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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Winter Again Heavy Rain at Goulburn

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 6

Winter weather prevailed in Newcastle last night. The minimum temperature registered was 47 degrees, and the maximum was 61. During the…

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Nature's Shrapnel Disastrous Hail Storms Spanish Floods London. Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 1

Most disastrous floods have occurred in Spain. Hailstones smashed in the roofs of houses at Allcante. an important town on the Mediterranean. and in…

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Floods in Spain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 7

A telegram from Madrid states that torrential floods have occurred in Eastern Spain. The rice crops have been ruined at…

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"Storm in a Teacup" The Colombo Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1919 · page 5

Although the accidental wounding of Mrs. Shibagakl, the wife of a Japanese resident of Colombo, almost created an international "situation." it…

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Flight in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 5

A Handley Page trans-Atlantic areoplane, piloted by Admiral Kerr, while en route to New York on what was intended, to be a non-stop flight, was compelled to land…

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Sydney Deluged Bail Smashes Windows Shops and Cellars Flooded Telephones Disorganised Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 1

Shortly after midnight Sydney was visited by a terrific hall storm. The noise of the ball was like an artillery bombardment. Shop windows were…

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Maitland and Floods Stormwater Conduit

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the executive of the Greater Maitland scheme this week, Mr. Cummins submitted a proposition to deal effectively with floods by…

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Storm in English Channel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 5

Four small vessels were wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in a violent gale in the Channel on Saturday night. The Deal lifeboatmen saw a wave wash…

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"Becoming a Pest" Mr. Hughes Replies to Ald. Baker "Nothing Less Than Outrageous" Storm of Resentment Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 1

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, to-day, commented on the reported statement of Ald. C. Baker, of Newcastle, a property owner, to the effect that…

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Zeppelin in a Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 5

A German airship with a crew and passengers numbering thirty, failed to make a landing during a storm near Berlin. She disappeared in the darkness badly…

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River Course Changed Flow Six Miles Less Maitland Flood Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 3

A lengthy report relative to improvements in the bank of the Hunter river at West Maitland was submitted to a special meeting of the…

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Storm on Great Lakes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 5

The Toronto steamer Runnels has been pounded to places in a storm on the Great Lakes. Anderson, a member of the staff of the life-saving station, rescued…

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North Sea Storms Trawlers Sunk London, Saturday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 1

It is reported from Rotterdam that the storms in the North Sea liberated hundreds of sunken mines, and the vessels sunk in consequence…

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Disastrous Cyclone Damage at Casino Collapse of a Eouse LISMORE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

The damage caused by the cyclone which passed over Casino on Saturday afternoon, is estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000. Hardly…

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Rain Falling Inland Visitation Coastal Storms

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 5

To-day's Newcastle Weather Forecast—Cloudy and cool with fresh south-easterly winds followed by…

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Rangoon to Bangkok Ross-smith Completes Another Stage Heavy Storm Encountered "Sun" Airmen Heading for Singapore

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 1

In the following special message to "The Sun" from Bangkok, capital of Siam, dated December 1, 8.15 p.m., Captain Ross-Smith reports:—"We left Rangoon at 7 a.m. on December 1 and reached…

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Thunderstorms Predicted. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 5

The Acting Commonwealth Meteorologist stated this afternoon that further thunderstorms in New South Wales and Victoria were expected, and that the…

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Disastrous Gale Chimney in the Street LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 1

A te[?] gale has swept over Britain and North France, wrecking telephones and telegraphs. It blew through London at the rate of 67 miles an…

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Glen Innes Deluge Three Inches of Rain Streets and Shops Flooded Glen Innes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 1

The heaviest storm experienced in the district for years occurred last evening. in less than an Lour close on three Inches of rain res The…

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Maitland District. Mr. C. H. Gale, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, who has been police magistrate at Maitland for over eleven years, has been promoted to the office of stipendiary magistrate at Parramatta, and…

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