The Camira in a Gale. Townsville
Running twenty-four hours late, and with deck fittings torn and twisted in indescribable confusion, the steamer Camira steamed into port to-day from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1921
246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 13
In the Cyclone Camira's Rough Passage Havoc to Deck Cargo
A Brisbane telegram states that while on her way from Newcastle to Townsville, the Adelaide S.S. Company's interstate trader Camira…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flotsam and Jetsam On the Flood Waters
A bottle thrown late the flood waters in 1920, at Pitnacree, near Maitland, was washed ashore at Bullock Island to-day, and picked up by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delayed by Storm Vessels for Melbourne Dislocation Of shipping
Seven or eight vessels including oversea steamers Baas Strait passenger and cargo vessels and interstates colliers are still overdue at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked on Reef Lugger Crew Marooned Gale Brings Disaster MACKAY
A dinghy containing four Japanese arrived at Mackay on Saturday night, after what must have been a hazardous journey of about 125 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wind Storms Made to Order
Wind storms are often required in photo-plays. They do not always occur when wanted and it costs time and money to wait for them. So—and this is typical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Flooded Pit
Not so much is heard of the destroyed flooded pits. Doubtless, still less will be heard later. The reason is plain—the position was exaggerated, and so it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Empire Migration Co-operation Urged No Flooding of Markets LONDON, Tuesday Night
In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Lieutenant-Colonel Amery, of the Colonial Office, stated that it was proposed at the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Teacup, the Storm, and the Lesson
"The tumult and the shouting dies from the Federal political tea cup. The country is saved. Virtue is triumphant, and villainy foiled. Mr. Hughes is still Prime Minister. The public which has the vaguest notion of what it is all about, goes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Off North Queensland Brisbane
Intelligence has been received in Brisbane of a severe cyclone at Barrow Point end the Flinders Group, in North Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calm Before Storm Budget Criticised Terms of New Loan LONDON, Tuesday Night
City circles are of opinion that the most sensational feature in an otherwise colorless budget, is the generous terms of the new loan the object of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain
Light showers prevailed in the Maitland district between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., but at 11.30 a.m. heavier showers set in and increased in intensity during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage by a Cyclone. Brisbane
The following information respecting shipping losses sustained in the cyclone north of Cooktown early this month has been received by the Commissioner of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Out Drainage Needed Tudor-street Extended
At [?]ton Council meeting last right. Ald. [?]an Wiggins moved that, owing to the serious condition of Tudor-street Extended, it be given first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms in Teacups Speers' Point Works Progress Association Woes
At a meeting of the Speers' Point Progress Association last night. Mr. Oughton presiding, Mr. Watkins, M.P., forwarded a communication…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Estell at Maitland Schools and Flood Wallis Creek Silting
High School accommodation, flood menaces, and water hyacinth, were the subject of representations to the Minister for Works, Mr. Estell. at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend. Heavy Storm
A severe storms occurred at Wallsend yesterday morning. Heavy showers and isolated halistones fell, and there were several unusually loud thunder claps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded Mines Frty-six Damaged LONDON, Monday Night
In the House of Commons at question time, Commander Bridgeman stated that 46 coal mines employing 14,656 minors were now flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah and Mayfield News More Floods Waratah Suffers Engineer Complains
The drainage system at Waratah could be greatly improved. Most of the low-lying land was flooded yesterday, and all the big drams were…
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