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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

273 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14

Hongkong Floods London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 5

The Hongkong correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that 200 Chinese were buried when rain caused a landslide at Hongkong…

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Korean Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 5

A Tokio telegram states that the Korean Governor-General officially reports that the floods are subsiding, and the rescue work is proceeding…

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Korean Floods Enormous Damage Many Lives Lost Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 1

Details of the Korean floods indicate that there has been a tremendous loss of property, but that the loss of life is comparatively light, being less…

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The Seoul Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 7

Latest official message from Seoul states that the water is rapidly subsiding, and communication are partially restored. The lighting service is…

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Big As Tennis Balls Hailstones in British Storm Extensive Damage London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 1

DESTRUCTIVE thunderstorms raged all night over the greater part of England and Scotland. Extensive damage was done owing…

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Heavy Rain Floods in U.S.A. DETROIT

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 1

For the third time within twelve months flood conditions have been experienced along the shores of the Great Lakes…

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The Korean Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

A cable message received by the Board of Foreign Missions of the New York Methodist Episcopal Church, from Bishop H. Welsh, of Seoul, in Korea…

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Storm Drainage Facilitating the Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

Hamilton Council has expressed the opinion that the new drainage scheme no far an its boundary is concerned, is not making the headway it should…

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Swansea Floods Council's Grader Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

The Swansea Progress Association has written to the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, asking that the council's grader should be sent to…

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Floods Likely North Coast Threatened

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

The Newcastle telegraph office has been advised by the Weather Bureau that as from two to five inches of rain has fallen on the…

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Heavy Coastal Rains North-west Benefits Possibility of Floods Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

Due to extensive tropical activity, rough and unsettled conditions ruled over New South Wales and Queensland during the week-end. The rainfall was particularly…

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Gales in New Zealand AUCKLAND

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 4

A severe storm is raging in the country districts. At Te Aroba many buildings have been wrecked by the gale. The main portion of the town…

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The Second Deluge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 7

A Munich message published in America reads—Is the earth likely to be subjected again to a deluge such as that described in the Book of Genesis?…

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Gales in a Tank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 10

Some of the world's cleverest scientists are retained by the British Government to play with toys! At the National Physical Laboratory at…

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Floods in Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 5

Disastrous floods are reported from West Korea, owing to rain since Monday, resulting in 21 deaths. The railway service at Chinampo is…

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Floods in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

Advice from Tokio states that a special message from Nagoya reports serious damage by floods, estimated at 10,000,000 yen…

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Gale on the Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

The westerly gale which prevailed throughout the day out Newcastle yesterday made conditions rough in the harbour, and the masters of the various river boats…

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Tokio Flooded Water Invades Thousands of Homes Houses Collapse Widespread Damage Without Great Loss of life TOKIO

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 1

The worst disaster since the great earthquake has overtaken Tokio, where flood water has entered 25,000 houses. The loss of life has been slight, but the damage and discomfort is enormous…

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Heavy Floods in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 5

A severe storm struck Tokio yesterday, and the lower part of the city was flooded. The rains resulted in 40,000 houses in…

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Two Days' Fight Leaky Ship in Gale Karamu Sinks Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

Officers and men of te Union Company's [?]-suted steamer kari[?], which is now lying at the bottom of the sen off South West Cape on the…

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