Wanganella in Cyclone. Rough Passage From Wellington
The motor ship Wanganella arrived at Sydney yesterday morning from Wellington after experiencing one of the worst Tasman cyclones in her…
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Wanganella in Tasman Gale Racehorses All Well
Though a few ports were broken on the Wanganella, in one of the worst gales her commander, Captain G. Bates, had experienced in the Tasman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone Lifts a House. Carries it 20 Yards. Wellington (N.z.)
While a newly-married couple, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gatenby, of Terlki. Taranaki, were having afternoon tea to-day, a cyclone lifted their four-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lots Beneath The Flood Hume Weir Sale "Invisible" Buying "Scrap" for Japan Albury
"INVISIBLE buying" was one of the features of the sale of the plant, timber, and materials used in the construction of the reservoir, which was commenced at Hume Weir yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Snakes Alive! Murray Flood Sequel ALBURY
Hunted out of their hibernating places, hundreds of snakes arc finding refuge from the Murray flood waters on islands dotting the flooded flats,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Storm Over Tenders Water Board English Firm
A DISCUSSION on tenders aroused a storm at the Water Board to -day and the president (Mr. Upton) was forced to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flooded Murray Corowa Inundations
COROWA, Wednesday.-- The Murray River continues to rise. Portion of R. T. Ball Park and the links of the Town Golf Club are…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Steam Pipe Bursts. Shop Flooded
When a steam pipe burst in Mr. F. S. Manning's tailoring shop, in the T. and G. Building, last night, clouds of steam filled the shop, and water flooded the floor to a depth of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Drowned. Fording Flooded Creek. WAGGA
John Reginald Cook, 49, an employee of Walteela Station, was drowned in Mann's Creek when he attempted to ford it on horseback, accompanied by Mr. McKenzie, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale Hits Ski-ing Auckland
A severe gale has swept New Zealand, causing heavy snow in many areas and floods in North Auckland. The inter- Dominion ski contests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray in Flood
The Murray pouring over its banks in flood is shown by the Fox Movietone News at Hoyt's Regent and Plaza Theatres. These pictures were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ministerial Storm Over Referendum Page Spoke Out Of Turn, Forcing Action Lyons May Agree, to Avoid Split Canberra
It seems certain that the Lyons Ministry is to be forced into spending £100,000 on a Constitutional Amendment Referendum which many Ministers privately consider is doomed to failure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Storm. Two Killed by Lightning Near Buckingham Palace. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Sept. 6
Two visitors to London who were sheltering under a tree in St. James's Park, near Buckingham Palace, were struck by lightning and killed during a fierce storm which raged over…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heavy Falls Rain Inland Dry Areas Benefit
COUNTRY centres are jubilant over rain which has fallen. On central coast areas, the rain has terminated a dry spell that had lasted for months, while in the northwest, the falls are described as "splendid."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Paper Votes Storm
A stormy meeting of the Tramway Union last night ended in disorder after the president (Mr. R. Whittaker) had attacked the secretary (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters At West Wyalong
Waters around the home of Mr. [?] E. Koop, at West W yalong. during recent floods…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →"Awful Stench" Storm Channel Said to Be Menace
Attention to an open stormwater channel at Botany, which, he contended, was a menace to the health of the neighborhood, was directed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bloated Federal Finances Will Cause Further Storm In Smaller States CANBERRA
ON top of its surplus for the financial one year just ended of £3,560,000, the Federal Government now--on the eve of the 1938-37 Budget--has a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood on the Horton
"MISS BOBBIE" (Elcombe).—We have had a beautiful fall of rain during the last few months—about four inches. The [?] River has a very big flood and was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Tramp Late Storm Off Promontory MELBOURNE
Anxiety is felt over the tramp steamer, Kaosing, which last night radioed that she was in a bad storm off Wilson's Promontory…
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