Storms in N.s.w. Damage to Crops. Heavy Rainfall
State-wide storms with hail, thunder, lightning, and deluging rain were experienced during Thursday night. The boisterous weather caused damage to crops—particularly in…
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Heavy Toll On Life And Property In Storms Eight Lives Are Lost Victoria Lashed Children Rescued Homeless Families Melbourne
EIGHT persons have lost their lives in the storm which has lashed Victoria since Thursday. Police have so far been unable to confirm a report last night that a man had been washed off St. Kilda pier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms Sweep Victoria. Ship in Trouble at Melbourne. Four Men Electrocuted. Farmer Drowned When Crossing River. Damage Done in New South Wales
Terrifie gales swept the south-eastern part of the continent during Thursday night and yesterday. Havoc has been caused in Victoria, where the full force of the storm has been concentrated, and the southern areas of New South Wales have also suffered severely…
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Furious winds and abnormally high tide caused damaging floods in streets near the seafront at Elwood and St. Kilda (Melbourne). This photograph taken yesterday, shows Marine parade, Elwood. In places the Water Was 3 ft. deep, and waves from the high sea washed nearby gardens…
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Hundreds of persons at Macauley (Vic.), mere washed out of their home when the banks of the Moonee Ponds Creek burst last night. The picturegram shows girls "making the best of it."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →18 Believed Drowned in Steamer Wreck of New South Wales Two Bodies on Beach Vessel Missing Off Coast Fearful Storm Toll Melbourne
Eighteen men are believed to have perished in the coastal steamer Coramba, which has not been heard of since it left Warrnambool on Thursday for Melbourne, and must have been caught in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne's Cyclone Had Nothing on Moorefield Race "Dumpers" Galore Came Way of Silver Wave Hoop Hickey Says He's Lucky to Have Missed a Trip to Hospital Filly Should Have Strolled Home
IT must have been pretty rough weather over in Melbourne on Friday, when a cyclone blew half the Southern capital to pieces, but the weather was zephyr-like compared to the running of the second division of yesterday's Maiden…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Ravaged by Appalling Floods: Many Dead and Thousands Homeless £300,000 Damage: Ship Lost, Railways Torn Up, Bridges Burst, Roads Impassable
THE most devastating and widespread storm and flood conditions in the history of Victoria have provided a dreadful climax to Melbourne's Centenary. THOUSANDS are homeless! Already at least six people are dead—and a fearsome trail of desolation and despair has come in the wake of the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Quota Quickies" If New Film Law Is Rushed Danger Of Flooding Country With Cheap Pictures
Without giving the film industry the opportunity of a conference, such as was recommended by the Film Commissioner (Mr. F. W. Marks), the Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation to enforce a quota--…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Will Play Though Tennis Courts Flooded Melbourne
The Lawn Tennis Association will keep to the original intention of commencing the Victorian championships next week, although the Kooyong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vessels Delayed by Gales
[?] weather at Melbourne has caused a [?] of vessels bound for Sydney to be severely [?] The Aberdeen-Commonwealth liner [?] Bay. from London, will not berth until…
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The Weather Bureau this afternoon reported that a cyclonic depression was centred between Lord Howe Island and the North Coast of New…
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St. Kilda-road, pride of Melbourne, covered with a mow of sodden debris from trees uprooted by the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storms and Floods Caused Heavy Loss of Life in Victoria
Above, left: Middle Park baths were battered and considerably damaged by huge seas. In circle: The house in the centre of the picture was that at North Eltham in which an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. William Frizell, were marooned. Right: A. grim…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coramba Missing. Severe Storm on Victorian Coast
The coastal steamer Coramba, which has not been reported since she left Warrnambool last Thursday, is believed to have foundered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ninety-ton Tender Wrecked by Gale. Occupants' Escape. Melbourne
Battered by huge waves, the 90-ton farmer naval tender Moonbi, on which were a middleaged woman and her two sons, broke her many mooring lines, and was dashed to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In New South Wales. Riverina Storm Damage. Albury
The cyclonic storms which swept Southern Riverina have caused damage amounting in many thousands of pounds. Oat and when crops which were about to be harvested have,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Floods: Widespread Death and Havoc 16 Storm Fatalities Known and Many Are Missing List Of Week-end Drownings: Deaths From Exposure
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Millions of pounds worth of damage has been done to public utilities, farms, buildings and stock by the devastating floods which have swept Southern Victoria since…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thirty-four Lives Lost in Storm. Victoria's Great Flood Disaster. Enormous Damage in City and Country Six Thousand People Homeless in the State. Trail of Ruin Caused by Yarra Bursting Its Banks Melbourne
Melbourne to-day is a city of desolation. The terrific storm which lashed the State last Thursday and Friday has cost at least 33 lives, has made about 6000 people homeless, and has done great damage to crops,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →C0ramba Was Sunk in Storm Bodies Identified As Second Mate And Seaman Inquest Held Melbourne
WRECKAGE, definitely identified as being part of the missing cioastal steamer Coramba, was washed ashore to -night…
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