State Savings Bank Rush Gale Brings Up Heavy Seas
SCALES will give their football…
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Ferries Mixed Up Off Cremorne Rain and Howling Gale Narrow Calls
Heavy rain and a howling gale upset ferry services on the Harbor late last night. There was a mix-up off Mosman, two ferries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rough Seas Lashed by Yesterday's Gale on the New South Wales Coast
GREAT WAVES ROLLING IN TO BEN BUCKLER. CROSSING THE HEADS ON A MANLY STEAMER…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Danger at Newcastle. Collieries Flooded. Newcastle
Rain shows no sign of abating in the New-castle district, and any rise of the Hunter River would almost certainly have disastrous results in the low-lying suburbs, most of which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Waters Rise Coalfields Floods Mine in Danger Newcastle
The Glen Greta mine is in danger of being flooded. Flood waters are only 6in. below the sandbag dam, w[?] has been erected at the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Threat to Mines Men Have to Leave Traffic Block, Cessnock
AFTER rain had fallen continuously for eight hours, all low-lying areas in Cessnock became submerged tonight and many homes were flodded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Wavs Bash in Fury Along the Coast Water Goes 170 Ft. Up to Lighthouse Shipping Forced to Shelter Flood Danger
Mountainous seas, 170 feet high, were smashing against the rocks under the South Head lighthouse last night. The signalman said he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menangle Put Off Till Thursday Heavy Rain on Course
FIVE inches of rain having fallen at Menangle during the past few days, the club secretary, Mr. E. Woodbury, announced yesterday that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collier Safe in Shelter Gales Not Yet Done with Bureau Warning
Fears for the safety of the collier Christina Fraser were dispelled yesterday when word was received from Broken Bay that the steamer had put…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Direct Air Mail Goes Through Unemployed Misery in Storm
ONE of the many bags carried to-day that will make aviation and Empire history.--A Sydney-England direct air mail bag that left by A.N.A. air liner for Brisbane this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood Menace Central Coast. Heavy Rains Continue
Heavy coastal rains have aggravated the flood position in the Hunter Valley, and also on the Manning, Myall, and Hastings rivers. The Hunter River has risen rapidly, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →May Stop Northern Trains Flood Peril Mines in Danger Newcastle
The railway authorities expect that all traffic on the main northern line will be stopped this evening…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods Again Grip Northern Areas Families Rush for Safety Rivers and Lakes Swollen Rainfall Shows No Sign of Abating Ferry Services Cease
There was a perceptible Hecrease in the intensity of the [?]cyclonic disturbance about the city and environs yesterday, but the danger of flooding in the north has not lifted. Heavy rainfalls continue in the north-east central and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Peril Grows Rising Rivers Cause Fears in North Coast Lashed
Deluged for two days, North Coast rivers are rising rapidly, and the menace of heavy floods is increasing. The flood warning was repeated last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Wide Area Soaked Barometer 30.10 INDICATOR Showers
City Forecast.--Still unsettled, with more showers, heavy at times, but with fine breaks; fresh to strong squally S.E. to E. winds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Abated Shipping Moves Again
The fury of the storm which has raged along the coast since Wednesday abated somewhat to-day, and shipping movements are almost back…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boat Rescue in Manly Deluge Big Landslide Near the Spit
THE downpour yesterday, deluged portion of Manly, and two women had to be rescued in a boat. Low lying sections of other suburbs were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When 'Planes Pass Through Storms Escape the Lightning
At the inquiry into the loss of the Southern Cloud it transpired that no accredited case of a 'plane being struck by lightning has been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms in City Council Threat to Resign by Alderman
ALD. McELHONE, at a stormy meeting of the City Council Finance Committee yesterday, stated that he would resign from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm News by 'Phone Big List of Awards
As the gale swept over Sydney yesterday many readers were 'phoning "The Daily Telegraph" (B 2711) with storm details…
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