40 Ships Delayed by Storm More Rain Expected
A 47-mile-an-hour south-east gale yesterday delayed more than 40 ships on the New South Wales and Queensland coasts…
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Plains Flooded; More Bain Is On The Way
Mote rain has fallen over most of New South Wales, and further falls are predicted. The rivers at Collarenebri, Mogil, and Wee Waa…
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Soaking rains continued yesterday over most of the State and more are forecast for to-day, except in the Riverina and Lower Darling districts…
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The result of the State referendum on hotel closing hours is expected to be known to-night, even though floods in…
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FOR two days a crew of three fought mountainous seas and a furious gale to bring a rudderless 40ft…
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WELLINGTON, Saturday.—Manawatu and the Wairarapa districts were blasted last night and today by a southerly cyclone…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sat. -- A cyclone which lasted 12 hours today caused widespread damage in Wellington and…
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BREAKING of the year-long drought throughout north and central parts of the State this week means better milk and meal supplies for the city soon. NSW rivers are ris[?]…
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The danger of serious flooding in northern New South Wales is passing. Most coastal and inland rivers, swollen by heavy rain earlier in the week…
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Weather contrasts in New South Wales at the weekend included some of the worst dust-storms in memory in parts of the Riverina, and flooded rivers on the north coast after heavy rain on Saturday…
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A 55 m.p.h. gale on Saturday unroofed buildings and broke down telephone lines in three towns outside Junee. The gale wrecked sheds and fences and unroofed…
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MADRID, Monday.--The fog enshrouding Spain's political outlook has not shown any signs of lifting since the United Nations' General…
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LONDON, Monday.—A south-westerly gale disrupted HMS Vanguard's programme for the last day of the Royal voyage to South Africa. The decks neaved too much…
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MADRID, Monday.--The fog enshrouding Spain's political outlook has not shown any signs of lifting since the United Nations' General…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yacht's Distress Signals Unanswered Sailed Rudderless Along Coast In Gale
The crew of the 40ft. ketch Unis J. could not understand why coastal watchers last week failed to sight their distress flares, said the skipper (Graham Instone) last night…
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AUCKLAND, Sunday.—The North Island of New Zealand had its worst storm for many year at the week-end…
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Pack horses are being used to get food through to the north-western town of Mogil, which has been cut by floods for more than a week…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Sydney money in Melbourne today for Native Son (Newmarket Hep.) and Russia (Australian Cup) put spirited speculation for local candidates into the discard. With most…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Sydney money in Melbourne today for Native Son (Newmarket Hcp.) and Russia (Australian Cup) put spirited speculation for local candidates into the .discard. With most…
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