Flood at Murwillumbah. Murwillumbah
Light, rain setting in yesterday morning increased in intensity during the day until torrential downpours. Officially it is stated ten inches of rain fell for the 24 hours…
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Floods & storms, 1919
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North Coast Floods. Sydney
A Lismore message states that the Richmond River has rison nearly thirty feet. There are great strctches of flood water in various parts of the town and many boats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Tuesday, 27th May, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
The Pastures Protection Board proceeded against John Richard Jones for having failed to suppress rabbits on his property at Muscle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Richmond and Nepean Rivers Buildings Submerged. Tweed Valley Inundated
As the result of torrential rains, the Richmond River is in flood. All the wharves are submerged, and the buildings thereon are almost entirely under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Richmond Floods. Large Areas Submerged
The flood in the Richmond River reached its greatest height early on Saturday morning. The water rose three inches higher than the 1917 flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Sydney Letter. The Storm Centre
Labour, or rather the ambitious and misguided men who are fighting to direct it, to its own destruction, still occupies the central position. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Co[?]ris. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
In the local Police Court yesterday morning, R Dodds was proceeded against by the Municipal Inspector of Nuisance, for allowing a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Floods. Mitigation Proposals
In the course of a lecture on meteorology given in St. Phillip's Hall, Newcastle on Saturday evening, Mr. D. J. Mares, States Government Meteorologist, referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts. Thursday, June, 12, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.) Defended Rabbit Cases
Matthew Brown, of Blairmore, Ltd. (for whom Mr. J. A. K. Shaw appeared) was proceeded against by the Upper Hunter Pastures Protection…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE H. K. Hall Safe Effect of Westerly Gales. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The American five masted schooner H. K. Hall is safe, after being buffeted about the coast for about 19 clays. The vessel had been blown out to sea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. TUESDAY, June 17. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
For failing to render their Federal Income returns 10 defendants were fined £1 and 6s costs, or 14 days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Floods. Mitigation Proposals
In the course of a lecture on meteorology, given in St. Phillip's Hall Newcastle on Saturday evening, Mr. D. J. Mares. State Government Meteorologist, referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Court. Tuesday, 24th. JUNE, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
James Taylor, a youth, was charged with offensive behaviour in a public place, and was fined £2 and 8/- costs of court, and bound over in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floodgates of Lawlessness
The Townsville riots bring into vivid prominence a law of the utmost importance to the well-being of the community. It has not been passed by any Party, but has the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, July 8, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Arthur Blanch and Owen Curry were each fined 10s and 6s costs for playing a game of two up to the annoyance of passengers at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raging Gale. London
The R34 is facing a raging gale. It is expected to arrive eat 7 o'clock in morning, and has been notified that landing at present is dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Gallant Rescue Child in Storm Water Channel. (By Telegraph.) Sydney,Wednesday
A little girl, 2 years.old, fell down a storm water channel in Balmain yesterday, after crawling under the concrete slab covering the opening, A man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raging Gale. London
The R34 is facing a raging gale. It is expected to arrive eat 7 o'colck in morning and has been notified that landing at present is dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Court. Friday, July 18th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.) Cadets in Default
Charles Leslie Rose, a senior cadet, pleaded guilty to having failed to render his military service as required by the Act the deficiency being four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →France and Free Trade. Flood of Cheap Goods. London, July 12
A Paris message reports that "Lo Journal" states that an economic council, headed by M. Clomontol, in considering the adoption of free trade, in order to flood France…
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