The Big Flood
JEAN LAMBLEY. (Besham.—I live on a dairy farm on the banks of the beautiful Williams River although it cannot be classed in that term now as we have had a very serious…
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Clean Sweep Flood's One Benefit Cessnock
"It's an ill wind. . . . " At last night's meeting of Kearsley Shirs Council the inspector (Mr. J. G. McGilvray) reported that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Hook Died Washed Away by Flood Waters RANGOON
Mathews, who is still limping, although otherwise fit, said to-day that the Government did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale's Fury Freighter Lashed A.n.a. 'Plane Damaged
A continuous fight against mountainous seas and strong gules all the way from the Cape of Good Hope to Adelaide was the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fierce Storm. Lightning Strikes Tree. Wagga
A terrific electrical storm broke over the district to-day. Heavy claps of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning were followed by a heavy downpour of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storm Ruins Ship's Deck Cargo--Surprise in Store for Burglars
THE BRITISH freighter Matakana, which reached Sydney to-day, encountered terrific gales…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Storm Clouds Gather Over Yangtse Powers Await Clash At Hankow Fleets Ready London
EXTREMELY uncertain and unsettled conditions persist in a large part of China, and messages report a further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Plane Wing Smashed When Freighter Met Gale
TERRIFIC gales were encountered by the British freighter, Matakana, on her voyage to Sydney while coming from South Africa to Adelaide. So huge were the seas that they broke right over the vessel, andthe 70-feet wing of a new monoplane for Australian National Airways was smashed, to matchwood on the deck. The top pictures show the broken wing, and below is an exclusive "Pictorial" photograph, taken by a member of the crew during the height of the storm, showing the enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Avro 's Gale Clipped Wing Was £2000 Loss
THE wing of the big Avro 'plane which was irreparably damaged aboard the Matakana when it ran into a gale, was worth about £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Baby Causes Storm Ousts Test As Press Feature His Two' Mothers' London
LESLIE BAlLEY. one month old, has occupied even more space in the London newspapers since last Friday than Test match…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →14 Drowned in Gale South African Fishing Disaster CAPETOWN
MANY [?] were caught in a furious gale off East London last night. Three were wrecked in the heavy seas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Storm Brews Digger Preference Act Problems Again
FRESH storm is brewing for the Federal Government over recent dismissals of temporary clerks, and the working of the Returned Soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shipping Intelligence& Wather Looking Back How Dandenong Foundered Gale Screeched at 153 Miles An Hour
IN what is still claimed to be the severest gale on the Australian coast, the inter-State…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →U.S. Mixes Floods and Drought Greater Losses Feared Maize Rise Washington
AN interesting twist is given to the national drought situation by reports from Utah and Florida indicating considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Before the Gale 'Plane's Record Trip
With a gale roaring behind it, the A.N.A. mail 'plane Southern Cloud broke all records from Melbourne to Sydney this morning, doing the trip…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Braved the Gale Rigger's Harbor Bridge Climb
BRAVING [?] gale, Jack [?]undertook the frying [?] ending to the 13th span on [?] Bridge to cut away a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale Clears Way for Fine Week-end
"ITS an ill wind that blown nobody any good." The state Meteorologist Mr. Mares, stated to-day that last night's wild winds had blown all the bad…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Safe Now Launches in Gale Newcastle
Caught in a bowling westerly gale, which at times reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour, a fleet of Newcastle fishing launches had a hazardous time…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Gale Sweeps Sydney Worst August Blow Since 1921
Without warning, a furious gale struck Sydney last night. Stinging rain, icy-cold, accompanied it. Houses shook, many windows…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snapped Off Gale Brings Down Electric Light Pole
At the height of the gale which swept over this district shortly after 9 o'clock lest night, an electric light pole at the intersection of Church and George…
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