Flood Peril Houses Evacuated in New Zealand Christchurch (N.z.)
The worst floods within member have occurred in Heathcote, a suburb of Christchurch. The Heathcote River, normally a…
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Floods & storms, 1930
673 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 34
Fierce Cyclone Ship's Great Battle Chief Officer Lost London
The story of a terrific three days' battle with a cyclone, in which the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer, Tainui, 9965…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Hatry Cyclone" Some of the Aftermath Company Loses £1,564,000
The "appealing devastation" of the "Hatry cyclone" was spoken of at the first annual meeting of the Associated Automatic Machine Corporation. Limited—a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded Mines Government Assistance Appeal to Minister Sydney
The possibility of the barrier between the Glen Ayr and Ayrfield Collieries collapsing, through being weakened by the recent floods, was emphasised, by a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z.)
An extremely cold month has been succeeded by heavy rains, especially in North Canterbury, where many of the rivers are high, and large arena of farm lands are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Storm in an Egg-Cup
In the storm centre of the egg-marketing warm nasty insinuations are being made about the size and quality of the benfruit supplied from the Marketing Board's controlling floor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Officer Lost Steamer In Cyclone Terrific Seas Five of Crew Injured (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, August 6
A terrific three days' battle with a cyclone, during which the first officer was swept overboard, and five of the crew injured, two of them seriously, was revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wallsend Floods
Sir,—Recently a letter was published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" drawing attention to the menace of flood waters in the business area of the town. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood Perils Mitigation Plan Improving Channels
Claiming that the flood danger could be reduced to a minimum at a comparatively low cost, Mr. A. F. Hall, a well-known Newcastle surveyor, advocated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooded Mines Strength of Barriers English Expert View
The question of the prevention of danger in mines from accumulations of water or other liquid matter was investigated in Great Britain in 1927 by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"It's an Ill Wind" Floods Did Some Good
"It's an ill wind which blows no one good." This old anying was demonstrated at Kearsley Shire Council's meeting last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lynch Law Mob Storms Gaol Two Negroes Hanged Marion (Indiana)
A thousand citizens stormed the gaol here, and lynched two negroes, 18 years of age, each, who had confessed that they had surprised a young couple…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patrick Plains Flood Damage
Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Under-Secretary of Local Government to the effect that the Minister, on consideration of a report…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Flood Destroys Nuisances
Some time ago the Health Inspector of Kearsley Shire, Mr. J. G. McGilvary, was asked to inquire into complaints from Oakhampton residents regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sudden Flood Twenty Drowned in U.S. WASHINGTON, August 7
A Nogales (Arizona) message says that 20 are believed to be dead in the twin cities of Nogales, located on opposite sides of the Mexican-United States border,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Primary Producers Flood Prevention
At a meeting of the Lower Hunter Primary Producers' Union, held at Raymond Terrace, Mr. J. Smith stated that during the last 50 years he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale's Fury Steamer Battered Huge Seas
Battered by heavy weather, the steamer. Brynmore. en route from Bunbary to the Bluff, put into Newcastle last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ran Into Gale Steamer's Rough Voyage SYDNEY
The British freight steamer Matakana, which reached port from Liverpool to-day, experienced a rough trip, particularly between the Cape of Good Hope and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooding Carburettor
"M.H.," Gloueester, writes: "Lately my car has developed a habit of losing petrol from the carburettor when the engane is stopped. I have cleaned out the flout…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →East Maitland Diverting Floodwaters New Council Chambers
The questions of constructing a canal from Wallis Creek through East Maitland, via Howe's Lagoon, to Morpeth, as a scheme to drain the…
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