Gale on the Coast
The gale is considered by experienced mariners in Sydney to be the greatest that has occurred since the Thelma gale of 1913. Blowing in…
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Floods & storms, 1920
276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 14
Storm at Wollongong
The most disastrous storm experienced for years broke over the town and district on Sunday. It reached its climax at 2.30 p.m., when two inches of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Gale Ceases. Newcastle
The gale has practically blown itself out, but the rain is continung and occasional heavy wind squalls are breaking over the city…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Gale at Newcastle. Floods and Serious Damage. Newcastle
The strong gale which blew along the coast throughout Wednesday night was equally violent at Newcastle during yesterday. About 3 p.m. the driving…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclonic Storm. Torrential Rain
As the result of the monsoonal disturbance, the Maitland district was visited last week by a very heavy rainstorm, on Thursday, 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Gale at Newcastle. Newcastle
The gale is still blowing with unabated violence. The gusts this morning reached 80 miles an hour. One fearful gust blew the wind gauge away…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclonic Storm Moving. Sydney
The rapid movement of the cyclonic storm in a south-easterly direction continues. Coastal reports this morning are almost optimistic in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storm Effect on Wheat Crops. Minister's Estimate
Questioned on his return from Melbourne as to the losses suffered by the wheat growers, as the result of the recent storm, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water at Dagworth. Floodgates Collapse
A smart rise took place in the creek waters at Dagworth last week, with disastrous results, so far as Mr. J. Gulliver, a dairy farmer in that locality…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Flood Gates
The water at the flood-gates was on Friday, nearly to the top, whilst the water the other side was within 12 of 13 feet of the bar, and the gates were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Rain and Floods. Lower Hunter Losses
Reports received from the more iso[?] parts of the Lower Hunter district show that there have been heavy losses in dairy stock a[?]rd fodder crops…
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The well-known Newcastle "weather prophet," Mr F. H. Kelly, has issued the following special weather forecast: "A new monsoonal disturbance is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Crops. Damage By- 'The Storm. Chief Inspector S .Report
Referring to the. recent storm', the Chief inspector of Agriculture. mr, A ,H,E,M' donald who has just returned from the west and south-west,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Storm-Tossed Ship. a for [?]Orn Spectacle. Captain's Story
The five-masted American schooner, Inca, which was picked up in distress on Wednesday morning by the Union Company's steamer Cosmos, arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Crops. Damage by the Storm. Chief Inspector's Report
Referring to the recent storm, the Chief inspector of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. E. M'Donald, who has just returned from the West and South-west…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Swept. French Mail Steamer in Cyclone
While the French mail steamer El Kantara, which has arrived at Sydney from Marseilles, was travelling between Aden and Colombo, she ran into a…
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Escanned fuel oil floaded the holds of the walfume damaging one hundred of paper in the cargo.the ship is to sail in the New year…
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