Rescue in Gale Liner Helps Trawler LONDON
Fine seamanship on the part of the captain of the German liner Westernland contributed to the rescue of three members of the crew of the…
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1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 63
The Gathering Traffic Storm Congestion of Vehicles in Sydney
IN more ways than one Sydney has been favoured with a record-breaking Christmas. Ask any pedestrian or motorist who struggled to navigate the streets on Christmas Eve or a few…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Several Die in New York Snow Storm New York
Several deaths are reported from various parts of the city as a result of the most severe snowstorm of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mishap to 'Planes. Bogged in Soft Sand. One Damaged in Storm. Brisbane
A monoplane, flown by Pilot J. Hazzard to help Pilot A. Spence to get his stranded machine off the beach between Rockhampton and Gladstone on Monday afternoon, got into…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods In England Cause Much Damage LONDON
RAIN has fallen heavily to-day over most of England and it is expected that the fall for the month will exceed the standard of 2.99 inches. The rate of the flow of the Thames…
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Graphic Gippsland Flood Scenes.--Holiday tourists both ways were held up by this washaway at the Brodribb River, near Orbost. Centre: People being ferried across. Another washaway on the Prince's Highway at Ross's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sudden Storm
"MISS NEW SOUTH WALES" (Pleasant [?]).— Recently we had our district. During the afternoon a wind sprang up, and it began to rain lightly so I ran…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Channel Rescue In Gale LONDON
FINE seamanship on the part of the captain of the German liner. Westernland, contributed to the rescue of three members of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooding the Market Holland Sends Millions of Eggs to Britain
HUGE supplies of eggs are being sent from Holland to Great Britain, despite an agreement that previous supplies should not be exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in England. Thames Still Rising. Landslides Affect Railways. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Dec. 31
Rain has fallen heavily to-day over most ot England, and it is expected that the total registration for the month will exceed the average of 2.99 inches. The rate of flow of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FLOODLIGHTING Suggested for Taronga Park Zoo
A suggestion that the Sydney Zoo would lend itself admirably to floodlighting was made by Dr. G. P. Darnell Smith, a former director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens, who returned from abroad…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods Thames Overflow Roads Blocked Rail Diversion London
Floods due to the recent heavy rains are still increasing and are reported to be serious all over England…
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During a severe storm at Clovass, the Anglican Church was lifted off its blocks and deposited on the ground eight feet away…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crops Ruined by Storm Hailstones Smash Roofs in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A severe storm that swept over the Sea Lake district this evening severely damaged crops. Trees were uprooted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£20,000 Storm Damage Wheat Ruined Hail 2ft. Deep Melbourne
ALTHOUGH confined to a small area, the intensity of a cyclonic storm that swept through the Mallee last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Severe Floods. Damage in England. Large Areas Affected. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 1
Floods caused by recent heavy rains are increasing in seriousness and extent. The Thames continues to rise all along its course from Oxford to Teddington, where the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Still Rains English Floods LONDON
Expectation of further heavy rain in England gives cause for fear of serious floodings in the south…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Flood Menace Roads, Railways Blocked London
Floods, due to the recent heavy rains, are still increasing in seriousness and extent. THE Thames continues to rise all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Floods Thames Still Rising Rapidly London
Wide areas in Kent, and around Bristol and in the Midlands, and in the Thames Valley, are under water to depths varying from ten inches to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in England. Many Homes Abandoned. Thames Still Rising. London, Jan. 3
Many roads are impassable, and hundreds of square miles of land are inundated in several districts in the southern half of England. The total rainfall of the last 10 days…
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