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On the barometers invented by Admiral Fitzroy, one hundred years ago, which were such a vast improvement upon Torricelli's primitive instrument, there used to be printed the couplet—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Thursday.--"Only moderate easting of the pressure systems over Australia took place after 9 a.m. yesterday, a circumstance which is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →J. S. White's little list for the G.P.S. sports yesterday afternoon -- first in the 220, 120 hurdles and the third division of the quarter, second in the broad jump and third in the high. Is it any wonder that The King's won the senior championship? Whoever arranged the programme for the carnival believes in having the sweets…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →The most violent north-west gale since October, 1914, has been sweeping South Canterbury. Miles of power and telephone lines are down, and there has been great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A telegram received by the Colonial Office from British Honduras states that progress is maintained in removing the debris caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although the distance from Sydney to Christchurch along the route we flew was but 1624 miles, which the reader might think, was comparatively short compared with our major hops across the Pacific, I was convinced in my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Young Memorial game, Ryde v Eastwood, Messrs. Thornton, Robertson, Reynolds, and Cox, Ryde, put up 51 to 12…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The unique position of this island should render these signals of great value to the shipping and yachting communities and,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THOUSANDS of votes pouring in for the "Pyjama Girl" Quest, indicates that this contest is one of the most popular over organised…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →With the arrival of three Air Force Bristol Bulldog aeroplanes at Parafield yesterday afternoon, there began an influx of visiting pilots and 'planes for the Aero Club's second…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →ALTHOUGH the first week of the election campaign passed quietly, much bitterness now being displayed, and interrupted meetings are the order of the day. Stormy scenes marked Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's meeting at Seabam. The Prime Minister's former supporters refused to listen to him, and the meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Queen Anne," the largest black swan on the Parramatta River, in the grounds of the mental hospital, has set an example of perserv[?]ance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For a week after the official opening, the Harbor Bridge may be an arc of silver across the night sky, if a proposal now being examined by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hordes of motors now remind us We should build our roads to stay. And, departing, leave behind us Streets the rain won't wash away!…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →News has reached Sydney from South Africa of the terrifying battle of the Australian wheat -ship Sithonia with a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At the height of the south-west gale yesterday morning the ferries Dee Why and Kareela collided off Kirribilli Point, causing great…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--Dunedin was swept to-day by a gale of hurricane force, the worst ever experienced. Great havoc was done in all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A gale of hurricane force, which is sweeping Dunedin, is the worst ever experienced there. Logan Park grandstand was deroofed, and at Wingatul racecourse the members' stand…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Disastrous floods have followed in the wake of the recent south-west monsoon in Madras Province, and communications between many towns have been cut off…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Floods in Shanghai were a foot and a half deep, and my personal grievance was that my luggage was beneath the flood-waters and…
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