Floods and Droughts are All Forgot
THE rain has fallen on the earth And crops are coming on apace; A load is off the farmer's back, A smile is on the squatter's face…
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1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 64
Demand Equal Rights Women on Insurance Proposals Send Flood Of Protests To Canberra
Practically every woman's organisation in New South Wales is behind protests that are being sent to Federal Ministers and members concerning the provisions of the National Health Insurance Bill, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Storm
JANET ROBERTSON (Maimaru):— "And then the grey clouds gather. And we can bless again. the drumming of an army. The steady soaking rain."…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Storm Drainage Profits Illegal
It was illegal for the Water Board to make a profit from its stormwater drainage rates, the president (Mr. Upton) declared at yesterday's board meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Aroused By One-Day Milk Delivery Scheme
Widespread indignation has been aroused by the "once-a-day-delivery" scheme of the big milk combines. THE scheme will throw 500 or 600 men but of work. It means a weekly wage loss of £2500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Damage at Bexley. Government Gift of £1250
"The council is greatly indebted to the efforts of Dr. J. E. Webb, M.L.A., in bringing about this successful result," said the Mayor of Bexley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm-lashed Again Flood Damage Grows in N.Z. Gisborne's Water Supply Gone; Plane Wrecked AUCKLAND
From North Cape to Wellington, New Zealand has been lashed by a fierce gale. Great seas on the coast have delayed many vessels and Hawkes Bay is threatened further disastrous floods…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floodlighting at Granville Chamber of Commerce Suggestion
Granville Council decided this week to give the Granville District Chamber of Commerce all the assistance it could in an effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Flood
One of the most thrilling moments of modern archaeological discovery was the occasion when the excavators of the ancient city of U r of the Chaldces, the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Dairyman's Note-book Effect of Floods
RECENT floods put most of the lowlying country in the Richmond River district, especially where water remained on the ground for a week or more, out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods and Drought Marked Difference in Conditions for Dairying During April
DAMAGE by floods following heavy rain on the far North Coast contrasted strongly with drought conditions in inland areas, reviewed by senior dairy instructors in their reports for April. Conditions along the coast were favorable for winter dairying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heroism of Maori Youth Swam Torrent to Save Airman Gale And Flood Havoc In N.Z. Towns AUCKLAND
A Maori boy's heroism helped to save the lives of two airmen who had crashed and were injured in flooded country of Hawkes Bay. The fliers, A. W. Britton and S. J. Murphy, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Further Floods in New Zealand. Hauraki Plains Suffer. AUCKLAND
The worst flood in the history of the Hauraki plains occurred when a stopbank broke on the river. Large areas of farm land are under water and numbers of sheep and cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sudden Storm
ONE hot summer's afternoon, finding it very shady in the front of the house, I decided to occupy myself by doing a little gardening…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm of Hoots Red Rosebud's Victory
A storm of hoots greeted Red Rosebud after she won the Welter Handicap at Randwick this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rush in Paris to Obtain Francs Crowds Storm Offices Of Money-Changers LONDON
The exchange tide is now running back to Paris so swiftly that the rush to get francs is almost panicky. The demands for francs are so great that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Place. Leona Flood
Leona Flood, a young American vionn[?]ste, who recently made a successful [?]our of Europe, will give a recital at the Conservatorium on Thursday, May 19, at 8 p.m. There will be additional…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Hot Day--And A Storm
THE day was hot. Everything seemed dreary and dull, except the bright sun, which was beating down with ever-increasing strength…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"To See Mother" Boys Wander in Storm While 40 Police Search
FORTY police and many civilians searched throughout the weekend for brothers aged 10 and 5, who disappeared from their home at Curl Curl on Saturday. The boys, Charles (10) and Noel Frederick McKenzie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Brewed In Ministerial Teacup
"Nice sort of pal you are," said the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Dunningham) to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gollan) yesterday…
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