Lake Macquarie Gale. 73 Miles an Hour. Perilous Experience of Launch
Mr. H. W. Adams, of Toronto, along with his family and a party of friends, had an exciting experience in his launch, "The Billikin," on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1918
144 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 8
The Weather. Heavy Northern Rain
Tim forecast issued for Newcastle and district at 9 a.m. to-day read: "Fine and sultry; squally north-east wind."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Rain. 6½ Inches in Sydney. Nepean River in Flood
SYDNEY, Saturday. — Heavy drenching rain continued throughout the night and all the morning, with no prospect of clearing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Storm. Raging in United States
LONDON, Sunday.—The greatest storm experienced for 20 years past in the United States in sweeping over the Central and Western States from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
Further heavy rains are reported along the western line, and traffic has been interrupted. The line between Richmond and Nelia has 3ft of water over it in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rainstorm. Northern Floods. General Rain Inland
The forecast issued for Newcastle and district at 9 a.m. to-day read: "Close and unsettled, with thundery conditions and some showers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown Council. The Tram Services. Storm Water Troubles
Adamstown Council met at the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor (Alderman T. Robin) presided and others present were Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hamilton Council, Storm Water Damage. Complaints as to Streets
Hamilton Council [?]et last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Brim), and Aldermen Cram, Jameson, Pinfold, Jenner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Cyclone at Rockhampton
The Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology in Brisbane issued the following special report at 11 a.m yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in England
The thaw and subsequent heavy rains have resulted in floods over the country side in England. Rivers have risen alarmingly and there are thousands of acres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. Calmer After Storm
LONDON, Wednesday.- An authoritative view in London is that the Austro-Hungarian strikes are of little significance. Except for showing how…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods. Rockhampton in Danger. Brisbane
The Telegraph Department notifies that owing to the floods, Mackay is still cut off from communication. The flood waters are very high in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods on Continent
AMSTERDAM, Thursday.-The sud-den rising of a river has done damage to the extent of some millions of remarks in Prussia. The town of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Floods, Brisbane
The Telegraph Department received advice to-day that the whole of the stations on the coast between Rockhampton and Townsville are isolated, and all the lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Germany
The Hague correspondent of the "New York Times" says: There are heavy floods throughout Germany, due to the thawing and tremendous snowfalls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Deluge
The deluge was not a more physical catastrophe. It was a sublime moral event. Read Genesls vi., 5. Society was morally rotten, hopelessly so. The causes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queensland Floods. First News From Mackay. Serious Loss of Life. Brisbane
The first definite news of the condition of affairs at Mackay was received in Brisbane to-day by wireless message from the steamer Wyroema off Mackay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mackay Disaster. Cyclone and Flood. Trouble About Food
The news that came through last night from Queensland corroborates the statements that town of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Storm. Oversea Vessel's Experience
A steamer that arrived at Newcastle on Saturday morning had a sensational experience in the cyclone. She encountered a fresh gale on the 19th instant, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods. Brisbane
The steamer Arawatta has arrived at Gladstone from Townsville. Captain Hall reported his ship struck the fall fore of the gale between Townsville and Bowen…
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