No More Floods Carrington Drainage Scheme
That flood waters will not affect Carrington in future is the opinion of the opinion of the engineer (Mr. R. O. V. Horton) and the aldermen now that the work…
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Floods & storms, 1929
473 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 24
More Rain! Heavy Falls Forecast Flood Rescues Laurieton 32 Inches in Week! SYDNEY
More ram with heavy falls at scattered places was the Northern district forecast issued by the Weather Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Falling Storm at Weston
The river at West Maitland was down to 19ft last evening, and was falling very slowly. The floodgates in Wallis Creek will not open until the water on the river…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Rain Deluge on Mountains Rain Eases in North. Sydney
Again rain fell over practically all the eastern half of New South Wales during the 24 hours ending at 9 o'clock this morning. The heaviest falls were reported from the Blue Mountains,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Balloon in Storm Germany to Scotland London
Intending to take a short inland cruise, three Germans who went up in a balloon from Leipzig on Sunday, crashed in Aberdeenshire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Gale And Tremendous Seas Byrd's Supply Ship at Sea
We are 500 miles south-west of Dunedin, and in the throes of a heavy gale, with tremendous seas. The ship has a list of 50…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The King Disturbed by Gale Condition Satisfactory (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
The King had a disturbed night owing to the high gale in the Channel. Otherwise his condition is satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Victim Inquest at Gloucester Gloucester
At the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Leslie Lee, railway guard, one of the victims of Saturday's great flood, the Coroner found as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Property Flooded Complaint From Holmesville
At last night's meeting of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, W. Laird, an aged resident of Holmesville, addressed the council in support of his claim for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Swirling Flood That Filled Kempsey Streets
Swollen by the heavy rains of the few days, the Maclay River overflowed its banks on Saturday, and flooded out the town of Kempsey during the week-end. The cars were left at home and residents took to boats to get about and tired in higher portions of the town. This picture was taken looking down the river from the Kempsey Bridge, when the flood was at its height…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wide Area of State Flooded Tragic 'Plane Smash at Goulburn
HE HASTINGS FLOOD — The flooding of the Hastings River, near Wauchope has covered the country for miles. It rose very nearly to the level of the railway bridge. NEW INLAND SEA. — This view of the covered railway line near Wauchope gives on idea of the extent of the floods in that district. The sea even has its miniature breakers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Dangers Boolaroo Black-out
"With drains and creeks running a banker, and no lights on it is a wonder someone has not been drowned," the chairman of Boolaroo Urban…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Near Normal North Coast Flood Position Rivers Receding Farmers Will Benefit From Rain
Flood waters are pouring back from the low-lying country into the rivers again. While untold damage is revealed in some districts, farmers will benefit from the increased seed, which will result from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Winter's Grip European Cold Wave Snowstorms and Gales Widespread Disasters (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
There was no sign yesterday of a break in the Arctic weather. The intense cold has been accentuated by snowstorms and heavy gales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duri Cloudburst Tamworth Train Delayed Flood Relief Sydney
Flood waters are now receding, and all danger on tho Hawkesbury seems to bo gone. Great damage has been done by a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yarra Flood Risk to be Reduced by New Bed
The River Yarra, the pride of Melbourne, is to have a new bed, and workmen are engaged excavating the retaining walls of the old Richmond quarries. When the cut is finished in March, the exira channel will reduce the risk of floods on the low-lying flats. Incidentally, a new island will be formed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain to Come
Mr. F. H. Kelly sends the following weather forecast—"With the maintenance of tropical activity over Northern Australia, further heavy rain may be expected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage Grants
Mr. M. F. Bruxner, M.P., Minister for Local Government, has advised Mr. Walter Bennett, M.P., that approval has been given to the following grants, in reply to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wickham Hannell-street Flooding
Ald. Young, Mayor of Wickham, accompanied by Mr. H. J. Smith, Works Officer of the council, has interviewed Mr. Neilley, Engineer-in-charge of Public Works,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gloucester Flood Coulton's Body Found. Gloucester
The body of John Coulton, of East Greta, who was drowned in the flood waters at Gloucester, last Saturday, was found in the fork of a tree near the North…
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