Wedding Hapgood—gale
The wedding was celebrated, on Saturday, 18th December, 1948, of Miss Rita Gale, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Gale of Kiama,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods & storms, 1949
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Heavy Seas, Thunderstorm Mar W'gong Surf Carnival
Wollongong Surf Life Saving Club had to abandon its third successive annual surf carnival last Saturday. The heavy broken seas delayed the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Flood Rains Notes from N.R.M.A.
The recent big N.S.W. rainstorm caused the greatest mechanical hold-up of motor vehicles in State history, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Over Illawarra's 'Poor' Rail Electrification Priority Disappointment Expressed by Local M's.L.A
A virtual storm of protests have been received by the "South Coast Times" over what has been described as the "poor priority" given for electrification of the Sydney-Pt. Kembla railway, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm
The worst storm for 6 years hit this district on Saturday morning and by midday the wind had reached a velocity of between 54 and 60…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southerly Gale Causes Damage
The southerly gale last weekend caused a considerable amount of minor damage throughout the district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →60 M.p.h. Gale Lashes Coast Extensive Electricity Failures
Although the southerly gale last week-end was described as one of the worst for many years, apart from electricity power lines being blown down damage was remarkably light under the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last Week-end's Storm
Reports of damage caused by last week-end's storm continue to come in. Most of these concern innumerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rains Cause Floodings Railway Line Blocked
Train services were disorganised yesterday morning as the result of a fall of earth and stone onto the railway line near the Wombarra Railway Station. The fall was caused by the heavy rain on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain
Since Tuesday last heavy rain has fallen almost continuously. The rainfall registrations at Kiama is as follows (to 9 a.m.):…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Tragedies in Storm One Man Drowned, Another Electrocuted
One man was drowned and another electrocuted in this district last Saturdays. The man drowned was Samuel Stace, 67 pensioner, of Geard's Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Religion & Life Are the Floods an Act of God?
Are the floods an 'act of God?' or an act of man? I am sure God would take full responsibility for anything that happened caused directly by Him, but it is a bit unfair to blame God for man's neglect, misuse of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Wrecked Church Interior
The interior of Maitland's historic, 91-year-old St Paul's Church of England has been wrecked by the flood, states…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Relief Fund Opened
A district appeal for financial assistance for the victims of the recent flooding was launched by the Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. Graham) at a public meeting in Wollongong on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Isolated During Heavy Rain Twenty Otford Residents Want Footbridge Over Hacking River
Every time it rains heavily at Otford about 20 people living on the western side of the Hacking River are cut off from food and other supplies for from six to seven days, according to a report by the Chief City Engineer (Mr, R. E. Glastonbury) to Monday night's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Fund
Wollongong branch of the R.S.L. has donated £100 towards the Flood Relief Fund, the amount to be distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pensioners' Splendid Gift for Flood Victims
A generous donation of £7/6/0 from Wollongong Old Age and Invalid Pensioners has been received by the Wollongong Flood Relief Fund. This donation which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country People Help Flood Victims
Country people responded magnificently to the State—wide Red Cross appeal for food and clothing to relieve the plight of victims of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money Urgently Needed for Re-habilitation July 29th — Special Flood Appeal Day
In a telegram to the Mayor of Greater Wollongong read to last Thursday's meeting of the District Flood Relief Appeal committee, the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. Fahey) said "clothing and food position satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Thanks for Clothing
Following the disastrous flood at Maitland last month, pupils of the Wollongong Public School sent several bundles of clothing…
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