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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 12

Great Storms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

By the time this is in print we shall have got to know a little more of the great American storm and a good deal more of the great New Zealand one…

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Storm-water Drainage Adamstown Rifle Range Departmental Investigation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

Mr. H. J. Connell. M.L.A., has a letter from the Works Department referring to the representations which have been made on behalf of…

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Storm Water Outlet Waratah Requirement £12,000 SCHEME

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 8

The Public Works Department pointed out to the Hunter Water Board that the deputation which waited on the Minister at Waratah in December last urged that…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, March 14. Storm After Calm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 11

After what must have been one of the finest summers New Zealand has ever known since the date of its colonisation, the country, but more…

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Perilous Trip Launch In a Storm Thrilling Battle Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 5

A thrilling story of a battle with the storming on Saturday night was told by the members of a picnic party who in a launch the…

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No Concrete Top Hamilton Storm Channel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 8

The Water and Sewerage Board had again under consideration correspondence from Hamilton Council in regard to the Cottage Creek…

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May Be Flooded Dam To Replace Village Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

In the days of the gold-mining boom in Central Otago the little township of Walpori, nestling in the hills behind the Taleri Plain, was the scene of great…

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Streets Like Rivers Heavy Rain In Melbourne Road Regattas Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

To-day is the third day of heavy rain. The low-lying areas in several suburbs are flooded, and [?]oed warnings have been issued in Eastern…

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Delayed by Storm World Flyers In Italy LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

Fears that something untoward had happened to Maclaren, the aviator, were dispelled by a message from "The Times" Rome correspondent,…

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Hours of Peril Terrible Italian Floods LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

Torrential rains caused landslides in the Amalift tourist region of Italy, says the Rome correspondent of the London "Daily Mail."…

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Melbourne Floods Rivers Still Rising Yawning Chasm Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

Heavy rain continues. The Yarra is rapidly rising. There was a record jump at Rudder Grange yesterday of 8ft. 6in. The river there is within…

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Disastrous Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

Another of the terrific storms which have been taking a toll of lives and property this winter is reported from Kansas City. This time it was a…

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Thirty Drowned Flood Destroys Bridge LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

A Madrid message states that floods in the River Algaba destroyed a bridge, as many pedestrians were crossing. Thirty…

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Big Flood Forty Villages Under Water Twenty Drowned 'Planes To Rescue WARSAW

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

The River Vistula overflowed and flooded 40 villages. Twenty people were drowned, and damage estimated at…

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Floods in Poland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 7

A message from Warsaw states that Thawing snow caused the River Vistula and its confluents in Poland to overflow, with the result that forty villages were…

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The Polish Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

A Warsaw message states that here are heartrending scenes in the flooded districts. Three suburbs of Warsaw are under…

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Rain and Gales. Some Heavy Falls. Sydney

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

The combined tropical and southern depression developed cyclonic character on Wednesday about the control and south coast, the centre being located to…

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Storm Cheated Collier Escapes SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 5

The collier Galava went ashore near Doboyde Point, in Sydney Harbor, at 4.30 this morning, but the storm was cheated of a victim…

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More Heavy Rain Cyclone Off the Coast. Several Vessels Shelter. Sydney

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

The operation of a cyclonic disturbance off the const has resulted in heavy rain, with rough and stormy conditions, causing a number of coastal boats to…

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The Cyclone Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

The State Divisional, Weather Officer to-night said that the cyclone was still operating over the Tasmar sea, and rouge, stormy conditions were expected…

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