Storm Fiend Plays Havoc with Erskineville Factory
THE WALL was blown out of this factory in George Street, Erskineville, and the roof was held up only by machinery. Much damage was done by water…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods & storms, 1931
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Sixth Victim of Storm Unknown Man Human Toll of Storm £200,000 Damage Peril Is Now Past
Another tragedy of the storm --bringing the death roll to six --was revealed in Station-street, Marrickville, to-day, when a 5…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Telephone Wire Causes Death Fifth Victim of Storm
With a live telephone wire clinging to his body, John Thomas Wallis 34, carpenter, of Coogarah Street, Blakehurst, was found dead on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Kinsella Considers His Motion-- Aftermath of Cyclonic Storm
HIMALAYAN tree, planted by Governor Bligh's daughter, Lady Morris O'Connell, uprooted last night, by the storm in the grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →'Sectarian Motives' Charge Against the Lord Mayor Council Storm
There were stormy scenes at yesterday's meeting of the City Council when the Civic Reform aldermen recommended that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Calm After the Storm Unemployed Families Fund Provides Shelter
EVERY effort is being made by the Housing Fund Committee to provide warmth,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Again Upsets Racing Plans Gosford Abandoned -- Ascot Off Till
THE boisterous weather this week has completely upset the arrangements of racing men. As a portion of the course is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Passing Away. Vessels Safe in Port. Heaviest Rainfall Since 1889. Two More Fatalities
Though the cyclone was still lingering about the New South Wales coast last night, its violence was rapidly diminishing. The fact that nearly 12 inches of rain was registered in Sydney between Sunday afternoon and 8 o'clock last night stamps the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Kingsford Smith. Accident at Mascot. Flight to Brisbane in Teeth of Gale. Brisbane
Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith piloted a 'plane from Sydney to Brisbane to-day in the teeth of a gale. He left Mascot at 11.15 a.m., and landed at Archerfield Aerodrome at 4.30…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In the Track of the Storm—havoc in City and Suburbs Following Cyclonic Disturbance
THIS LORRY WAS PASSING THE WATER BOARD'S DAM AT BOTANY WHEN THE ROAD COLLAPSED. A BOOT FACTORY IN GEORGE AND VICTORIA STREETS, ERSKINEVILLE, WHICH WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In the Wake of the Storm Ruin and Desolation Further Damage Reported Govt. Assistance
Although terrific seas were still raging along the coast at a late hour last night, and the Manly ferry service was stopped, the gale had considerably abated. The rain had also ceased, but frequent squalls blotted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Battered Ship Just Made Port Last Bit of Coal Sees Corrimal Home Captain About to Order Deck Fittings Into Furnace Steering Gear Smashed at Height of Gale Freighter Still Outside
Luckiest of all the cyclone-battered craft on the coast was the inter-State steamer, Corrimal, which arrived late yesterday afternoon with just sufficient coal in her bunkers to reach her berth. She received a terrific pounding in phenomenal seas, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Couldn't Bear to See Her! Father Lifts Huddled Figure From Wire Got Violent Shock Through Body of Dead Girl Bondi Beauty -- "Too Young to Die" -- Meets Doom in Storm
Beneath a swinging death wire at Bondi on Monday, the body of Audrey Stroud, the girl who was electrocuted, was found by her father. He risked death to move the huddled figure from the roadway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in the South and West Wagga, Narrandera, and Narromine
WHEN THE MURRUMBIDGEE OVERFLOWED. Mrs. Robert Johnston watches the flood waters encroaching on her garden at "Kerry," Johnston-street, Wagga. Beyond are the partially submerged Soldiers' Memorial Gardens, with the Soldiers' Meeting Hall and electricity sub-station in the background…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Flood Aftermath. Help for Homeless. Damage in Suburbs
The homeless families who were forced to leave their camps at Lidcombe, La Perouse, Long Bay, Yarra Bay, and Clontarf, were well cared for yesterday. The women and children…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods Again on Sth. Coast Yesterday's Damage City Records
Moving rapidly down southward away from Sydney, the cyclonic disturbance has brought about a renewal of flood danger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Delay Members
The floods which have dicorganised the railway traffic on the Northern line were responsible for three Labor members arriving two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone Goes Over Tasman Sea
ONLY the extreme western section of the cyclone was in proximity to the New South Wales coast yesterday, according to Mr. Mares. Its main body has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Gone. Fine Weather Returns. Another Death
Yesterday the main body of the cyclonic disturbance moved eastward into the Tasman Sea, and conditions steadily improved. Fine weather should now be rapidly restored…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ready Help Storm Victims' Thanks
The secretary of the unemployed camp at Long Bay (Mr. F. French), writes as follows:--"The campers at Long Bay desire…
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