Storm at Newcastle. Gale and Rain
Torrential rain fell at Newcastle last evening. The weather was drill and showery during the day, with the wind south, but in the evening the wind…
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Floods & storms, 1921
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Flood at Wallsend
Shortly after nine o'clock last night the main stormwater channel which runs through Wallsend overflowed and flooded Tyrrell and Council streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods and Cyclones Predicted for To-day Rivers Running Bankers Heavy Damage Feared
There are indications that the December gale, which did so much damage in the Lower Hunter, may be repeated during the next 24 hours. Last night a fresh southerly spang up in Newcastle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North-west Floods Rescue Boats Wanted SYDNEY
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mitchell, had a telegram this morning from Collarenebri and Morning for assistance. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclonic Storm. Floods at Many Centres. Overdue Steamers Safe. Sydney
The cyclonic storm continued to rage over Sydney for several hours on Saturday morning. Between one and two o'clock the gale reached its zenith, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. River at Maitland. Lowlands Flooded
Maitland has once more escaped a disastrous flood. All the conditions appeared on Saturday to be assembling for the purpose of beating the disastrous flood of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Boat for Moree
Acting under the instructions of Mr. J. Mitchell, the Inspector-General, a flood boat was despatched last night by the Newcastle police to Moree. It was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goondiwindi Flooded. Brisbane
A message from Goondiwindi states that when the flood reached a stationary point to-night, only about an acre of dry land was left in Goondiwindi, that being a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Abating Moree out of Danger SYDNEY
Advices received by the Railway Department show that it was fine over most of the north and north-west of the State yesterday. Flood waters had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage to Railway Lines Traffic Becoming Normal
Most of the railway lines which were damaged by the floods are in working order again, and traffic has become almost normal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Going Down Maitland Fears Flood Anxiety on
There was a groat deal of uneasiness in Maitland for a few days, as conditions pointed to a flood. The residents of the low-lying areas had but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods at Mungundi
The floodboats were despatched, by direction of the Inspector-General of Police, from Newcastle last night to Mungindi by the 7.42 train. Two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bottle Post Letter from the Flood Morpeth Girl's Message
The river is bringing down all kinds of flotsam and jetsam. This morning a bottle was picked up by the crew of the tugboat Carbine, which is at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rivers Falling Flood Danger Less SYDNEY
Except for cloudy and overcast conditions on the Central and North Coasts and tableland districts, the weather over the State this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage At Lake Macquarie
The Lake Macquarie Shire engineer reported to the last council meeting that extensive damage had been done to the roads by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm Insurance
Year after year certain parts of coastal Australia are subject to great storms. The most recent apparently did a very great amount of damage, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opihi in a Cyclone
The [?] force of the recent cyclonic storm off this coast was experienced by the steamer Opihi on her voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne with timber…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barwon Floods Higher Than in 1917 Heavy Losses of Sheep MUNGINDL
The Barwon has risen to 24ft 9in above summer level at Mungindi. This is 2in higher than the 1917 flood. The water spreads over many miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm in Japan Many Houses Collapse TOKIO
A heavy storm to-day inundated, several sections of Kyoto. Many houses collapsed as a result. Forty-eight structures, including…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Flooded Firemen to Rescue Manning the Pumps
The thrilling spectacle of a hotel being pumped out by a fire-engine was witnessed in Cessnock last week. The floods which prevailed…
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