry, with squally northerly winds at first, but rain and thunderstorms developing later
Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Thursday.--"As a result of the maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boats Hurled Into Garden Plots N.Z. Battered by a Terrific Gale
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.-- A south-easterly gale swept New Zealand this morning, causing widespread damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storm Wide Area Swept Wires Down Good Rain in Parts
Heavy thunderstorms were experienced in many parts of the State late yesterday afternoon and last night. Trees were blown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rains. North Queensland. Large Area Flooded
Although rain was still falling at Bowen last night, the weather in North Queensland had improted, and the wind was blowing only with the force of a moderate to fresh breeze…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →'Ware Cyclone Warnings by Wireless
THIS is the cyclone season along the coast of North Queensland, and residents of the towns from Rockhampton to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Making Money From Blood And Shame" Drugs Worse Than War Flooding East London
"It is a serious thing that such a crime should be committed by two highly-civilised countries, and that individuals and firms are prepared to make money out of the blood and shame of their victims. The drug traffic is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodgate Repairs at Maitland Maitland
As the [?] caused satiety to residents during the recent floods, the earth is being removed from the southern buttress and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of Death Delayed by Floods
BRISBANE, Sunday.--Because floods destroyed communication, news of the death of Alfred M'Rae, town clerk of Diamantina Shire, on December 28, did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burwood Station Has Dust Storms
"THE men could be better employed than watering the platforms for three hours every day, in an effort to keep down the dust," remarked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Phew! Tropic Night But Worse To-day Cyclone Got Lost
THE tropical disturbance on which the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, had been building hopes of a cool change, appears to have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Unsafe Footbridge Danger in Flood Time
[?] making [?] the Parramatta [?] on the Water Board's [?] Smith-street, were made…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →English Eleven. Match Abandoned. Heavy Rain. ADELAIDE
The match between England and South Australia was abandoned at Adelaide Oval to-day owing to heavy rain. England declared on the over-night score…
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