N.Z. Home Lost In Flood Wellington (N.z.)
A house at Belmont, near Wellington, was undermined by Friday night's flooding from the Hutt River…
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Millions Gone in Storm London
Damage exceeding £3,500,000 has been caused at Santander, on the Biscay coast, by a violent storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Storms in Spain. Madrid, Feb. 17. (A.A.P.)
A fire which is sweeping Santander after an explosion on an oil tanker in the harbour, already has destroyed 200 buildings in 24 hours. It is reported that docks, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Gale in Portugal. Many Ships Sunk. Worst for 87 Years. London, Feb. 17. (A.A.P.)
A gale regarded as the worst which Europe has experienced for 87 years, struck Portugal with full force. Sixteen ships were sunk in the Tagus, where…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Danube Floods Drive Out Villagers. Budapest, Feb. 17. (A.A.P.)
Inhabitants of the village of Dunav[?]sc. 50 miles south of Budapest, have been warned to leave their homes because of flooding in the Danube…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£16,000,000 Damage in Terrific Storms London
More than £16,000,000 worth of damage was done in Spain and Portugal by the recent storms. The damage in Santander province, Spain, is estimated at more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monkeys Escape in Gale. Keepers' Strenuous Chase. AUCKLAND
Seventeen monkeys which escaped from their cage in Wellington Zoo during a gale led keepers a merry dance for hours. Eventually, 14 were recaptured The others…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm Havoc in Europe. Thousands Homeless. LONDON, Feb. 18. (A.A.P.)
Thirty thousand persons were evacuated yesterday from their homes after the Danubian floods had broken down the dykes 50 miles below…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Plan to Assist Flood Victims. Premier's Announcement
The Premier Mr. Mair, yestetday announced the Government's plan to assist farmers and market gardeners in the Yeoval, Wellington, and Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Damage in Europe. Losses in Portugal and Spain. LONDON, Feb. 19. (A.A.P.)
The recent violent storms in Spain and Portugal have caused damage estimated at more than £16,000,000. The damage to property at Santander…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nursing Aid While Flood Waters Rage Gallant Service of Bush Nurses to Stricken Settlers Quiet Heroism of Their Calling
THE recent floods which swept across the West and North-West of this State have been responsible for many heroic deeds, than which none are finer than those performed by Bush Nurses on their missions of healing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Storm Delays Clipper
NOUMEA, Thursday (AAP.).--The Pan-American Airways Clipper has been delayed at Canton Island (Phoenix Group) four days because of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Rain Coming, Inigo Jones Predicts
CROHAMHURST Observatory, Q., Feb. 12.—As the present is a time of cyclical lull over the greater part of eastern Australia, it is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dogfights Oyer Sea in Storm London
A fierce dogfight in a Snowstorm over the Straits of Dover was the most exciting incident in to-day's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Aid Flood Victims
To assist primary producers in the Wellington, Yeoval, and Dubbo districts, says the Premiers (Mr. Mair), loans will be made to necessitous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warragamba Dam. Local Residents' Opposition. Flooding of Valley
Residents of Burragorang have formed a committee to oppose the construction of the Warragamba Dam. They state that if the dam is built…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Menzies Held Up By Cyclone LONDON
The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) was trapped for 24 hours by the terrific cyclone which struck Lisbon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warragamba Dam. Flooding of Valley Unavoidable
The president of the Water Board, Mr. T. H. Upton, said yesterday that he was willing to meet residents of Burragorang to discuss their objections to the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Forecasts Heavy Rain In March BRISBANE
"According to the present cycle, very heavy rain should fall in Sydney in March," said Mr. Inigo Jones, meteorologist, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Villages Flattened in 110 M.p.h. Gale
SUVA, Saturday (A.A.P.). -- Villages were flattened, two cutters were driven ashore, and an Indian was killed when a hurricane swept the…
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