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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

198 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 10

Another Anti-crane Strike Greta Miners Stop Working To-day Men Prosecuted for Absence Possibility Of Whitburn Flooding

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 5

The South Maitland miners are not yet showing any signs of abandoning their strikes every time Mr. Crane,' P.M., sits at a police court. The Greta mines were laid idle to-day because the magistrates…

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Bowing to the House Government And Ex-Service Men Calm After the Storm Dispute As To Opposition Preference LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day, bowing to the dissatisfaction expressed at the adverse vote on Tuesday, Mr. Baldwin, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced, amid Opposition cheers, that it had been decided to extend the powers of the committee…

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Droughts and Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

Sir,—I am surprised at the cabled report of Sir George Fuller's remarks about the drought in New South Wales. The only conclusion one can come to is that…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 6

His Honor Judge Hamilton, at the Maitland District Court yesterday, gave his reserved decision in the dispute between East Maitland Municipal Council…

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"Kill-joy" Booth Ambassador in N.Z. Storm of Indignation Auckland (Nz.)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 5

Scathing denunciations of those who dance, or smoke or drink or enjoy, themselves in a similar manner, made by Ambassador Booth during a local…

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Forty Days in Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 4

The story of a remarkably long tow was related by the master of the four-masted barque Belkinds (Captain Araldsen), which reached Melbourne a few days…

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Warning to Shipping Gale Coming South Cyclonic Force

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 6

The Navigation Office in Newcastle received an urgent message at 1.30 to-day from the Superintendent of Navigation in the following terms:—…

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Gale to Strike Newcastle Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The Weather Bureau this evening issued the following warning to shipping:— "The tropical cyclonic centre on the South Queensland coast has moved…

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Tropical Cyclone. Sudden Development Moving Southward. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The Weather Bureau this afternoon reported that a tropical disturbance, which was first located to the north-east of Willis Island, on Monday last, with apparently…

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Rescue of Miss Ellis Sensational Story of Abduction Storm Favors Assailants Four Days Weary Marching SIMLA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

A Peshawar message states that Major and Miss Ellis will leave for home in a few days. Graphic detail are available of the Kobat tragedy, and the abduction and rescue of Miss Ellis from the Tirah country…

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Floods Predicted Newcastle Police Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The following telegram was received last evening by Superintendent Childs, Newcastle, from the Inspector-General: Information has just come to hand from…

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The Cyclone Leaves the Coast. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 5

The cyclonic disturbance which has been felt along the northern coast of New South Wales, is disappearing. The latest reports received by the Weather Bureau…

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Wonganella in a Cyclone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 5

Captain Suffern, master of the steamer Wonganella. Which reached Newcastle from Ocean Island yesterday morning, reports having experienced…

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The Reparations. Much Speculation Paper Marks Flood (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 7

It is reported from Berlin that it is now considered doubtful if the Note to the Allies will be despatched before the week-end. The Federal States'…

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Twenty-six Days in Open Boat Survivors of Amy Turner Vessel Battered by Storms Captain and Mrs. Neilson Sink with the Ship SHANGHAI

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Manila states that the survivors of the Amy Turner arrived there to-day. Charles West, the mate, is working his passage as a seaman, Cliff Cornish as bo'sun, and V. Tracy and Frank Lindholm as…

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Floods. North and South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 13

Since I last wrote we have had a slight taste of winter, and there have been heavy floods both in the Auckland district in the North, and at Dunedin…

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Whistling Parson Belfast Taken by Storm Revival Scenes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 6

The great revival in Belfast has produced a whistling parson. He whistles hymn tunes in the pulpit, leads his congregation in a whistling chorus, and…

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The Flood Gates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

Both Wallis Creek and the Wallis Creek flood gates have given the West Maitland Council a considerable amount of trouble of late. Last night the Public Works…

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Damage by a Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

A terrible storm has visited the Department of the Orne, in France. The town of Doufront, which has 5000 inhabitants, was the centre of…

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Killed in Flood New Zealand Fatalities Waters Falling Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

The bodies of Mr. Robinson, a farmer, and Jack Gledhill, a farm boy, who were reported missing, and on account of whom search parties had…

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