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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Flood Boats Sent Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 6

The police Department to-night forwarded by rail six flood boats to the affected areas. The beats will be used wherever needed, and the police will…

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Floods in the South How Goulburn was Inundated

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 8

GOULBURN SOAKED.—The approach to the golf links is now by way of water. The caretaker is marooned in the club house. THE GOLF COURSE AT GOULBURN is now covered with a sheet of water…

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Awaiting Disaster. Flood Reaches Wagga Yass in Darkness Gundagai Men Missing WAGGA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

Gundagal reports, after much delay, owing to broken telegraph lines, that the river rose to 37 feet. It remained stationary till 2 p.m., thence falling…

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Cyclone Still Active Rough to High Seas Expected SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 1

The State Meteorologist says that the cyclonic disturbance which has been operating on the New South Wales coast is still active…

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Floods Subsiding More Lives Lost Tremendous Damage Done Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 5

Latest reports from the flooded areas in the southern districts of New South Wales show that, following on the cessation of the rains, the flood waters…

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Poll in Flooded Areas Possible Postponement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 5

After consulting Mr. Mares, the Government Meteorologist, and ascertaining the districts in which interruption of communications seemed possible, the Chief…

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Worst Over Floods at Wagga Waters Subsiding Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 8

"The flood level at Wagga was 32 feet four inches at 9 a.m." said the State meteorologist (Mr. Mares), to-day. "At 5.30 yesterday afternoon…

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Quiet in Sydney Floods Affect Polling SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 8

Quietness marked the polling at the metropolitan booths to-day, and unless there is a rush later this afternoon the poll is expected to be a…

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Cyclone Moves Eastward Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 5

The State weather officer made the statement to-night that the cyclonic disturbance, which was responsible for heavy rains and floods in southern…

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Floods Subsiding Great Devastation Caused Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 7

The flood waters are receding in all parts of southern New South Wales, leaving a trail at devastation in their wake. The town of Queanbeyan is in a…

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The Floods Danger Not Past. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

Although the flood waters are slowly receding in southern New South Wales, the danger is not yet past, for some substantial falls are expected during the…

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In the Flooded Country Scenes from Queanbeyan and Wagga

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

QUEANBEYAN'S BAD TIME.—A house that had been attacked by flood waters left now on a foundation of ooze with the furniture heaped pathetically around. TYPICAL SCENE in flooded Queanbeyan. This is lower Morrissett-street. Salvaged furniture was piled in heaps like this everywhere…

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Cloudy Conditions. the Flood Waters Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 6

Conditions were still cloudy this morning in southern and parts of central districts, and rain was falling at a few places. The rainfall reported for the previous 24…

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Floods Receding Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 7

The flood waters reached Narrandera to-day, when the river rose to 26 feet 6 inches, and overflowed its banks, flooding the country in all directions. As…

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The Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 7

With these, terrible floods in certain rivers having as their source that splendid set of ranges, the chief of which includes our highest…

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Love, the Conqueror. Published by arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne. CHAPTER I. the Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 15

Clare Mallaston cantered aimlessly over the sunlit plain. The wind whipped the colour of her cheeks, brightened her eyes, stirred her blood. Now and again she…

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Riverina Floods HAY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

The river rose rapidly at Carrathool yesterday, covering all the lowing [?]nd on the north side. At 3 p.m. traffic across the bridge was…

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Riverina Floods Hay District Suffers SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

Serious floods are expected in the Hay district. The river is now at the 20 feet level and is still rising rapidly. The State Meteorologist said this…

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Gale Coming Barometer Record

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

The rainfall registration at Signal Hill Newcastle, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, was five points. The signa[?]master reported that the…

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Rising River Flood Waters at Hay HAY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

The river has reached a height of 25 feet seven inches, and is rising quickly. The water is running over the flats…

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