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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

204 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11

Electrical Storms. Telephone Interruptions Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

Owing to storms which occurred early this evening the long distance telephone service beyond Nowra, on the south coast, Bowral in the south and Katoomba in…

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Other Verses the Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 3

Low in the heavens, and over the hills, Dark clouds are approaching our homes from the west. Hurled by the wind, which screeches and…

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Star Above the Bay Shackleton's Last Days "I Grow Old and Tired" Rest After Record Gale (Copyright in Australia) LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 1

"There are two points in he adventure of a diver," wrote Sir Ernest Shackleton, in his diary. "One is when, as a beggar, he prepares to plange, and the other when, as a prince, he rise with his pearl."…

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Queensland Floods Stock Losses Family Cut Off ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Advices from Barealdino states that Tara Station registered 2266 points of rain in three days. Rain fell so quickly and in such volume that…

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Suburban Drainage Storm Channels Revision of Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 4

The Water and Sewerage Board had again under consideration to-day the question of the amp[?]ation and improvement of the existing stormwater…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

The Weather Bureau reported on Saturday morning that during the proceeding 24 hours rain fell fairly generally over very heavy, notable registrations being:…

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At Once Storm Waler Channel Work Jobs for Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

With the object of requesting further assistance, Messrs, D. Murray and H.Connell, M'S.L.A.,…

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Late Mr. G. GALE Death of Old Sport 54 Years in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

Another well-known old resident of the Newcastle district, in the person of Mr. George Napoleon Gale, of Charlton-street, W[?], passed…

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Boating Disaster Fourteen Drowned Gale Causes Capsize CAPETOWN

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 1

A terrible disaster occurred at False Bay this afternoon. It appears that 13 men and one boy were fishing in a motor boat, which…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

There has been no abatement of the floods in the Cairns district. Traffic in some centres is entirely disorganised. The whole country around Innisfail and Port…

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Public Works Storm Channel Tighe's Hill Sewerage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 8

Mr. J. T. Lang, State Treasurer, has advised Mr. D. Murray, M.L.A., that the proposal to construct a storm water channel from Cottage Creek,…

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The Prince of Wales. Visit to Lahore. the Storm Centre. Lahore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 5

The visit of the Prince to Lahore, which has been looked forward to with deep anxiety by those responsible for his safety, it is now believed will be…

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Terrific Gales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 13

Extraordinary tales are told of the northern gales and storms by the English press. There was the Hull "tidal wave." It was followed by a storm…

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Disastrous Cyclone Indian Desolation Communications Held Up LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Beira telegraphic communications since last week Is explained by the arrival of a…

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£1000 for Wallsend Work for Unemployed Storm Channel Cleaning

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 6

Mr. Connell, has been informed by the Department of Public Works that the treasurer has made available a further sum of £1000 for work on the…

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Storm Drainage New Scheme Matter for Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 2

Adamstown Council has been notified by the Public Works Department that their request for further construction in connection with the…

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Wallsend Flooding Loan Suggestions "Everybody Doing It"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 4

Became their business houses are flooded and their goods damages by storm water in Nelson-street, two representatives of the business…

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Wrecks in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

In the gale in the Channel and on the south coast of England an Amsterdam steamer foundered at sea. Eleven persons were drowned…

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Storm Channels Water Board Work

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. C. W. King, Department of Public Works, Newcastle, forwarded to the Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board details of the work…

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A Terrible Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

Particulars reach us of the great January blizzard that visited the eastern States of America, and in Washington City destroyed a theatre, the roof being…

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