Gale Warning On Coast
Late this afternoon, the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) issued a warning that the barometer was falling…
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682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 35
Heavy Rain En West. Better Outlook. Water Shortage Now Relieved
Substantial rain has fallen in the western districts of the State, where it was most needed. In some areas falls of more tban two inches were…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Queensland Flood. Damage Estimated at £1,500,000. BRISBANE
Flood damage in the Ayr district is estimated at £1,500,000 by the secretary of the Ayr executive of the Queensland Cane Growers' Council, Mr. B. S. Donovan…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Melbourne was deluged by a cloudburst early tonight. In two and a half hours, from 6.30…
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WHEN Melbourne was deluged by 135 points of rain in two hours to-day:-- An unidentified man was killed and…
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CODE warnings flown from the flagstaffs of Garden Island late yesterday afternoon, and similar signals to shipping shown…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Cyclone Threatened To-day Warning Is Given Of Gales, Floods And Heavy Seas Best Rain in the City Since August Producers Gain £15,000,000
With the barometer falling rapidly late yesterday afternoon, the Weather Bureau last night issued a warning that a severe cyclonic disturbance was…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Melbourne was deluged yesterday by 135 points of rain In two hours. An unidentified man was killed and…
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The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following special ocean forecast:-- A cyclonic disturbance, centred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Baby Cyclone." Amusing Farce
Frothy hut amusing, with several hilarious scenes and much bright dialogue, "Baby Cyclone." the farce by George M. Cohan, proved to be excellent entertainment as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Swept Gardener's Private Bank Away TOWNSVILLE
One heavy loser in recent floods at Ayr was a Chinese gardener, Peter Sue, who lost not only his whole…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman's Ordeal in Storm. Hushand and Children Killed. BRISBANE
Evidence of how she had been unable to assist her husband and two children who were killed during a storm which demolished their home was given by Mrs. E. Kirchner at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lost His Sayings in Flood Townsville
Residents of Ayr made a treasure hunt at the weekend for a Chinese gardener's savings, swept away by a flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Plate in Flood. Buenos Aires, April 16. (A.A.P.)
The River Plate is in flood and large sections of the city are inundated. Twenty are dead and 50,000 are homeless. (Other Oversea News on Next Page.)…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →28 Die in Floods in Buenos Aires Our Own Cable Service
LONDON, Tues.--Twenty-eight people have lost their lives la floodwater in Buenos Aires…
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The president, Mr. T. H. Upton, told members of the Water Board yesterday that heavy rain at the week-end had resulted in a fall of two and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dajonian Baby Cyclone
George M. Cohan's farcical comedy, Baby Cyclone, was presented at the St. James Hall on three nights this week by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swept To Death In Raging North Qld.Flood Coal Strike Gamble
AS the coal dispute deepens, the three sides in the dispute--the miners, Australian industry, and the Federal Government--are all taking dangerous gambles…
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THE wind blew from the sea and sent the dark clouds scurrying across the sky inland. The huge foam-crested waves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Flood!" What Happens If Holland Gives the Order: Open the Dyke Gates
HOLLAND, we read, is prepared, as in wars gone by, to flood her country by opening her dykes. How? What…
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