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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Floods Coming Warning in South SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 7

The weather bureau issued a warning this afternoon of the possibility of floods in the South Coast and other southern…

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Rain in the State Floods Possible Warning to Southern Parts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 7

The following warning was despatched this afternoon to all areas likely to be affected: "Further heavy rain is expected on the…

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Flood Danger Passes. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 6

Mr. Hunt, the Common wealth Meteorologist, stated this, evening that the flood danger in Riverina and Gippsland had now passed. He expected further rains,…

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British Commerce Flood of Loans Wool Prospects Good (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 5

Once more rubber shares have provided the principal interest in the Stock Exchange, and with the price of raw material at 4s 6d per lb there has…

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Floods in Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 5

The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Express" reported that numerous deaths have occurred from floods, due to the sudden torrential rain, which transformed…

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Gales on British Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 7

Terrible north-easterly gales have raged on the east coast of England with wind and heavy falls of snow and considerable loss of life resulted…

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Senate Delays Floods in the Darling Tasmania's Four Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 5

Those floods in the Darling electorate which held up the ballot boxes have been the means of delaying the whole Senate count for…

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Brisbane Notes. Brisbane, November 26. After the Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 16

The election storm is now over, and it has left a strange medley of feelings in the labour movement, the two most pronounced being a desire in some quarters…

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Gale in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 4

Extremely unpleasant conditions were experienced in Sydney to-day, when the temperature reached 97 degrees, the highest this summer…

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Wild Storm Calamity in Italy Many Dead Rome

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 5

A tremendous storm, with wind and rain, has swept Southern Italy, Wrecking houses and harbours. The swollen rivers burst their asks flooding the…

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Narrow Escapes Harbor Craft in Trouble Yesterday's Storm Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 5

During the height of yesterday's storm, the Earlwood Picture Theatre, In course of erection, was blown down. A mass of bricks damaged the…

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Cyclone in Morocco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 5

A message received in Paris from Casablanca reports that a violent cyclone at Fez on Saturday demolished four aeroplanes in the local aerodrome, also…

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Destructive Storm ATHENS

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 1

A violent storm is raging on the Gree[?] coast. Several steamers have been lost, and inland communications are interrupted…

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After the Storm Peace in Shire Council Triennial Dinner

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 4

With the stormy utterances of public meetings still ringing in their cars, councillors of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council buried…

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Tank Plans Bentley Claim Causes Floods of Talk Manx Inventors Shoals of Letters and Specifications for Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 1

Captain Bentley's claim for £300,000 at the inventor of war tanks has aroused other inventors, who are flooding the judge and lawyers engaged in the case with plans and statements. The presiding judge has received plans and specifications prepared…

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"Flood the Wicket" Mailey's Advice SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 2

Discussing the coming trial cricket match, A. A. Malley says that so much has been said and written that players who are nervous are sure to be…

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Dust Storm Vagaries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 12

Melbourne on Saturday as visited by a phenomenal dust storm, which many old residents of Melbourne claimed to be the worst in their experience. It certainly…

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Severe Storm Electrical Disturbance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm passed over Cessnock last night. during which 50 points of rain fell. The storm broke with a terrific clap at about 9.30 p.m…

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Storms in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 5

While the drought in America has broken, a heavy series of rainstorms has occurred, which have worked their way from the south along the Atlantic…

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Heavy Rain in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 6

Heavy rains in the Otira district caused a washout on the Midland railway, necessitating the conveyance of express passengers by motor over…

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