Gales Delay Ships Auckland
Heavy gales have delayed shipping. Huge seas are being experienced off the Bay of Plenty coast and torrential rain has prevented cargo work…
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January Storm Action at Rockdale
At Rockdale Council's last meeting the town clerk (Mr. Scott), reported that he had approached the Employers' Liability Insurance Company with a request that,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peking Flood; Fish in Street London
The worst North China floods in living memory have paralysed communications, says a message from Peking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The First Storm
When the first storm in fury burst Upon the new-made world, And flash on flash the lightning flew Like daggers downward hurled,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delayed by Gales Swartenhondt and Brisbane Mara Due Wellington
The Dutch motorship Swartenhondt and the O.S.K. motorship Brisbane Maru, which were expected to arrive at Auckland on Thursday from Saigon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Replies Deluge Carrot Mailman
Jim Elmer is well satisfied With the result of his Tasmanian carrot mail."I have been deluged with replies since…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm's Havoc in U.S.A. New York
UNPRECEDENTED torrential rain storms have caused heavy loss of life in the eastern United…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan's New Drive. Advance on Kiukiang. Floods in North. LONDON, July 24
The Japanese naval and military forces have begun a combined drive towards Kiukiang, on the Yangtse Kiang. They have cut the boom and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Beach Gone In Gale BRISBANE
Huge seas, whipped by a westerly gale, demolished a 100ft. jetty at Amity, on the northern part of Stradbroke Island, today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stradbroke Island Disappearing. Gale Intensifies Erosion. BRISBANE
Huge seas, whipped by a westerly gale, demolished the 100ft jetty at Amity, on the northern part of Stradbroke Island to-day. For a distance of half a mile the sea ate into…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Deluge of Dollars. U.S. SPENDING. The Consumers' Duty. by Our New York Correspondent
Now that Congressmen have gone home the nation expectantly awaits the spending of the 4,000,000,000 dollars appropriated for relieving the present…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More Rain Before End of Week Cyclone on Tasman Bureau Warns Shipping
More rain may be expected over the State before the end of the week, Mr. Mares said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nerves in a Storm How Her Husband Gave Way Sobbing Widow's Story In Court
Sobbing,in the witness-box, a widow told Judge Perdriau, in the Workers' Compensation Court to-day, her late husband's reactions during an electrical storm on New Year's Day, 1937…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freak Weather in Britain. Storm Damage in France. From Our Special Representative London, July 25
Freak summer weather continues througnout Great Britain and on the Continent Violent storms may break suddenly in one district while the next may be sweltering…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stop-press Drowned in Flood
BRISBANE:--While touring the emerald district, 300 miles west of Rockhampton, with a view of purchasing grazing land James Gale, 40,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Townships Isolated By Fierce New Zealand Storm AUCKLAND
A terrific storm swept Auckland Province; doing enormous damage in the city and country. Two townships have been cut off by floods. Bridges have been swept away…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Floods of the Past Invaded N.s.w. Towns
At intervals since the earliest days of settlement floods have caused considerable damage in parts of New South Wales, drowning stock, damaging fences, destroying farm buildings and inundating towns. Above is a scene at Tumut during the flood of 1905. One of the main streets of Bourke during a disastrous flood in 1890, when the Darling River…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →Granville News "South St. Like Morgue" 'Church Street Is Fairyland' Floodlighting Proposal
Members of the Granville Chamber of Commerce, at a special meeting last Thursday, criticised their fellow shopkeepers apparent lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Drowned in Flooded Creek. Brisbane
James Gale, 40, of Mount Alford, Victoria, was drowned while attempting to swim flooded Theresa Creek, four miles from the Bullery siding, [?] the Emerald district yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Chinese Peasants Defy Flood Waters British Planes In Record Flight
THE PATHOS of abject poverty. Clinging to this home, despite Yellow River flood waters, this farmer and his wife in war-torn, China eat a frugal meal while surrounded by encroaching waters, on their farm near Chungmow. IMPULSE TO DANCE. Nina Tarahanova, ballerina in the London Russian…
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