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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
496 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 25
Reports concerning the number of fatalities in the northern floods, following Wednesday's cyclone, continue conflicting. The Acting Commissioner of Police has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The man steamer [?] which reached Sydney to-day, experienced little of the fury of the cyclone which swept the Queensland coast last week…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LOS ANGELES, Wednesday Night. Unbelievable conditions prevail following cloudbursts throughout California, and water five to eight…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Resolutions passed at a conference of councils on the damage caused by flooding the Cottage Creek catchment area were adopted by Merewether…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →It is estimated that damage, amounting to £300,000, has been caused by floods in the Herbert district. The loss to the sugar industry accounts for £230,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An American transport is on its way across the Pacific with 1200 marines for Shanghai. Though the Northern commander asserts that he is able to protect Shanghai from the Reds, his forces are still retreating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain is still drenching the flooded areas of four states in America, and its continuance is forecast. The death roll is growing, and no trans-continental trains are running…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At least 24 are dead, and damage to property is expected to total several million dollars, as the result of rain and snowstorms in California, Utah, Nevada,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Following the wild weather, which, caused 25 deaths in the Western United States, a-tornado has caused devastation in the Southern States, and at least 33 lives have been lost. The foundering of a cargo steamer between the Pbilipines and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The flood waters in the north are subsiding, leaving in their wake extensive damage to property, in addition to loss of lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More storms on the Pacific have had a disastrous effect on shipping, as it approached this already havoc-wrecked coast. The United States Shipping Board's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A remarkable discovery was made near Fig Tree Creek at Cairns at the week-end. After the floods had subsided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tremendous tides, driven by gales, swept over seaside residences in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, causing nine deaths leaving families…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sky was block and sullen, The air was hot and still, And scarce a sound there issued, From flat, or vale or hill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Norwegian sailing ship (1976 tons), with her timber cargo and hull intact, berthed at the Surrey Commercial Docks yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →England has been swept by a 60 mile a hour gale. Liners have been unable to reach port, and there have been many casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Flood Relief Committee has decided to hold a sports carnival at Cessnock Showground on April 2. Several donations have already been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moderation was reported to-day of the severe gales which have swept the Atlantic coast. All the distressed ships ire believed to be safe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A heavy rainstorm burst over Newcastle this afternoon, and within a few minutes the gutters were flooded. The visibility became so bad that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A light storm swept over Maitland at about one o'clock in the afternoon, and was followed an hour late by one of the heaviest rainstorms of recent years, over…
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