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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

673 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 34

Flood Relief Distressed Farmers' Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

The first meeting of the new Maitland Flood Relief Committee, which was appointed at a public meeting last week, was held at the Town Hall, West…

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Social Gossip Flood Relief Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

The capacity of the Town Hall was taxed last Saturday night when the Newcastle Parents and Citizens' Association held a dance to help with the…

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Flood Relief Hearing Applicants Committee Elected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

A sub-committee was appointed at the initial meeting of the Maitland District Flood Relief Committee last night for the purpose of investigating…

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Flooded Farmland Maitland District Business Men Complain

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

Describing the matter as a "crying shame." Mr. Tdstein, at the meeting of Maitland District Chamber of Commerce last night, deplored the…

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Settlers and the Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V. Thorby, with reference to the request made by a deputation during the…

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Too Poor To Help Flood Relief Wallsend Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 6

Wallsend Council has only sympathy to offer the flood suffers. "The only thing poor people can offer is sympathy, and that isn't much…

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Huge Seas Steamer's Severe Buffeting "Gale After Gale" Water Feet Deep Across Decks

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 5

Battered after a titanic battle with a cyclone which blew for days on end, the steamer Largo Law arrived in Newcastle, her first Australian port, to-day from Tahiti for repairs. With several of her plates bent and parts of the crew's…

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Another 'Cyclone' at Stadium Thrills Likely Strack and McLeod To-night's Wrestling

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 2

Flying from Brisbane yesterday morning to Sydney. Charlie Strack, the plant American wrestler, arrived in Newcastle last…

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Floods at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 12

Sir,—Several of the aldermen of Wallsend end Council made a tour of inspection of Wallsend recently. After inspecting the lower parts of Irving-street channel, the…

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Protection Against Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 11

Cessnock Municipal Council intends to inquire again into a proposal for the protection of the residents of the Heart of Cessnock estate, Kenny Park and Doyle's…

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Five Days Late Storm Tossed Steamer Arrival at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 6

Looking little the worse for her buffeting by severe storms on the voyage from Tahiti to the Australian coast, the British steamer, Lawdon Law, arrived…

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Flood Relief Interest on Loans Farmers to Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 8

The farmers in the Maitland district are arranging a meeting, which may be held at Morpeth next week, to protest against the attitude of the Government…

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Recent Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 9

Sir,—I wish to correct an impression that has got abroad that the devastated area in Kearsley Shire on the Oakhampton-road, is in Oakhampton. Such is not…

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Toc H Concert Flood Relief Support

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 6

The concert organised by the Newcastle branch of Too H, and given at the Central Hall last night, proved a delightfully balanced entertainment. Orchestral,…

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Belmore Bridge Fears for Safety Effect of Flood Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 4

The flood has had a serious effect on the Belmore Bridge, at West Maitland, and fears are being entertained for its safety. The gauge cylinder, which is…

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Flood Relief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 7

The Maitland Flood Relief Committee met last night, and considered a large number of applications from farmers in the Hunter River district asking for seed…

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Heavy Rain No Play at Durham Australian Umpires Severe English Criticism (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, July 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1930 · page 7

The Australians were to have commenced a match against Durham at Sunderland to-day, but heavy and continuous rains made play impossible…

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Flood Grants for Manning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1930 · page 6

The President of the Manning Shire Council (Cr. Milligan) who was deputed to go to Sydney and interview the Minister for Local Government, on the…

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Request for Grant Maitland Flood Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1930 · page 4

Proposals for the reparation of flood damage to West Maitland streets, involving an expenditure of approximately £4485, are to be brought under the notice of the Economic Council,…

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Match Abandoned Deluge at Sunderland Manchester Wicket Australians Need Practice (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, July 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

Owing to the heavy rain at Sunderland, the match between the Australian and Durham has been abandoned Manchester has been living up to its…

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