Danger of Floods
Mr M. L. Pryor, Postmaster at Singleton, received the following telegram this morning from the Weather Bureau, Sydney: "Heavy…
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Floods & storms, 1931
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Cyclone in Sydney Sydney
Sydney was again deluged this morning by n severe cyclonic disturbance. Shortly after midnight a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Newcastle. Newcastle
One hundred and thirty-two points rain fell in Newcastle last night but down towards the Lake over three inches were recorded and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Dungog Dungog
Rain set in yesterday afternoon, and continued during the night accompanied by a cold westerly gale. A total of 220 points was recorded to nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Met Death Man in Gale SYDNEY
The body of an unknown man was found at Blakehurst this morning with a live electric wire wound around his body…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale and Bain Coastal Area Swept Heavy Damage
Yesterday and last night practically the whole of the coastal area of New South Wales was swept by a fierce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Gale Sweeps Sydney Shipping Fares Badly. Many Vessels Drag Anchors. Sydney
A violent gale swept Sydney and suburbs on Sunday night and Monday morning. Shortly before 9 o'clock the wind reached a velocity of 60 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Flood News. Position Easier at Muswellbrook
The river had risen to 28ft. 6in. at the iron bridge at 11.30 a.m., hut at 2 p.m. had fallen 12 inches. Sandy Creek and Muscle Creek had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists in Peril. Marooned in Flooded Causeway
A peculiar set of circumstances contributed to the discomfort of four persons when caught by the flood waters racing across a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Danger in Hunter Valley Torrential Rains. Farmers Vacate Homes at Muswellbrook. Denman Flooded—serious Position at Maitland
Torrential rains have fallen in the Upper Hunter Valley in the last 48 hours. The River at Muswellbrook had this morning reached the greatest height recorded since 1913. The guage showed 26 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Louth Park Farms Flooded
Again Louth Park and Dagworth have been amongst the first parts to suffer from the heavy rain. There was still a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lowlands Flooded River's Over Banks
RAYMOND TERRACE, Tuesday, Following heavy rain, which commenced on Monday, 330 points were registered up to 9…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Rains Whole District Saturated. Serious Position on Lower Hunter
The showery conditions which set in over the Hunter watershed on Sunday night last proved the harbinger of heavy falls. All parts of the Hunter Valley report torrential rains, with the result that a serious position has developed on the Lower Hunter, and a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-Day's Telegrams Turf Mystery Solved. Political. Daring Hold-up. the Flood Position. Sydney
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the New Zealand colt Simba, which landed from New Zealand in May last, was solved to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Passes Sydney
The Weather Bureau reported to-day that the cyclone had moved away from the N.S.W. coast, and there was no danger of further heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Causes Strange Accident
Of the many accidents that were caused by the cyclone, probably the strangest was that which happened to Charles Seal, 24, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Passes Away Flooded Rivers Leave Trail of Damage Many Areas Inundated
The cyclone has now passed away from the New South Wales coast, and no danger of floods is anticipated. Further heavy falls of rain are unlikely. For the third time in a little more than 12 months, a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Fatality Man Drops Dead
Durning the height of the storm in Sydney, John William Clark, 54, a clerk employed by the Water Board, dropped dead in Macpherson-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dam Bursts at Botany Ascot Racecourse Submerged. Caused by Cyclone
The cyclone, which unroofed houses in all the suburbs and caused considerable damage to property in the shape of broken windows,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Flooded Stanhope
Light showers fell yesterday, and flood conditions are holding up traffic on the Stanhope-road. No mails have been received since…
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