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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

496 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 25

Maitland District South Maitland Flood the Waters Rising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 8

The South Maitland flood continued to rise slowly during Monday night and yesterday, following, another heavy rainfall over the Mulbring watershed, and the…

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Floods in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 7

Owing to the Mississippi River having burst its banks at several places, extensive fertile areas bordering the river are now inundated…

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Wallsend Suffers Mine Closed Indefinitely Flooded Workings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 6

The huge subsidence of land in the soccer club's ground has caused to such an extent that all…

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Horses to Rescue Cart Dragged Through Flood

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

The day of the horse is not done yet. A teamster at Woodville, near West Maitland, has prioved that…

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Silt-laden Flood Harbor's Murky Hue

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Newcastle Harbor was never a stretch of inviting blue. To-day, as a result of the rush of silt-laden flood water that has been pouring…

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Hexham Flood Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Crossing the flooded portion of the Newcastle-Maitland-road between Tarro and Hexham this morning with his cart packed with milk cans…

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Week's Deluge COOPERNOOK

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 7

From Port Macquarie, in the north, to Taree and Wingham in the south, there was an almost continuous deluge for a week. In one night at Port…

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Dismal Welcome Royal Visit to Melbourne Heavy Rain Duchess's Birthday MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 7

The Renown, with the Duke aud Duchess of York on board, glided into Port Phillip Bay at 5.3 a.m. to-day. She had been…

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1500 IDLE Cyclone Wrecks Road Men's Camp Navvies' Losses Workers on Moonee Moonee Job Flooded Out

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 9

Government assistance to recompense Main Roads Board navvies at Moonee Moonee and Catherine Hill Bay for their losses in gales and floods that stripped sections of both' camps, was the subject of a request to the A.W.U. to-day…

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The Great Storm More Bodies Recovered Death Roll Totals 15 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

The records of loss of life, due to the terrific storm that swept Sydney on Monday night, were added to to-day, when the bodies of four men and a woman…

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South Maitland Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

The South Maitland flood rose during the night and spread out over fresh ground. It moved into the farms on the west side of the Long Bridge, but did not…

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American Floods Enormous Damage Number of Deaths (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

Twenty-five persons have been killed, and over a hundred injured, by the series of tornadoes which swept, through Illinois and Nebraska…

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Floods Subside

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

The floods in the Camden and Campbelltown districts have subsided. The Nepean River, which overflowed its banks, has now fallen, and rail and road…

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Country Damage Greatest Flood in History

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 8

Complete details of the terrific cyclone damage to country districts is now coming through. Many towns have suffered the greatest flood within…

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Rising Floods Many Deaths in Cental U.S.A. Thousands Marooned Tornadoes Add to list of Dead and Homeless

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

People are reported to be clinging to trees and church steeples to escape the rising floods in the valley of the Mississippi and its tributaries, and the inundation extends throughout the Central, Middle Western and Southern States of the U.S.A…

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Washed Away Flooded Creek at Dapto DAPTO

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 6

While J. Evans was attempting to cross a flooded creek by a temporary bridge, his horse and sulky were washed down stream. He was rescued and…

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Worst in History Floods at Cape Hawk FORSTER

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 7

The Wallamba River and Cape Hawk district, of which Forster is the principal town, suffered the greatest floods in history…

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Cyclone's Track Destruction in India CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 1

A tornado which passed over Eastern Bengal affected an area from 300 to 600 feet broad and 12 to 15 miles long…

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Weathered the Storm Steamer Stagen Safe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

Storm-tossed but undamaged the Dutch steamer Stagen arrived in Newcastle harbour yesterday morning from Ambonia. It was the Stagen that was anchored off…

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Chinese Gardeners Want Storm Compensation SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

"Me wantee compensation for destroyed gardens." The Chinese gardeners whose properties suffered by the break in the…

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