Flood Information
The Stanhope Progress Association is endeavouring to enlist the support of municipal and shire council and progress associations in the Hunter River district…
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Floods & storms, 1927
496 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 25
Mississippi Flood Damage Increasing Hundreds Still Marooned (Australian Press Association.) New York
While it is still impossible to state definitely the toll of the Mississippi floods, Mr. Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce, who has been placed in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Bloodshed River Levees Blown Up New Orleans's Peril 900 Trapped by Flood
There wag no bloodshed when the Mississippi embankments were blown up in an endeavor to save New Orleans. The citizens…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lang Looks Round Inspection of Flooded Areas Creep-wrecked Homes Premier Promises to Give Assistance
Cars carrying the Premier (Mr. Lang) and the official party that escorted him around flood affected district areas to-day swept along through clouds of dust. It was a contrast to the Saturday of a fortnight ago. when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Orphaned 'Bus and Buggy Collide Smash in Storm London, Sunday Night
Six children, whose ages range from five months to 12 years, have been orphaned as the result of a collision between a trap and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mississippi Floods Appalling Disaster New Orleans Saved (Australian Press Association.) New York
A message from New Orleans states that the floods, which have hitherto been tragic enough, have now assumed the proportion of an appalling disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Prevent Flooding Hexham-Terrace Road Higher Level Proposed
For more than a week, portion of the Hexham-Raymond Terrace-road, known as Windoyer's Flat, was covered with water as high as five feet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disease After Flood Appeal for £2,000,000 Mississippi Disaster Vicksburg
The secretary for Commerce (Mr. Hoover), who is supervising relief operations in connection with the Mississippi floods,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Storm Streets and Gutters Flooded GRAFTON
A local storm burst over Grafton last night, when rain felt in torrents, 123 points falling in 30 minutes. Streets and gutters were flooded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conditions During April Cyclonic Storm. Sydney
The outstanding feature of the weather during April was the service cyclonic storm which swept Eastern New South Wales about Easter time, between the 14th and…
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Although seventeen days have passed since the overflow of Mulbring Wallis, Fishery, and Deep Crooks, on the lowlands south of West Maitland, very little…
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Sir,âIn Wednesday's issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" appears a statement by Alderman Parker, at the Newcastle Municipal meeting, that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Disaster Floods Increasing Thousands More Homeless (Australian Press Association.) New York
Mr. Hoover will arrive in Washington to-day to consult President Coolidge in regard to further flood relief. Meanwhile the waters have swept over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Essex Tours Dash Through Floods
Dalgety and Co., I,td., have just received advice to the effect that Mrs. Sandford and Miss Christie, who left Sydney some time ago on a long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Board Visit Flood Damage at Chichester
To deal with matters rising from the estimated £5000 flood and storm damage at Chichester reservoir, the president of the Hunter District Water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Victims Tragedies io Sydney Inquests Begin Sydney
It scorned a strange irony of fate that the sun should shine from a clear sky of glorious blue, when the City Coroner opened the inquest into…
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Sir,âAllow me to point out to your correspondent "Junction Ratepayer" an error he or she made. It was Alderman Dick who made the remark. "We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mississippi Flood New Orleans in Danger Devastation Spreading (Australian Press Association.) New York
The flood situation at New Orleans is much graver than is generally believed. There is a tendency to minimise the city's danger for the purpose of sparing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spreading Floods Thousands More Homeless Gave Anxiety New Orleans
The spreading of the floods in the northern portions of the State of Louisiana rendered thousands homeless yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Union-st. Flood Conference Next Friday Culvert Proposed
To take steps toward the finalising of the [?]cheme to do away with the Cottage Creek flooding in Union-ssdteet. the Mayor (Alderman…
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