Night of Peril Storm-battered Yacht Gallant Rescue Men Half Frozen Melbourne
After a night-long struggle with terrific seas and a storm in the bay, the crew of three on the yacht Maisie were rescued, half…
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Sealer Sinks in Search For Viking Disaster Survivors Rescuers' Trials in Gales Crew Reaches Ship Safely Airmen's Hazardous Undertaking St John's, Newfoundland
THE disaster to the sealer Viking, which exploded and sank off Horse Island on Sunday, has been followed by the loss of the auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir William, apparently while searching for Viking survivors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Hurt As Result of Violent Storm Explosion's Damage in William St. Electric Cable Blows Out Inch of Rain
An explosion in an electric light cable, car accidents, burst water mains, flooded shops, and wrecked telephone wires,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Again Ardlethan's Troubles Ardlethan
Further heavy rains caused a number of premises at Ardlethan to be flooded again. Several families moved out of their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Missed Huge Wheat Stack
Though the flood has left most of the town a waste of mud and silt, residents of Ardlethan, in the Riverina, are rejoicing, for the giant wheat shed was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keep Eye on Ball by Flood Light Night Golf Scheme for Moore Park
An application has been received by the City Council for the issue of a license to conduct a golf driving and practice course on Moore Park Golf Links…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yachts Smashed by Gale Waratah, Vanessa And Others Suffer in Vic. MELBOURNE
GREAT damage wu done to valuable yachts in the bay this afternoon, when the worst blow in 40 yean howled its way from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Port Phillip Swept by Howling Gale Many Yachts Ashore Melbourne Alarmed Melbourne
Raging seas, driven before the worst westerly gale for nearly 50 years, swept Port Phillip Bay this…
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Steamers from Melbourne were late in arriving at Sydney to-day, because of the fierce south-west squalls of the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in the Country North-west Gets Its Share
Inland areas received more rain during the week-end, and many districts were thoroughly saturated. The north-west, which missed the…
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Councillor Storey, of Hornsby Shire, is gradually learning many things but at the meeting last week he showed that le had still to learn that there are some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria Swept by Storms Sport Postponed; Much Damage
MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- The State was swept by a heavy gale and rain on Friday night and during Saturday. All sporting fixtures were postponed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Storm. in Port Phillip. Melbourne
Widespread damage by wind, rain, and high seas was caused in Melbourne and the suburbs and along the shores of Port Phillip Bay at the week-end, when one of the seveiest…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →May Be Blown From Course Storm Likely to Hold Up News
MELBOURNE, Sundays. -- There is a possibility that the plane Was' blown off its course. It was seen by a number of people circling over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sudden Storm Germany Causes Crisis Merging Austria Ex=allies Intervene London
A storm has suddenly burst in European political and diplomatic circles, as the result of a declaration made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Hours Marooned in Tree-top Floods in Vic. Bridges Impassable Train Wrecks Car Melbourne
TWO close shaves with death were features of a flood which rose in Victoria at the-week-end. After being marooned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Rain Delay Ships Liner Hove-to; Pilot Over-carried
The south-westerly gales off the Victorian coast at the week-end delayed the arrival yesterday of three liners from Melbourne. The motor…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Fury on Port Phillip School Sport New Links
A DESPERATE effort to save the yacht…
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Following widespread and heavy rain at the week-end, unsettled conditions contracted yesterday to eastern and north-eastern divisions of New South Wales. The tropical…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Falls Likely on North Coast
Heavy rain, averaging about three quarters of an inch has fallen over widespread areas on the North Coast. and to-day's forecast contains a warn…
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