Road Too Out of Flood Reach
In addition to the agitation for a railway to get over the isolation difficulty during flood periods, there is also a movement on the coalfields for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1930
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Divert Hunter Flood Mitigation Suggestion Costly Work New Channel from Oakhampton
Exactly what the Government has in view for overcoming the flood menace on the Hunter River is not yet known, but Newcastle engineers assume that the intention probably is to cut a channel across the Bolwarra flats, and thus divert the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Further Floods Meteorologist's Belief More Rain Sydney
If the Acting State Meteorologist's belief is correct, there may be further floods in the north. It was raining over practically the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Relief Funds at Maitland Generous Giving
Generous gifts continue to build up the relief funds organised both in Newcastle and Maitland for the relief of sufferers by the flood. The total of the Mayor's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For Flood Victims Railway Concession
The Railway Commissioners have agreed to carry parcels of clothing for flood relict victims to Newcastle for West Maitland from any station…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Working for Flood Sufferers More Needed Funds for Flood Relief Shilling Appeal
To meet urgent needs, the Mayoress of Newcastle (Mrs. Blackall) appeals for greater support to the flood relief…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Mitigation Expert to Inquire SYDNEY
The State Cabinet has decided to send the Commissioner for Water Conservation (Mr. H. H. Dare), to prepare…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Rising Heavy Rain at Denman DENMAN
Steady rain is still failing, and 139 points have been registered up to 9 a.m.—a total of 212 points for three days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm Chapter Iv. (Continued)
Mother called them, and they both ran quickly inside. As soon as they were inside it began to rain. The trees tossed their heads in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Passenger Killed in Aeroplane Crash at Manly; Pilot Badly Hurt Flooded Streets Last Night's Storm 178 POINTS Glebe Trams Held Up
Torrential rain flooded city and suburban streets last, night and disorganised traffic. For the 24 hours, ended 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perth Expects Flood Perth
Serious floods in the metropolitan area are expected as the result of heavy rain inland. It is expected that waters, which are coming down from the hills, will enter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Relief Further Supplies Needed Work at Maitland
Good work is being carried out by the Citizens' and Ladies' Committees at the West Maitland Town Hall. There is a big collection of clothing on hand, but…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rain on North Coast Serious Floods Not Feared SYDNEY
The Acting-State Meteorologist (Mr. Camm) stated to-night that heavy rain has fallen on parts of the North Coast and that further rain is anticipated. This…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preventing Floods Canal Scheme Receives Support Expert Views Given
While engineers representing various Government departments are busily dealing with the question of flood mitigation in the Hunter Valley, representatives of Local Government bodies and men conversant with the position as it affects the town and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scheme for Flood Mitigation
Map Showing the area under review…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Caught Unawares Wallsend Downpour Shops Flooded
So quickly did the storm water canal rise between midnight last night and the early hours of this morning that most business houses in Nelson-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Streets Flooded Heavy Storm in City
Having vivid recollections of their unenviable experiences during the flood, many people living in low-lying districts spent an anxious time last Friday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Teralba
It rained very heavily in Teralba on Friday night, and Saturday morning. The debris from the dam blocked up the drain that was built for the storm water. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The 1893 Flood
A correspondent has inquired why the damage caused in the 1913 flood was not so extensive as in 1893. In 1893 practically the whole of Cummins' Dam was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Half Money Expended Further Help Needed
At a meeting of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee on Saturday night it was decided to curtail the present system of issuing relief unless further large donations…
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