The Effects of Yesterday's Gale
Mountainous waves lashing the shore off Bondi. Rough seas were stirred up all along the eastern coast and small vessels were forced to shelter…
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Cyclone Upsets Races Re-arrangement of Dates
The cyclone operating over Sydney has considerably interfered with racing fixtures. On Tuesday Menangle Park R.C…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Vice-royalty in Political Storms Seven Varieties
There have been eight Governor-Generals of Australia since the Commonwealth was established on January 1, 1901…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Effects of Gale. Shipping at Standstill. Two Vessels Not Reported
The south-easterly gales brought shipping almost to a standstill yesterday. Early last night the wind was abating, and late at night conditions were normal. High seas, however,…
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ALTHOUGH there is still a possibility of scattered heavy showers being received on parts of the coast of N.S.W., the State Meteorologist,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Northward Ho Fury of the Gale Many Places Suffer Newcastle
Terrific seas lashed the breakwater at Nobbys to-day and big combers raced across the bar entrance. The North Coast Co.'s Coombar,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overboard Steward Off Pulganbar Lost in Storm Four Injured Cattle Destroyed
Tragedy has entered into the diary of, the cyclone that has raged around the New South Wales coast. While the small coastal steamer Pulganbar was abreast of Camden Haven yesterday morning, the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Shipping INTELLIGENCE & Weather Ships Delayed by Storm Koranui Strikes Pyrmont Bridge
Yesterday's gale delayed several vessels on the N.S.W. coast. Two, scheduled to leave for Sydney were held up in New Zealand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Vicious Fifty Miles an Hour Gale Lashes the Coast and Sings Winter's Swan Song
WITH DELICATE TRACERIES LIKE! MARBLE this great comber curled and paused for a fraction of a second before it crashed with a thunderous roar on to the beach at North Steyne NOT snow banked up,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Big Seas Make Fine Sight Shipping Amiss Stand-off Signals Storm Abating
THOUGH the storm had lessened in intensity last night, the centre of the cyclone is moving so slowly that further boisterous conditions are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastal Steamers' Grim Battles with Cyclone Epic Stories Gallant A.b. of Pappinbarra Cobargo Thrills Pulganbar Steward Missing
EPIC stories of fights with the elements were related to-day by the crews of the vessels which encountered the full force of the recent cyclone off the coast. A steward is reported to have been washed overboard…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lad's Dire Peril In Drifting Boat Near Sydney Heads Rescued at Pile Ught Engine Failed; Alone in Gale His Lucky Day
His frail little racing motor-boat at the mercy of mountainous waves and driven by the howling gale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Storm Spells Havoc on Ocean and Land Blown Ashore Near Port Stephens Coaster Pappinbarra Total Wreck Only Lifeboat Is Carried Away Crew All Make Land Newcastle
BATTERED by mountainous seas, and struggling to reach the haven of Port Stephens in the vortex of a mile a minute south-east gale, the little coaster Pappinbarra was blown ashore half a mile to the south, of Port Stephens lighthouse at daybreak this morning. She is a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Typhoon in Japan. 75,000 Homes Flooded. Tokio, Sept. 11
The most severe typhoon for many years was experienced in Japan yesterday, It is estimated that 75,000 houses were flooded by overflowing rivers…
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Wallalong dam, holding back the Pater son River from the farms at Woovllie, burst last night, and allowed the farming arena there to be…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Flood Victim Young Farmer Killed Wauchope
Yesterday's storm resulted in one fatality, Angus Kennedy, a young farmer, aged 21, son of Donald Kennedy, being killed…
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The cyclone is now moving away from the coast. Further heavy showers are expected on the coast north of Sydney, but…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Vanished Quickly Sun Shone, After Cyclone
Rain and gales were quickly forgotten in the sunshine yesterday. The cyclone is moving far away, though its influence is still being felt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swept Overboard. In Height of Gale. Steward Drowned
Swept overboard at the height of Wednesday's gale into raging seas, Edwin Chant, steward of the Pulganbar, would have had little hope of rescue even if he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New South Coast Steamship Cobargo Weathers the Gale
The vessel arrived in Sydney safely yesterday after a 90-days voyage from Troon, Scotland. She encountered very heavy weather in the last stage…
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