Gale at Newcastle. Vessels in Distress
Owing to the fury of the gate at Newcastle on Saturday those interested in shipping had a particularly anxious time A tremendous sea was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1921
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Further Floods. Rivers Bank High. Farm Lands Inundated. Hunter Up 30 Feet. Three Persons Drowned
The result of the cyclone storm, which visited the Northern and North Coast districts on Friday and Saturday when phenomenally heavy rains…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Flood Gates
The flood gates performed their function satisfactorily. The plank of Creson pine which was placed in position to close the evening caused…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →North Coast Floods. Heavy Stock Losses. Murwillumbah
Information now being received from the surrounding districts shows that the flood has caused a stupendous loss of stock. It is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Damage on the Tweed. Murwillumbah Flooded Two Lives Lost. Murwillumbah
Heavy rain set [?]rly on Friday morning, and continued all day. the river rose rapidly but resident were not prepared for the disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland. Warwick Inundated
As a result of heavy rains on Friday night ever the Condamine River watershad the most extensive flood since 1893 occurred at Warwick on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →River Bank and Floodgates
On Monday afternoon Mr. W. f. o'Hearn, M.L.A., had an interview with Mr. King, District Engineer for Public Works, at his office at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales in England. Break-up of Drought. London, July 29
A break has occurred in the drought accompanied by fierce gales in the English Channel. At Folkestone a mountainous wave…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Herds Depleted. Flood Losses at Murwillumbah
At a public meeting held at Murwillumbah on Saturday it was decided that town and country combine for the purpose of organising a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale on South Coast Much Damage Done
The most disastrous westerly gale experienced at Wollongong for many years blew on Saturday night. At 5 o'clock rain fell for half an hour, and then the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. Inundated Mungindi
The flood waters reached Mungindi on Monday. The Barwon rose 3ft 3in in 36 hours, and is still rising. The flood is expected to reach the 1917…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood Waters
Some idea of the water-logged state of the country is afforded by the slowness with which the Hunter River has fallen since the recent big rise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Falls Through Viaduct Drowned in Floodwater. Companion's Plucky Attempt at Rescue
Lindsay Russell, of Gordon-road, Cliatswood, aged 161 years, and Frank Malier, of Elizabeth-street, Artarmon, 17 years, mistook a coalfield train at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Flood Message
Mr P. Barry, of Raworth, Morpeth, forwards the following flood message, which he picked up in a bottle at Morpeth on July 28:—"Thrown in off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm. Effects of the Gale. Trees Blown Down
During the fierce gusts this morning, many trees were blown down in var-ious parts of the district. Tho wind was particularly violent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Storm
Late this, afternoon the wind veered round to the south west and a heavy rainstorm occurred, the condition prevailing at the time of our going…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale at Lawson
A terrific gale occurred at lawson and considerable damage was done., The whole of the roof of the post-office was lifted and carried across…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm in Auckland
During a storm on Tuesday night two house at Mount Albert, Auckland, were struck by ligh ning. Chimneys were wrecked. the bricks piercing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Gale at Newcastle. Fitter Killed
The full force of the gale was ex-perienced at Newcastle, when the wind during the morning and afternoon reached a velocity of 65 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boisterous Day. the Gale in Sydney. Damage in the Country
The squally and unsettled conditions that have prevailed in Sydney since Saturday last c[?] on Wednesday in a temperatures storm, in which…
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