Drought, Fire, and Flood
As an instance of the breeder's difficulties, Mr. L. F. Leake, of Cudgeena Polled Hereford Stud on the Upper Murray, had his property burnt out…
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Children Trapped: Drown Car in Flooded Creek Father's Desperate Rescue Effort PARKES
Two children were drowned last night when a car was washed away by a bank of water at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm Islands
The Spratley group of islands in the South China Sea is also known as the Storm Islands, a name which is appropriate as more than once, apart from being the scene of cyclonic disturbances, they have been the scene of political…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Studio Thunder Storm
A 70-mile-an-hour gale bent Jungle trees double, and whipped the palmthatched roofs. It shook The Dutchman to its…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three Inches of Rain. Deluge in Suburbs
Heavy rain, exceeding three inches in some suburbs, fell in the metropolitan area on Monday night and yesterday morning. The fall in the city for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Brewing Radio Men Decry New Award
A STORM threatens to break in the radio industry over an agreement privately made between the Radio Announcers' Association and employers, fixing the weekly wage of city announcers at £65 a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trapped In River Vessels Survive Cyclone One Held Up For 52 Days
Trapped at Tweed Heads for two months, the freighters Comara and Tyalgum were almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale All-Australian Story Strip
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Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Rain Floods Streets
WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--Torrential rain caused a miniature flood in Wollongong at noon today. Where mains were unable to cope with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOMBARDED Penrith Power House Severe Electric Storms
IN severe electric discharges Penrith power house on Saturday, Monday, and yesterday was submitted to a devastating ordeal that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hong Kong Vicariate Experiences a Lull in the Storm
Hong Kong.—On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Catholic Cathedral here, the Vicar Apostolic, the Most Rev. Henry Valtorta, of the…
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga Flood Damage. Wagga
Surveys nearing completion reveal greater damage from the recent flood rainfalls than was at first suspected. Many concrete culverts and small bridges were seriously damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fruitgrowers Hard Hit by Heavy Rain
Recent heavy rains on the Murrnmbidgee Irrigation Area have been disastrous for growers of grapes and canning peaches…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Frogs In Rain Storm LISMORE
A shower of frogs fell during a rainstorm at Ewingsdale, near Lismore, today…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sprinkler or Flooding
"L.B.W.": Which is the best, a sprinkler or flooding the ground, for irrigation for vegetables? Answer: The Special Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Heavy Rains. Floods in Country Centres. Fine Change Coming
Very heavy rain fell during Wednesday night in south-western centres of the State, causing much surface flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods Rise Into Main Street Lockhart
There was excitement at Lockhart at midnight last night when water from flooded creeks started to rise into the main street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Flood Confusion Cars and Trains Storm Hits Travellers MELBOURNE
With weather clearing all over the State, Victoria to-day is assessing the damage suffered in the worst floods…
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