Seven Storms in 36 Days
For the third time in 18 months, Tasman Sea weather has prevented the cable ship Recorder from repairing the broken Sydney-Auckland cable…
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Storms on Sun Affect Radio
Storms on the sun are blamed for recent interference with short-wave radio services. Mr. W. Gale, of Waverley, the…
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When the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable-laying ship Recorder reached port yesterday, officers told of six stormy weeks spent in the Tasman Sea, which, for…
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A severe electrical storm occurred in the Auckland province. Some livestock were struck by lightning, four valuable, cows being killed on a farm near…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheel of Rotary Blamed by Chinese for Storm Encountered
When the Rotary delegation left for the East some months ago by the Talping, a large wheel, the insignia of thc Rotarians, was hoisted up and affixed near the bridge of…
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Mrs. Musgrave tells of a terrible flood at Wagga in which 91 of the 93 inhabitants of the town were, drowned. One of the two saved was a girl who, with…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miles of Color for Coronation Gay Decorations in City Elaborate Plans For Flood Lighting Thousands of Flags
A GIANT Australian flag, 60 feet long by 30 feet to fly from a city store, is a symbol not only of loyalty, but of the magnitude of the plans to decorate Sydney for Coronation Day. It has been made of 800…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Awatea Fights Gale
Following upon the heavy gale which the Union liner Awatea encountered when crossing the Tasman on her trip to Sydney lost week, and…
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Having been delayed by an exceptionally heavy Tasman gale, the Union Steamship Co.'s liner Awatea will arrive in Sydney this morning a…
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The liner Awatea, which was due in Sydney early yesterday morning from New Zealand, arrived about three hours late, owing to heavy weather in the Tasman Sea. The commander…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Great Reigns.—v. Elizabeth. "A Pilot who Weathered the Storms." (Copyright.—all Rights Reserved.)
[This is the fifth of a series of seven articles in which Mr. Winston Churchill tells the stories of some of the great reigns of British history.]…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Big Floodlighting Scheme
Alter sunset the gaily-coloured city will become a fairyland of lights. Almost every building will be illuminated, and mile after mile of coloured lights…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →German Floodlights for Parliament House N.S.W. Celebrates Coronation Plenty of Bunting to Hide the Cracks
AMONG the sights of Sydney's Coronation celebrations will be the State Parliament House, which is still standing (with the aid of props) in Macquarie Street. Floodlights have been arranged along the balcony…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales Delay Tasman Shipping
Captain Toten, master of the steamer Marama, which arrived on Saturday, said that his vessel met the full force of the gale that raged in the Tasman Sea last week. On entering Cook Strait…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Souths Storm Wests' Defence
SOUTHS ON THE ATTACK. Meade, of Western Suburbs, has tackled J. Stiff (No. 16), South Sydney's full back, but another South Sydney back has the ball and is heading for the line. South Sydney won the match…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fervent Loyalty of Cheering Crowds. 10,000 Shout Outside the Palace. Heavy Rain in London Yesterday Showery Weather Expected To-day. LONDON, May 11
As the day of the crowning of the King and Queen approaches, the fervent loyalty of the people is finding expression in stirring demonstrations in the streets of London. On Monday night 10,000 people assembled outside Buckingham Palace, where the State banquet was being held, and shouted, "We want the King!"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Celebrations at Canberra Parliament House to Be Floodlit Canberra
Glittering uniforms and clanking swords will be a colorful feature of the Commonwealth Coronation ceremony to be held in Parliament House…
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ON Wednesday night Sydney was transformed into a colorful fairyland, when floodlights over city buildings and spectacular firework displays on the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Jewels and Lovely Gowns at Vice-regal Reception. Beauty of Flood-lit Garden
For those who attended the reception given by the Governor (Lord Wakehurst) and Lady Wakehurst last night, the Coronation of King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth will have a special significance. The reception was the first to be held at Government House since Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Celebrations in Suburbs. Floodlights and Flags. Medals for Children
Burwood-road (the main shopping centre of Burwood) has been decorated with streamers and bunting and at night festoons of light illuminate the…
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