Thames Floods at High Tide. London, Nov. 13. (A.A.P.)
It was revealed to-day that a high tide on November 3 caused the flooding of the Thames for several miles. The river threatened to overflow in Central London when it…
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£10,000 Cyclone Damage BRISBANE
In three-quarters of an hour, a cyclonic storm caused £10,000 damage at Boonah and…
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NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.).--One hundred and twenty-three persons are now known to have died to the gale which has swept the United States for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclonic Storm Havoc in Queensland. Brisbane
A cyclonic storm did damage estimated at £10,000 at Boonah, 59 miles from Brisbane, and Duggandah, a nearby town, to-day. In a storm which broke over Brisbane,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →123 Dead in U.S. GALE. Six Vessels Sunk. New York, Nov. 14. (A.A.P.)
At least 123 people have been killed by the gale which swept America in the past three days. Six ships have been sunk and six driven…
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Heavy rain at Randwick yesterday morning rendered training operations out of the question. Two horses jumped the practising hurdles before breakfast,…
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During a downpour in Sydney late last night, heavy hail fell in the Rose Bay area. Dover Road was covered to a depth of one foot. The dark wedge is the street level…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Defied Gale Russell Rode the Seas
DECORATED last week-end and hailed as Sydney Flying Squadron champion, Andy ("Tony") Russell, fit to rank…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Windy" Village Gales and Rich 'Refugees' London
A small seaside village in the north-west of England might well be the windiest spot in Britain -- in two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From a Rambler's Notebook Dust Storm
THREATENING and sinister, the red dust, swirling, eddying, yet silent, came over the western horizon and settled like an all-enveloping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Top Dog Yet Taree Pulled Out In Gale Native Best of 18-Footers
Former world champion, Taree, renamed Top Dog (Joe Pearce), retired after six miles in the Sydney Flying Squadron's Anderson Cup race for 18-footers in a sou'-westerly gale on the Harbor yesterday…
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Severe gales which are raging along the New Zealand coast have caused the suspension of all cargo-loading operations…
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Fierce storms in France and Spain wrecked many buildings and communications, broke the main Riviera railway near Nice, flooded the port…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP.).--Fierce storms are sweeping Spain and France. Many buildings and transport lines have been wrecked…
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The State may get substantial rain by the weekend, said the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) last night. "Prospects of drought relief are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Havoc in Italy. Zurich, Nov. 20. (A.A.P.)
Floods severely damaged parts of northern Italy. Landslides blocked the railway leading to France. (Other Oversea News on Next Page.)…
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ZURICH (Switzerland), Wednesday (A.A.P.).--Floods have severely damaged parts of northern Italy. Landslides nave blocked the railway leading…
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An electric storm and heavy rain in the city and suburbs between 7 and 8 o'clock drenched theatre crowds last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Orungal Is Aground. Bass Strait Storm. Midnight S.O.S. Desperate Rescue Effort. MELBOURNE
The interstate passenger steamer Orungal (5,826 tons) ran aground in a howling gale off Barwon Heads, outside the entrance to Fort Philip…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy Gale Delays Search Of Wreck MELBOURNE
A heavy gale is delaying attempts to retrieve the bodies of the crew trapped in the wreck of the minesweeper Goorangai, sunk in a collision, with an interstate liner near Port Phillip Heads (Vic.), on Wednesday night…
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