Heavy Rain
Heavy rain has fallen over the whole of the Hunter watershed during the week, and the gauge at the Belmore Bridge at West Mailand to-day was…
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Floods & storms, 1921
246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 13
Coastal Deluge Cessation in Downpours SYDNEY
During the week-end the northern and parts of the central coast of New South Wales have suffered a deluge seldom crowded into two days. Ballina…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Moderate Gale Mr. Mares Optimistic SYDNEY
South Head reported a moderate easterly gale to-day, and at least two colliers put back owing to rough sea. Rain was falling at nine o'clock at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blown Ashore Wollongbar in Trouble Gale on North Coast
During the wind on the North Coast on Saturday, the North Coast Company's steamer Wollongbar was blown ashore at Byron Bay, and was left in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prospects of Flood PATERSON
Heavy rains have fallen at Paterson during the week-end, registering £54 points. The height of the river at 9 o'clock this morning was 12ft 6 in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rise in Hunter Low Land Flooded Many Farms in Danger
The Hunter River was up to [?] at the Belmore Bridge to-day—a [?] of only four feet since Saturday—and Judging by the steady flow, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bombala in a Gale. Brisbane
The s.s. Bombala arrived in Brisbane front Sydney this afternoon, after a boisterous voyage. The after part of the vessel presented a confused scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the Storm Harbor Debris Water Hyacinth and Fog
If the recent rains have done nothing more useful they have at least been responsible for the clearing out of a lot of water [?] from the channels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Creeks in Flood. Flooded Farms
The Hunter River has not provided much data during the past week of continuous rain for sensational flood rumours. Its behaviour generally is approved of by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Subsiding Fears Allayed Fatalities in the Country SYDNEY
With a break in the disturbance controlling the rainy weather fears of further swollen rivers and consequent floods are allayed. Doubtless it will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Congestion at Cranes Inter-state Trade Affected, Sequel to Deluge
Congestion at the loading cranes at Newcastle still reigns supreme. Of the 15 large inter-state steamers that are in the harbor to-day. nine are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District. Flooded Farms
The creek waters south of West Maitland topped the banks early yesterday morning, and surged over the farms between East Greta Junction and West…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District. the Flooded Farms
The backwaters spread over the flooded areas on Tuesday night, and caused some uneasiness to residents in the lower parts of South Maitland, where some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wants a Gun Licence Judd's Application Is Mr. Gale Biassed? SYDNEY
Ernest Edward judd was before the court again to-day but in a capacity different from that in which he had previously appeared. In the summons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wollongbar Ashore Story of the Stranding Exciting Scenes at Byron Bay Last Saturday's Gale
The North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Orara, which arrived at Newcastle last night from Byron Bay brought twin screw steamer Wolonghar, at Byron Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flooded Areas
The Hunter River continues to fall very slowly, and was down to 17 feet last evening, three feet in 24 hours. The floodgates in Wallis Creek are not open to their full…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone in North Priest Killed Damage Near Brisbane BRISBANE
A cyclonic storm accompanied by a waterspout passed over Moreton Bay yesterday nd wrecked a house and damaged several other at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tighe's Hill Storm Water
The residents in the lower portion of Tighe's Hill are pleased to know that the council has at last decided to increase the size of the storm-water…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District. the Flooded Areas
The flood waters south of Maitland are very slowly receding, but many weeks must elapse before the farming areas are free of water. The only escape is through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Flood Area Mr. King to Inquire
Mr. King, Supervising Engineer for Public Works in Newcastle, has been instructed to report on the flood question at East and West Maitland, with…
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