Flood Brings Snakes Boy's Narrow Escape
A seven-year-old boy had a narrow the escape from being bitten by a venmous bancy bandy snake on the Stockton beach this morning…
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Floods & storms, 1926
435 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 22
Lessons of the Flood
The collapse of the embankment at the Wallis Creek end of the old bed of the river, necessitating the erection of the breastwork at the old High-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flooded Waratah Mayor's Protest Unheeded
The Mayor of Waratah has not received any reply to his urgent wire to the Minister for Works (Mr. Flannery) concerning the flooding of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minister's Silence Throsby Creek Flood Waratah Appeal
Although the Minister for Works (Mr. Flannery) had a number of telegrams from Waratah, telling of the unfortunate position of residents in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Downpour Cottage Creek Drain Runs a Banker Low Lands Flooded Month's Rain in Newcastle Totals Over 11 Inches
Large areas of low-lying country in the Newcastle district were flooded again, to-day, as the result of the heavy rain which fell during the night, and has continued with but little intermission to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Houses Flooded Hamilton Land Suffers
In paris of Hamilton the rain caused serious inundation. In Cooranbong-road, near the railway line, two houses who flooded, the water being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain at Newcastle. Storm Drains Overflow
Heavy downpours of rain on Tuesday night and early yesterday morning, following upon the rainfalls of a few days ago, which left the ground very sodden,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Droughts and Floods
Sir,—I think I can safely claim that my forecast published in your issue of March 15 foretold the actual period of the break in the recent serious drought…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maitland's Main Street in Flood
A. scene in High-street, West Mad land, during the flood in the Hunter River Tost week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →All Saved Great Rescue in Wild Storm at Sea FRANTIC S.O.S. Tramp Beats Liner in Race to Rescue Crew
With the cargo steamer on her beam ends, with flooded bunkers and stokcholds, the crew's chance of rescue seemed remote, but a mighty liner and a humble tramp responded to the call for help which fluttered through the raging gale above the stormy North Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone at Trangie Much Damage Done Sydney
The town of Trangie, in western New South Wales, was severely damaged by a cyclone this afternoon. Reports received in Sydney to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Storm LONDON, Wednesday Night
Half an hour's thunderstorm, with torrential rain, ended in a terrific flash of fighting, which smashed 200 windows in Palmer's Green, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Roads Require Repairing
That the recent flood waters have done considerable damage to roads in the Maitland district was evident at the Bolwarra Shire Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Bagdad
The safety of Bagdad is seriously threatened by an unprecedented flood. The Tigris River overflowed its banks near the Royal Palace, a mile from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bagdad Marooned Devastating Flood LONDON
A message from Bagdad says that flood waters have completely surrounded the city, Including the Air Force camp. The damage already…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bagdad Floods
Irrigation exports describe the outlook at Bagdad last night as worse than ever. The breach in the Tigris is now nearly 200 yards wide, and water is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →King Flooded Out Waters Falling at Bagdad LONDON
The River Tigris at Bagdad has fallen a foot, but the flood waters covering the desert are stationary. A strong wind lashed the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage Maitland's Roads
In reply to a request by East Maitland Council to the Main Roads Board for assistance to repair flood damage to the roads, the board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Maitland
A severe storm, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning, struck Maitland about 5.30 yesterday afternoon. The storm was preceded by a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Sack Him!" U.S.A. "Drys" Storm of Indignation Legalising Beer Movement Begun to Remove General Andrews
A campaign has been started among supporters of prohibition in the United States to have General Andrews, the head of the prohibition enforcement forces, dismissed. The President (Mr. Coolidge) has been deluged with letters,…
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