Mayoress Busy Help For Flood Sufferers
The Mayoress of Newcastle (Mrs. Blackall), was the busiest woman in Newcastle yesterday. From early morning to late at night she was…
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Floods & storms, 1930
673 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 34
Fought the Flood For Baby's Life Ambulance Work
Stories of thrilling rescues and encounters with flood waters in their efforts to transfer sick ana injured people to Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Scenes Remarkable Pictures
On pape 6 appears a remarkable series of pictures showing the [?]ays of the floods in and around Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Pictures of Floods In And Around Maitland District Desolate Scenes
Carrying on under difficulties: Vehicles and pedestrians negotiating the swif[?]ty running stream in High-street, West Maitland. General view of the [?]nun dated state of West Maitland railway station. Water pouring over the retaining wall at the home of Alderman O.W. Holmes in Sempill-street, West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liner in Gale Mountainous Seas ADELAIDE
Waves 40ft high were encountered by the British India liner Nowshera, which reached Outer Harbour yesterday. The vessel battled against the elements for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gloucester Meeting of Shire Repairing Flood Damage
The monthly meeting of the Gloucester Shire was held on Friday. Members in attendance were—Crs. J. P. Easton (in the chair), J. R. Higgins, W. P. Reichert, C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Anniversary
Flood history is repeating itself at Maitland, as to-day is the anniversary of the great Maitland flood of 1807. In those days the embankments were not so high…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RELIEF Sufferers from the Flood "Newcastle Herald" Fund
Opened only on Saturday morning, the "Newcastle Morning Herald" fund to provide relief for those who have suffered so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Floods Down to 22ft at Maitland Government Relief Sought Restoration of Train Services
The river was down to 22 feet at the Belmore Bridge at 11 a.m. yesterday, and had ceased to flow through the breaches in the embankments. The backwater flood had receded from High-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Position Restoring Services Flood Waters Receding
Establishment of rail communication between Newcastle and Maitland, and the partial restoration of services on the North Coast line and Northern line day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Raymond Terrace Communication Restored Punt Breaks Away Adrift in Flooded River
Nights of foreboding disaster, horror, and agonising suspense, as they watched the rise of the water, and the culmination in a realisation of their worst fears, will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damming Hunter "Increased Flood Danger" South Arm Barrage
Questioning the wisdom of attempting to divert the natural course of a river, Mr. A. F. Hall, well-known Newcastle engineer, declared last night that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Trains Traversing Flood Areas Unforgettable Scenes
Ploughing almost axle-deep through flood waters on the Sandgate-Hexham Section, passenger trains crowded with people curious to see the havoc which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Scenes Viewed by Thousands
In the trains which came from Newcastle to High-street, West Maitland, yesterday, about 3000 passengers were carried and most of them spent several hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Damage Maitland Discussion Special Meeting of Council
A special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held yesterday morning, to discuss what damage had been caused by the flood. The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boys Lead the Way Crossing the Flood Car Follows
"Our maggiers' won't get wet." laughed three school boys on push bikes to motor car drivers yesterday afternoon, who warned them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mines Held Up Effect of the Flood One at Work
Aberdare Central was the only colliery in the Cessnock district able in work to-day. It is expected, however, that it will be Idle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Late Barred From Death-bed by Floods
How the Northern Area Commissioner, Mr. Quinton, came to the aid of a stricken family with a special train, reveals a pathetic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Floods (Continued from page 5) One Link Missing Restoring the Railway Services Mines Idle Transhipping Passengers at Maitland
The flooded waste at West Maitland is now the only broken link in the railway connections between Sydney and the North and North Coast From Farley north the line is clear. It is also clear on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Relief Mayor Calls Meeting Newcastle Sympathy
The Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Blackall) decided to-day at the request of many citizens, to call a…
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