Wallis Creek Floodgates
An inspection of the Wallis Creek floodgates was made yesterday by an engineer from the Public Works Department (Newcastle). He found five…
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Floods & storms, 1923
198 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10
Storm in Sydney Sydney
Another violent wind storm struck Sydney this evening. The wind suddenly vocred round from north-east to west and gaining velocity, it struck the city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →80 Miles an Hour French Gale Channel Ships In Shelter LONDON
An 80 mile an hour gale, accompanied by heavy rain, is sweeping over northern France, and mountainous seas are breaking on the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Out of the Dark Five Miners Saved Nine Days in Flooded Pit Rescuers Respond to Shouts London
After having been entombed for nine days in the darkness of the flooded Falkick mine, and given up as lost, five men were almost miraculously rescued. The rescuers in the early hours of the morning broke through…
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A terrific gale raged over London, the South of England, and the North of France yesterday, accompanied by tremendous seas on the east and south…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Bruce Arrives Delayed by Storm Disappearance in Paris LONDON. Friday Night
Mr. Bruce has at lost reached London after many elusions. The chief elusion was in Paris, where a French detective introduced himself at the…
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The Navigation Department in Newcastle has been advised from Sydney that a strong cyclonic disturbance, with south-east winds and…
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A. telegram has been received from Melbourne stating that the sea is rough in the Straits and around Tasmanian Ocean…
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The famous bore which sweeps up the Seven, reached remarkable dimensions, and instead of 10ft, the river rose 23ft in an hour…
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Richard Dix and Helene Chadwick have quickly won their way into tho hearts of the picture-loving public and these two artists are wonderfully placed in "The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales in England
Abnormally high tides, huge seas, and a gale at 60 miles an hour have left a terrible trail of damage on the south coast of England…
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It is reported from New York that the North Atlantic coast has been visited by one of the worst storms of recent years, causing much damage to property and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer in Gale Stearing Gear Breaks WELLINGTON. N.Z.
The steamer Ling Nam, which arrived from Sydney yesterday, was buffeted by a fierce gale in Cook Strait…
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It is believed to have been, and again to remain—the greatest storm of the modern centuries, and certainly for western Europe. Men have spoken of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclone Damage Church Blown Down BRISBANE
The Deputy Postmaster-General was advised from Clermont of a severe cyclone at Blair Athol. The Roman Catholic Church and recreation hail collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wireless Cyclone Warning
The value and advantages of wireless communication are many, but not the least useful purpose to which it can be put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Heavy Seas Sonoma Suffers Floods In Cabins SYDNEY
Shortly before midnight yesterday tho Sonoma ran Into very heavy weather oft tho New South Wales coast. Tho windows on tho port side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Blisters Wonderful Storm Keeps City Awake Hot-weather Fashions London, [?]
IF we except such natural expressions as "Pint o' Bitter," "Hot today," or "Ice cream, please," the most overworked word in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The British Elections. Floods of Oratory. Lloyd George's Satire. Baldwin Replies to Asquith. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The floodgates of election oratory are wide open, and the constituencies are swamped with arguments for and against the tariff, and for and against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crane Runs Amok Excitement at the Dyke Result of the Gale Big Steamers in Danger
Considerable excitement was caused at Carrington Basin last night by a big crane which took charge of the wharf, turned two big steamers adrift, and threatened to wreck all the other cranes in its path…
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