AFTER a thrilling battle, with one of the worst hurricanes in the memory of old seafaring men; with only half her engines functioning, and after drifting for four hours at the mercy of the elements, the Holyman steamer Marrawah (600 tons) limped into Stanley last night and berthed at 9.10. ...
Article : 2,021 wordsAfter having been have to for 29 hours between King Island and the Hummocks in Bass Strait in a westerly gale, with her engines partly ...
Article : 312 wordsStorms unequalled in the history of Smithton raged during the week-end and yesterday, and considerable damage was done to ...
Article : 738 wordsBed as the weather conditions were on Saturday and Sunday, they were worse yesterday, the wind blowing with the force of a gale ...
Article : 584 wordsExtensive damage has been caused in the Wynyard district by the excessive rain and high wind, together with the worst sea storm that has been ...
Article : 835 wordsAnticipating another abnormal tide yesterday afternoon, as the wind was blowing a gale from the north, the Ulverstone fishermen did their best to ...
Article : 441 wordsBut for a mishap to the wheat ship Antonio on her way to Shanghai from Adelaide the Marrawah would have been reached soon after she sent out ...
Article : 113 wordsThe severe storm which raged lover Burnie on Sunday continued throughout the night and again yesterday. Although the wind ...
Article : 627 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday Night.— Nearly a day late because of her response to the Marrawah's call for help, the Port Campbell anchored off ...
Article : 409 wordsAt Latrobe the River Mersey rose until the water extended over Frogmore Lane, but fortunately not to such an extent as to stop traffic. ...
Article : 242 wordsThe gale which was experienced, at Queenstown during the week-end continued with unabated fury yesterday morning, but was followed late ...
Article : 289 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday.—Three feet of snow in the Alps, bleak winds and rain squalls generally provided an unpleasant climax to-day to the ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Forth River was running a banker yesterday, and between five and six o'clock last night overflowed its banks. The road to Leith was inundated in ...
Article : 133 wordsAfter a rainfall amounting to ever 2 inches in 24 hours, the storm of Sunday reached its height at about 3 p.m. At the wharf the scene was ...
Article : 296 wordsHOBART, Monday.—The Federal Weather Bureau, Hobart, to-day issued the following synopsis of the weather over Tasmania for the 48 hours ended ...
Article : 226 wordsThe rain will de much damage to the late crops, many of which are in the stooks, while some have still to be cut. The Meander River at Deloraine ...
Article : 83 wordsThe exceptionally high tides which have lashed the N.W. Coast during the last couple of days have created [?]rosions which are a definite menaco to the ...
Article : 352 wordsWith Penguin's main street running parallel with the seashore—in fact bordered on one side by the son, the remarkably lough weather from the ...
Article : 144 wordsMELBOUBNE, Monday.—Twentytwo yachts and small sailing boats were wrecked in different parts of Port Phillip Bay during to-day's storm. ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Tue 29 Mar 1932, Page 5
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