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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 12

City Edition River Rising Flood Coming 600 Points Of Rain

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

At Mount Vincent 000 points of rain were recorded. Late reports from West Mailand show dint the river is rising…

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Another Wild Night Further Heavy Rain rough sea Weather Moderating

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

The unsettled stormy weather conditions continued throughout last night, Heavy rain squalls, with wind…

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Cyclone Conditions Shipping Buffeted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

The stormy conditions on the coast were responsible for shipping being delayed last night. The wind attained a velocity of 42 miles an hour at the Weather Bureau on…

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Flood at Cardiff Extensive Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

The residents of Lower Cardiff have suffered greatly through the recent cyclonic conditions. Winding Creek, which had been…

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Storm in Brisbane. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

One of the most violent and disastrous storms experienced in Brisbane for many years broke over the city on Saturday afternoon. For ten minutes the wind…

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Big Window Smashed Storm at Westy £100 Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 5

The last storm was responsible [?] damages West Wallsend Co-operative Society's Butchery,…

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Carrington Alderman's Appeal, for Humane Handling of Prisoner Ex-german Dock May Go To Singapore Saving a Million Admiralty In a Gale LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 6

The Admiralty apparently has been unable to trim its sails quickly enough to meet the new blasts blowing in Government quarters,…

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Heavy Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5

A terrific storm in the Murgon (Q.) district did considerable damage to property, live stock, and crops. Certain movements are also important…

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War and Beef Meat Trade Storms Stabilising Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 6

Archibald Fletcher, ex-Crown meat expert, N.S.W. Government, Inspector of the Profiteering Prevention Court (Necessary Commodities Control Commission),…

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Miners Drowned in American Colliery Under Lake Water Falls Into Mine Forty-Three Men Buried Workings Flooded in Ten Minutes Only Three Miners Escape Ceosby (U.s.a.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 1

A month will elapse before, the bodies of 43 men buried in the iron mine disaster, caused by a lake falling in and flooding the mine, can be recovered…

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Cardiff Drainage Flooded Creek

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

The following has been sent to the secretary of the Cardiff Progress Association by the secretary to the railway commissioners…

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Narkunda in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

The s.s. Narkunda reached Plymouth a day late from Australia, having experienced the heaviest weather in her history off the Portuguese coast…

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Two Days Late Narkunda In Gale LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

The Narkunda arrived at Plymouth two days late. Hurricane and mountainous seas compelled it to heave to…

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Flood in Ring Fight Postponed VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 1

Firpo's match against Lodge yesterday was postponed, because unprecedented rains flooded the…

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In Flooded Creek Cart Capsized SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 8

While returning from Singleton to Bowman's Creek A. Williams accompanied by his mother and 12-year-old sister Doreen had a sensational experience at…

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Flooded Yards Downie-street Free Filling Declined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 20

Aldermen Sherldan, Moore and Pepper joined in a chorus of condemnation at Wickham Council meeting last night concerning the…

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Houses Washed Away Big Floods in New Zealand Heavy Rain Causes Deaths Country Five Feet Under Water Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 6

A deluge of rain drenched and flooded the Hawkes Bay distract yesterday. At Napier 9½ inches were recorded in nine hours. At Whanawham, 11 inches, and at Eskdale 16 inches. In Napice houses were flooded and the train service was stopped…

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Record Floods

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 4

The highest Hood in the Hunter River was on August 23, 1807. That Inundation held the record until the of March, 1893, oclipsed it…

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Costly Floods Protecting Farmlands 40,000 Expended

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 16

Although the progress of West Maitland has been rapid, and is assured of immediate improvement, the possibility of a flood at any time has to acertain…

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New Zealand Storm Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

A brave rescue was a feature of the floods in the North Island. Donald Strachan, who had taken refuge in a poplar tree, was saved by a youth named…

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