Young Poets Storm Havoc
The sun's rim dipped, 'twas evetide, There was a curious stir; The air felt heavy, sluggish. The wind began to whirr!…
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Caught in a Snow Storm at Cooma
DURING my Christmas holidays, once, I was residing with my uncle at Cooma and I had the misfortune to be caught in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Secret Three Revolutionaries In Macedonia Storm Centre London
Watch Macedonia! Though superficially quiet, it is one of the European storm centres, with elements of upheaval…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner in Gale Blown From Moorings At Pt. Melb. MELBOURNE
In a terrinc north-westerly gale, which averaged between 60 and 70 miles an hour, the P. and O. branch liner Ballarat was blown from her…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Menaced Suburb Is Safe Lesson Is Taught Precautions In Petrol Flood Successful
THE danger that was feared from the leakage of 100,000 gallons of petrol at the Purr-Pull…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flood of Petrol Pipe Burst at Glebe
The compound yard at the Purrpull petrol depot at Glebe was flooded with 114,000 gallons of petrol on Saturday night when, following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Flood Menaces Big Area Break in Huge Tank Isolates Suburb 100 Police Hold Residents From Death-zone Cordon Keeps Watch Whole Night Lights and Fires Banned to Prevent Explosion Trains, Boats, And Trams Halted
A big area of Glebe Point became a potential death-zone during the week-end, when nearly 100,000 gallons of petrol burst from a million-gallon storage tank at the Purr-Pull Company's depot on the shore of Rozelle Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Gale of 67 Days!
In one of Jack London's sea stories, "Make Westing," there is a vivid description of a ship caught by the remorseless westerlies as she tries to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weather's Freaks: Heat, Gale, Bushfire
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Extraordinary weather was experienced throughout Victoria to-day. There were bushfires, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobar Suffers Gale Damages Many Buildings COBAR
A severe windstorm, with dust, about 8 o'clock last night caused considerable damage in the town, and a billiard-marker, R. Holmes, at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires Menage Vic. Towns Flames Fanned by Terrific Gale Melbourne
THE not spell over the week-end and the terrific gale which was blowing led to the outbreak of several bush fires in the hill country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →George St. Flood Complete the Canal, Is Demand
It is thought by the Central Square, Broadway and Haymarket Association. that the way to overcome the floodings which take, place in George…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Stop Floods £130,000 Scheme for George St. West
To prevent storm-water flooding in George Street West, the Water Board has decided to spend £130,000 on a drainage scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →EERIE Rare Beauty of Storm Varied Hues
THE force of Tennyson's fine description of an approaching storm in which he speaks of the "ragged…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mudgee Havoc Violent Storm Hits Town MUDGEE
Much damage was caused here last night by one of the worst storms in the history of the town. Houses were unroofed, trees torn…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Flood and Fire Relief Closing Day Extended
Having la view the fact that the final day for receipt of applications September 30 fell on a Saturday, and the following business day bing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bay-harbor Canal Superseded by Plan to Stop Floods
The Broadway-Haymarket Association will not sponsor the scheme to connect Botany Bay and Sydney Harbor, by completing the Shea's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood, Fire Damage
The Minister for Lands, Mr. Buttenshaw, announced last night that the time for lodgement of applications for relief on account of flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →STORMS In Northern Districts
Thunderstorms and rain squalls occurred last night at centres on the north coast and tablelands, and the telegraph service between Glen Innes and Warwick was temporar[?]ly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cool, with Rain Southerly Gales Due Along Coast
Cool weather again to-day, with a few showers in the metropolitan area and some heavy rain on the North Coast, says the Weather Bureau…
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