Iron Prince in the Gale
Sailors who reached Melbourne yesterday state that the south-west gales which has been raging off the Australian coast for the last four days are the worst…
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Floods & storms, 1921
246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13
Wickham Protest Waratah Storm Water
In a minute to the council last night the Mayor of Wickham read a letter which he a had caused to be written to the Water and Sewerage Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snow and Gale Extensive Damage Country Districts Suffer SYDNEY
Extensive damage was done in the country yesterday, when tremendous gales blew, accompanied by heavy rain, and show in a number of case…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Westerly Gale at Newcastle. Velocity Exceeds 80 Miles an Hour
A terrific westerly gale blow at Newcastle yesterday, and at times the wind attained great velocity. At six o'clock in the morning, and at two o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Drowned in Flood Inquest on W. H. Oliver
At West Maitland Police Court this morning Mr. Wm. McLauchlin, deputy coroner, held an inquest concerning the death of William Henry Oliver. who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chamber of Commerce Harbor Control Flood Mitigation
A meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held this morning. Mr. J. Paton presided. Representations had been made to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Famine Aftermath of Gales Fish and Vegetables SYDNEY
The after-effects of the recent boisterous weather are now being felt by people in the city and suburbs. The floos on the northern rivers drove…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Screams of Terror Children in Cyclone Damage to School PARKES
The teacher and pupils at Warrigal school had an exciting few moments on Wednesday, Just before a fall at snow came. A cyclonic Bale struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Church Steeple Affected by Gale
Steeple of St. George's Free Presbyterian Church in Castlereagh-street. Sydney, which Wednesday's gale lifted out of the perpendicular. Tramtrallie in Casteragh-stree was held up on Wednesday night and Thursday owing to the danger of the steeple falling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →High Tides Back Yards Flooded
Extremely righ tides have prevailed at Newcastle during the past few days, the reading on the bar yesterday being 80ft 2in. A tide of 6ft…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Flood Mitigation. Water Conservation
The question of flood mitigation has been a burning one, at intervals, during the pass 50 years in the Hunter River district, but the stage of engineers' surveys and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Flood Mitigation Upper Hunter Conference
At west Maitland Town Hall on Saturday afternoon a large representation of public bodies from Newcastle to the head of the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Makambo in the Gales. Sydney
The story of the steamer Makambo's fight with the recent gales off the coast was told by Captain Weatherall, master of the vessel, when she berthed at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Mines Idle Gloom in Coal Trade Oversea Markets Flooded Freights Prohibitive
Six mines in the district were idle to-day. During the past fortnight there have been from five to 12 mines idle each day, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. Two Phenomenal Storms
Reverting to storms and floods, the worst are naturally those where lives are lost. Australia, so far, has got off lightly, as the most disastrous storm and flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blown Off Roof Gale Fatality Timber Torn to Matchwood
During the gale ealy in the month, Thomas Andrew Delaney, a fitter, was repairing the iron roof of a high shed at the Newbold Silica Firebrick…
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Sir,—I was one of the delegates at the conference held in Maitland on the 6th inst. on the subject of flood mitigation and water conservation. By what I saw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Gales Schooner and Barque Sails Blown Away
According to news received from Auckland, New Zealand, the American five-masted schooner Columbia River arrived there on July 30, after a very rough but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District. Flood Mitigation
Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.P., interviewed Mr. John Estell, Minister for Works, Alderman R. G. Kilgour, Mayor of Newcastle, Mr. Glassop, town clerk, Mr. King,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dunbar Wreck And Disastrous Floods OF 64 Years Ago
Two disastrous events which occurred in New South Wales on August 20, 1857. will never be effaced from memory. They are remembered by those…
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