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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
473 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 24
A Wireless message this evening from the steamer Hochst, which went aground off Minicoy Island, while en route from here to European ports, states that holds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A request will be made to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) for a grant of £500 for the repair of flood damage as the result of the decision…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. M. Bowe presided at a conference of farmers in the Morpeth school of Arts on Monday night, to consider the best means of dealing with floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. P. Smith, President of the Louth Park and Dagworth Progress Association, accompanied by other members of the association, met Mr. W. F. O'Hearn,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The town of San Marcial, Mexico, 170 miles south-west of Santa Fe, was swept away when the Rio Grande…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. W. Bennett, M.P., has received a letter from the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby), stating that he had received particulars of the required…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—I have read the report of the visit of Mr.Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, to the areas affected by the recent floods in the Hunter district, and also the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Minister for Local Government has approved of a special grant of £200 being made available immediately to Patrick Plains Shire Council for expenditure on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A howling gale buffeted all 'planes on the morning stage from Essendon and Amalgamated Wireless Ltd., received a message…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the inquiry to-day into the stranding of the Pappinbarra near Port Stephens on September 11, Captain F. M. Merrett admitted that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A communication has been received by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.P., from Mr. Ross. Under-Secretary of Agriculture, to the effect that Mr. Thorby, Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In an interview with the Under-Secretary for Agriculture. Mr. G. D. Ross, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M.P., urged that the engineer appointed to meet tile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mayer of Morpeth, Ald. J. E. Connolly, has been advised by the Rural Industries Department, Sydney, that Mr. C. D. Wheeler, an officer of the branch, will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An estimate for the repair of flood damage to the Brisbanefield floodgates, near Morpeth, and the removal of flood deposits from the drain was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A cyclone swept the southern suburbs of Johannesburg. demolishing Mr. Sel Joel's famous stables. Two racehorses. Toureen and Tetratema, were so injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Those present were President, Cr. J. T. Butler), Crs. J. A. Niland, B. N. Frith,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a meeting of Tarro Shire Council yesterday, the Engineer, Mr. W. R. Lindsay, reported that, at the request of the Brisbanefield Progress Association, near…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Owing to the flooding of Blue Gum-road, in Heaton. In wet weather, Heaton Progress Association, at its meeting last night, decided to ask…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There is a possibility or further floods in coastal areas north of Sydney. The Commissioner of Police (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →With the ground well soaked by steady rain, torrential showers about 2 p.m. soon converted the watercouses at Wallsend into races, and caused the accumulation…
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