News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Correspondents Food Rationing Threat of Storm In Britain LONDON
The British Government may have to postpone the rationing of butter and bacon until after…
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Defence of Holland. Areas Partly Flooded. "State of Siege." (Published in "The Times.") AMSTERDAM, Nov. 2
A state of siege was proclaimed by Royal Decree yesterday in certain municipalities along the Dutch front[?]ers, including the zones that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To Storm Home of Minister Relief Men Protest At Transfer
Parramatta relief workers will storm the home of the Minister for Labor and industry, Mr. Gollan, at 7 o'clock this morning…
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THE sky was covered with dark storm clouds, which were swept across the sky by a rising gale. Then, with an unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rivette May Start Favorite Heavy Rain Upsets Cup Market Mudlark, Catalogue, In Strong Favor MELBOURNE
PROSPECTS of a dry track for to-morrowV Cup have no disappeared. On top of the few showers at Flemington on Saturday, which made the running ground greasy for the last events, heavy rain set…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Soft Track Certain for Melbourne Cup Heavy Rain Follows Showery Day Feminist, Mosaic And Maikai Selected For Places In Big Two-Mile Race MELBOURNE
A soft track is certain for the Melbourne Cup to-morrow. Showers yesterday were followed by heavy rain and a bitterly cold change last night. To-day the weather was still dull, and even if conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flood Breaks Banks Murray Settlers Lose £9000 ADELAIDE
Whipped up by a gale, the River Murray flood waters broke through the banks guarding Toora settlement, about three miles from Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sudden Gale Sweeps In On City
SPRING changed its colors with a vengeance yesterday afternoon when a 58-miles-an hour gale swept through the City. It was the strongest wind in November…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snow, Gale In Sudden Cold Spell
A sudden cold change yesterday afternoon brought: Snow to Medlow Bath,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Snow and Gales. More Expected. Sharp Change Sweeps State
New South Wales experienced the most sudden change in weather for many years yesterday. Snow fell on the central and southern tablelands,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cup Eve Gaiety Rose As Temperature Fell Gale Could Not Dampen Spirit of Carnival Melbourne
Even the war and the weather combined cannot dampen the carnival occasion that Melbourne makes of Cup Eve. Snow fell today in many parts of Victoria and the city is bitterly cold and rainswept, but this was ignored in the rush to attend parties…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Murray Bridge Floods. Adelaide
The danger of floods in the reclaimed areas near Murray Bridge became serious to-day. Three separate swamps were inundated, and several others were seriously threatened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storms Delay Harvesting
ARDLETHAN, Tuesday.—Showers and storms have delayed harvesting for a week. Tall crops have been damaged by winds and occasional hail. Some crops in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Storm
"AUSTRALIAN WATTLE" (Ashley).—The day had been not and tiring, and [?]left sure there would be a storm. About sunset the black clouds piled up and in a short…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dutch Wary More Areas Flooded. Germans Mass at Border. London, Nov. 9. (A.A.P.)
Additional areas of Holland near the German frontier were flooded by the military authorities to-day. French military circles state that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Can Flooding Prevent Invasion Of Holland ?
Will the flooding: of certain provinces of Holland by opening the sea-dykes and letting the water in prevent the invasion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Gale in N.Z. AUCKLAND. Nov 10
A [?]eree gale struck Dunedin at daybreak to-day causing hav[?] to gardens and [?] Roofs, hoardings, and fences were wreeked. A schoolboy, who was struck in the stomach by…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Dutch to Open Flood Gates Ready for Nazi Push Army Takes Over All Transport Guns Manned At Border LONDON
With German divisions still massing on Holland's border, and the threat of a lightning Nazi attack through the Low Countries becoming graver as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Phones Fail in Storm
Because of the heavy storm and electrical disturbance which occurred in parte of the metropolitan area about 2 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camp Edict Raises Storm Newcastle, Nov. 13
Clergy and business people have joined with the unemployed organisations, unions, and Labor and Communist Parties in…
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