The Great Anti-cyclone
Sir,—To students of meteorology, the distribution of atmospheric pressure during the past week was one of unusual interest. An anti-cyclone or high…
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Floods & storms, 1925
273 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
Big Train Smash 25 Killed and 70 Injured in America Engines' Boilers Explode Wreck Caused by Heavy Rain Undermining Track New York
Twenty-five were killed and 70 were injured in a fearful train wreck Lackawanna, on the Chicago side of Buffalo. The wrecked train was a special carrying 200 passengers from Chicago to New York, en route to Europe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Sewers Relief for Waratah
The Hunter District Water Board yesterday considered correspondent from the Waratah Council in regard to the nuisance caused on a number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nasty Weather Small Vessels Scurry for Shelter Rough Off Coast Flood Rains Are Feared on North Coast Rivers SYDNEY
Nasty weather sprang up off the coast during the night, and this morning a rough sea and a strong easterly breeze made it impossible for small ships to venture outside Sydney heads. A special warning has been issued to the effect that the cyeionie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Warning
The following notice was issued from the Newcastle post office to-day. Cyelonic conditions have developed over Eastern Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Newcastle
Stormy conditions prevailed at Newcastle yesterday. A strong east-north-east wind blew, and the velocity of the wind aver-aged 45 miles an hour. There were some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Moving South Sydney
At three o'clock this afternoon, east to north-east gales were raging on the coast, accompanied by high seas. Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Rain Cyclonic Conditions Over Whole State Heavy Seas Raging Inland Floods not so Likely as Along the Coast
Newcastle has not yet exp[?]e need the force of the gale and heavy rain which have been prophesied for the week-end. The conditions to-day, however, were unsettled and over[?]d, with intermittent showers. Shipping has been warned of the possibilities of heavier seas, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclonic Conditions Flood Falls Likely Sydney
Due to the rapid easterly movement of the pressure distribution over Australia, cyclonic conditions have developed over the east coast of the Continent. Rough,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Shipping Delayed. Floods Feared. Brisbane
Abnormally rough weather for June prevails in Moreton Bay. An easterly gale is delaying coastal and oversea shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Fears Flood BRISBANE
The weather bureau this morning warned the people living or having property in places which were [?]merged in the 1908 flood to take all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods and Gales Three Men Missing From Penrith Wild Week End Hawkesbury and Lachlan Overflow Their Banks SYDNEY
Floods have caused great damage in different paris of the State, but it is hoped that the worst is over. Three men are missing at Penrith, and search parties have gone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District the Flood Warning
The warning issued by the police in the Lower Hunter River district regarding the probability of flood rains sweeping over the valley has caused uneasiness in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain in the State Rising Rivers Heavy Floods Feared Sydney
A cyclonic disturbance operating off the coast of New South Wales has resulted in practically the whole of the State being deluged. Torrential rain has fallen in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in Queensland Brisbane
The Weather Bureau reported this afternoon that barometers were rising rapidly between Sydney and Brisbane, and that squally southerly showery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Heavy Rain N.S.W. v. All Blacks SYDNEY
The third and final test match between the Al Blacks and N.S.W. Rugby Union teams was played at the showground this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fish Famine Gales Cut Off Supplies Stocks Exhausted
Newcastle is suffering from a fish famine. The district usually consumes 25 tons of fish a week, but during the past ten days less…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rivers in Flood Rain Over Whole State Further Falls Expected Sydney
The cyclonic disturbance which has been raging over the whole of the east coast of Australia has resulted in further heavy rain over almost the whole of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homeless Families Floods Force Out People at Forbes Town Under Water Sunday School Used to Shelter Refugees
Although the special forecasts issued to-day indicate a return to normal weather, the showers conditions are likely to continue. The rough seas on the coast are moderating. Reports of hardships suffered in the flood affected areas are still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Waters Position Much Easier Sydney
Reports to hand at the Weather Bureau to-day indicate that though the danger is by no means over, the position in regard to the flooded rivers throughout the State…
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