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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Gales; Rough Seas Cyclonic Disturbance SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 5

A cyclonic disturbance has developed on the coast, and at a centre south-east of Sydney. Strong southerly winds to gale force, and rough…

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Johnstown Flood Victoria Theatre Feature

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

Thrills, drama, romance and sensation are provided in Johnstown Flood, one of the picture features at the Victoria Theatre this week…

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Flood Fears Wickham Council Protests District Drainage

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 3

Wickham Council entered a further protest at a meeting of the Water Board to-day against the commencement of any work in connection with…

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Flooding Avoided

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 4

Residents near the intersection of Merewether and Curry streets, near Kempster-road, Merewether, experience great trouble during rain owing…

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Gale at Newcastle Warning to Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 7

A westerly gale blew at Newcastle yesterday making conditions most unpleasant, out of doors, and the wind reached a velocity of 65 miles an hour. The weather…

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Storm Drainage Amplification Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 3

Alderman Cram, of the Water and Sewerage Board, addressed Adamstown Council last night with reference to the probable route of the…

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Flooded Merewether Complaints to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 7

At the meeting of Merewether Council last night, Alderman Dixon, complaind of the Water Board blocking up Cottage Creek drain at…

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Gale on Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 4

A southerly gale, which worked to the south-cast and back again, struck the coast at Newcastle yesterday, and reached a velocity of 65 miles an hour in the…

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Great Storm Perils of the Snow. NOME. Friday. Noon

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 1

Snow began falling at noon, as a great storm spread over western Alaska. The barometer felt to 29.52…

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Waiting for News Amundsen Not Yet at Nome Storm in Arctic Thrilling Story of Flight Over Point Barrow WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 1

Polar experts bere are not alarmed over Captain Amundsen's failure to appear, at Nome on time. They believe that when he found himself passing Point Burrow and along the Alaskan coast, be would consider the journey…

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Floods Likely Heavy Rain Predicted

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 5

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) has issued the following special warning to all post offices:— "Weather Bureau advises that…

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Gales and Floods Warning to Shipping

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 4

Shipping has been warned by the State meteorologist that a cyclone is [?]voloping and that galos and rough seas can be expected over the north…

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Still Adrift Eastern Moon in Gale

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

The disabled steamer Eastern Moon was still being driven before the gale towards Lord Howe Island when her plight was last wirelessed…

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Cyclone Off Queensland Many Vessels Sheltering Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

The cyclonic disturbance operating off he Central Queensland const during the week-end had this morning moved south, and its centre at nine o'clock was…

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Byron Bay Storm Byron Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

Winds of hurricane force and heavy rain swept the coast last night, and the sea is very rough. The steamer Orara arrived to time,…

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Cyclonic Disturbance Floods Expected on North Coast. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

Rain was recorded over all coastal areas this morning, also on most of the tablelands and in parts of northern inland areas westward to Bourke and…

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Macquarie Flood Fifth in Three Months Stock in Danger Warren

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

Huge volumes of water from four floods since March have submerged the lower portions of the Macquarie for miles and fifth flood is now…

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Cyclone on Coast Gales and Rough Seas. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 7

Unsettled, squally, showery weather continued along the coast and parts of the tablelands during the past 24 hours, and light to heavy falls were reported…

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Queensland Cyclone Shipping Hard Pressed Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 8

The cyclone which has caused such rough weather on the Queensland coast since Saturday has now passed further out into the Pacific, and is apparently…

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Hove to for 34 HOURS Themistocles in Cyclone BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 5

The full force of the cycline, which has been raging on the Queensland coast, was felt by the Aberdeen liner Themistocles, which arrived to-day…

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