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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 12

Storm in the West DUBBO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 5

Dubbo has experienced its most severe storm for years. Three and a half inches of rain fell in a few hours. Many of the streets became like rivers…

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Flood Gates

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 7

Flood Gates, a John Lowell production, starring John Lowell and Jane Thomas, will be screened at the Royal and Lyric Theatres on Thursday…

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Queensland Floods TOOWOOMBA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 5

Flood waters were running over the top of the rail of the town bridge at Charleville yesterday afternoon. A warning was given by the police to…

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Flood Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 7

Some damage, but more good, has been done by the widespread rains of the week-end. A man has been drowned, and much stock lost,…

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Unsettled Weather More Rain Predicted Possibility of Floods. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 8

Unsettled weather has again developed over inland areas under the influence of an approaching disturbance, and rain had set in again by 9 a.m. In parts of the…

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Further Rain Floods Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

The disturbance from the west has caused another heavy and general rain over New South Wales during the past 24 hours. Very many places received…

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Floods Likely Fear for Northern Trains

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 5

Very heavy rain has fallen over the northern river areas, with the possibility of serious floods. The Namoi River was in danger of…

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Gas Works Flooded ARMIDALE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 5

The creek which runs through Armidale overflowed its banks, People on the fists were forced out of their homes…

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Danger Past Floods on Railway

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 6

The dancer of flood in the northern district. so far us the Railway Department is concerned, is now considered to be past. Trains are running on time…

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Still Rising Wide Queensland Floods Miles of Water Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 7

The whole of the countryside is now flooded, the rivers being miles wide. Children are being boated across…

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American Winter Its Sudden Arrival Frost and Gales (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1924 · page 7

A sudden cold wave throughout the country, with a seventy-mile gale, followed the rainless spell, causing eight deaths from exposure, six of which were…

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Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1924 · page 2

The first mention of floods in Australia is found in Cook's Journal. It is in the form of a note by Sir Joseph Banks. He was impressed with certain appearances…

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Flooded Course Downpour at Randwick Terrific Rain Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 November 1924 · page 5

Trainers who took their horses to Randwick this morning witnessed a remarkable downpour of rain. From 5 a.m. rain fall in torrents…

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Crops Destroyed Storms in America New York

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 5

Winter has descended so suddenly that several millions of dollars worth of unharvested crops have been utterly destroyed…

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Drowned in a Mine Disaster at Wallsend Small Colliery Flooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 5

A sudden rush of water in a small mine, known as Lilyrose Colliery, at Back Creek, Wallsend, at a early hour yesterday morning resulted in the…

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Heavy Storm Deluge at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 5

One of the heaviest storms experienced for many years passed over Cessnock at about six o'clock last night…

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Cyclone Coming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 5

The following telegram has been received from Melbourne: "Sea 9 a.m. rough at Robe and Northumberland. Ocean forecast and remarks on…

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Widespread Rains Floods Predicted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 5

Further widespread rain occurred over the State during the week-end, and floods are predicted in the northern portions of the State…

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Finer Weather Flooded Rivers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 7

The rain contracted somewhat to the south yesterday, and was confined this morning to the south-east quarter of the State. The falls were mostly light to…

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Cairo, the Storm Centre The Antics of a Wicketkeeper

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 3

THE TROUBLE IN EGYPT.—A typical scene in front of the Continental Hotel, Cairo. AN EGYPTIAN PROCESSION.—They are numerous in Cairo. EGYPT FOR THE EGYPTIANS.—A typical cry…

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