Ships In Distress In Cyclone LISBON
A CYCLONE is sweeping the Portuguese coast and the British steamer Bare" Yarborough is reported to be in difficulties…
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Stranded by Cyclone 50 Passengers on Lord Howe Is
THE island steamer, Morinda, has been delayed by a cyclone, and nearly 50 Australian tourists are marooned on Lord Howe…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Relief of Cyclone Victims Botany Citizens To Act On Own Behalf Govt.'s Rebuff
REFUSAL by the Government to assist victims of last week's devastating cyclone resulted, at a public meeting convened by Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town Swept by Hail Litjhgow Storm. Damage to Property. LITHGOW
Hail and wind did considerable damage to windows and other property during a severe storm to-day in the Wallerawang and Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Nation-Wide Storm Over Marriage Of Child Of 9 New York
A NATION-WIDE protest has been raised over the marriage of Eunice Winstead, aged 9 years, to Charles Johns, 22, at Sneedville, Tennessee. Authorities who disclosed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Snowstorms and Floods. Havoc in U.S.A. Thaw Threatens Oregon. Illinois City's Peril. New York, Feb. 2
A forecast of warmer temperatures and thaws now threatens floods in western Oregon, where Portland has been buried by the heaviest…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sandbag Wall Breached Flood Fighters' Dismay New York
The defenders of Cairo (Illinois) had an hour of terror to-day, in their fight against the flooded river…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Entire Town Menaced by Flood in U.S. New York
THE Ohio River, is still rising, and as the floodwaters are rapidly reaching its junction with the Mississippi River, it is feared that the town of Cairo will be completely engulfed, resulting in further loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust Storm
"TUBBY." J.H.S. (Murrincol).—One of the largest and severest dust storms this district has seen for years [?] passed [?] thank goodness: The farmers have finished…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cyclone Damages Indian Mission
Nellore (India).—Great damage was unfortunately done to churches, bungalows and schools in the Guntur district by a cyclone which swept this area on…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Help for Gale Sufferers Appeal Made To Public
The Mayor of Botany (Ald. W. Herford), who is chairman of the Botany (Cyclone) Relief Committee, requests all persons requiring assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Areas in U.s.a
The map shows the enormous area in the United States which has been swept by floods. States affected are named in bold type. Hundreds of people have lost their lives, and about 570,000 are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Menace Flood-beset City. Bulwark Weakens Peril From Above and Below. New York, Feb. 3
Almost completely surrounded by the flood waters of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and with the crest of the flood still to come, the city of Illinois…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brawl in Face of Flood One Man Kills Another CAIRO (Illinois)
THE bitterly hard work done by the men who are trying to save the city from the floods has led to much quarrelling…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →When the River Is in Flood
WE have our troubles from untamed Nature in Australia. She sends us in turn droughts and floods, and cyclones which unroof houses and blow down fences. Never, however, do we have to face the sudden devastation…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Sympathy with Flood Sufferers London
The King and Queen have sent a message to President Roosevelt expressing sympathy with him and the American people in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crest of U.s. Flood in Sight
NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Major R. D. Burdick, in charge of the Army engineers fighting the flood at Cairo, Illinois, announced today that the crest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Main Bursts. Deluge in Education Buildings
Damage from water following the bursting of a large main leading to the refreshment hall on the sixth floor and later from a large fire hydrant on the fourth floor was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hail After Heat. Storms in Country. Sydney Weather
After having recorded a temperature of 100 degrees—which was the highest registration for the State yesterday— Wilcannia experienced a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Sydney Moring Herald. Friday, February 5, 1937. American Floods
The people of Austialia will join wholeheartedly in the message of sympathy with the sufferings of the American flood victims which…
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