New Zealand Storm. Auckland
With her cabins flooded and her passengers ethausted after a night of severe buffeting, the inter-island steamer Maor[?] reached Lyttelton to-day after taking 16 hours instead of 11 to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Floods & storms, 1939
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'Up Against Eternity' In Gale-Smitten Ketch
THE tropics full of magic, yes; but not the night storm that starts the rigging screws coming loose,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in U.S.A. Many Killed. 54 Bodies Recovered. New York, July 7 (A.A.P.)
Fifty-four bodies have been recovered and more than 100 persons are still missing as a result of the floods resulting from a cloudburst in north-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Floodlit Model
A floodlit model of the new A.W.A. building decorated the official table at the Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia's 1939 staff ball, held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cabins in N.z. Ship Flooded
LYTTELTON (N.Z.), Friday.--Some cabins in the steamer Maori, were flooded by heavy seas during the night. The Maori took 16 hours instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ketch in Storms. Unpleasant Voyage From Hobart. Pacific Cruise Planned
A party of three men and a woman reached Sydney on Saturday afternoon after an adventurous voyage from Hobart in the 43ft ketch Connella., The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Plane in Burst of Blue Flame Electric Freak In Heavy Storm
Running into a thunderstorm above Palm Beach yesterday the Qantas flying-boat Corio was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Hinders Ambulance. Wagga
Floods over the Sturt Highway, west from Wagga, are causing considerable destruction and dislocation of traffic. Many accidents have been reported because cars are leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm School with Home-made Fires Glebe Mothers' Protest
Carrying kerosene-tin braziers, coke and kindling wood, eight grim-faced women marched into Glebe. Public School to-day in a determined effort to warm classrooms at present without fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spying Scandal In France Big Political Storm May Break Paris, Wednesday. Our Own Cable Service
JOURNALISTS with inside information say that a political sensation is approaching which may surpass the Stavisky scandal in its consequences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Direct Action Women Storm Cold School
Eight women who failed in an attempt yesterday to light impromptu fire braziers in bleak rooms at Glebe School will resolutely try to see the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm British Office Tokio, Friday. Our Own Cable Service
Shouting "Down with Britainl" a huge crowd gathered outside the British Embassy in Tokio to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Violent Prelude To Tokio Talks Japanese Hurl Bombs Anti-British Mobs Storm Embassy HONGKONG
Japanese demonstrators, inflamed by anti-British propaganda, hurled two bombs at the British Consulate in Tsingtao…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dashing Win by Souths Storms Way To Semi-Finals Police Cadet Shines in League Game
South Sydney, with a brilliant 17-12 victory over Canterbury-Bankstown at the Cricket Ground yesterday, made certain of its inclusion in the Rugby League semi-finals…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Moving Before Storm
As rumors of Nazi troop movements towards Danzig spread, this shopkeeper started to move his furniture out of the Free City. Sights like this are common in Danzig to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodlight Football Finish
A Rugby Union match at University Oval, yesterday, was completed under floodlights…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Storm Paralyses Radio Station
LONDON. Thurs.--A heavy storm put the Droitwich broadcasting station out of action to-day and the service had to be transferred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Over Spooner U.A.P. Crisis Challenge to Premier in Leadership Budget Deficit Alleged To Be Million More From Page One
A challenge to the leadership of Mr. Stevens as Premier and parliamentary head of the U.A.P., is expected to result from the resignation last night of Mr. "When it has been established that men are genuinely unemployed and not malingerers on society, it should be the aim of the State to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Of Pictures
Ted Underhill, amateur photographer of Vancouver, took a snap of the King and Queen driving past his house. It was so good that Ted has received 20,000 newspaper and private orders for copies. He is turning them out so fast that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Measles and Gale Hit Navy Exercises Hampered
A southerly gale with a heavy sea and an outbreak of measles aboard H.M.A.S. Sydney today hampered the activities of the Navy at Jervis Bay…
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