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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
673 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 34
To-day is the 60th anniversary of one of the most disastrous floods in the Hunter River, that of April 26, 1870, a year regarded as the worst in the flood history…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →During the storm, which struck Newcastle at 3 a.m. to-day, 157 points of rain were registered at Signal Hill. The storm, which was described as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When the Government meets Parliament to-morrow it may for the first time face a definitely hostile Senate. Plans have been made by Senators to disallow three important Government decisions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nearly 300 are believed to have been drowned when the India River S.N. Co.'s steamer, Condor, was overwhelmed in a cyclone in the river Jumna on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Only 24 out of 250 passengers and crew of the river steamer Condor are definitely known to have been saved from Sunday night's disaster, when the vessel turned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Although flood warnings have been issued from Sydney to-day, there is no prospect or fear of flood at the moment. Only two and a quarter inches of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The question of flood mitigation concerns most of the local government bodies in the Hunter River district, and Tarro Shire Council has decided to seck their…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More or less serious floods in the rivers on the far south coast may result from, the drenching in which the whole coast line of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Continuous heavy rain which fell in the metropolitan area throughout Friday undermined Chaleyer-avenue, Rose Bay, and yesterday morning a gaping hole about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last night the severest storm in history devastated the Japanese half of Saghalin, inflicting the heaviest lesses on land and sea. It is estimated that 150 Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Assistant State Meteorologist, referring to-night to possible floodings on the North Coast, said that at present the rain was centred on the coast, but should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →T Is an Indication of how our lives are colored by the War that even now, twelve years after It has ended, an Australian Government Is threatened by one of its minor remnants. At n time when public admiration and gratitude were at their full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very heavy rain, fell in the central parts of the State, 4½ inches being recorded in parts of the Arama[?] district, and the Tambo, Barcaldine,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The weather bureau to-day issued the following warning to shipping:____Conditions are suspicious In the northwest section of the Tasman, where…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miss Amy Johnson, who is making a solo flight from England to Australia in a wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miss Amy Johnson, who is endeavouring to beat Squadron-leader Hinkler's solo flight record from England to Australia, has reached Bagdad safely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Following heavy rain on Friday night, the Richmond River rose rapidly during the darkness and attained a maximum height of 13ft on Saturday, but is falling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridges and fences were washed away in different parts of South-eastern Queensland during the week-end as a result of torrential rain, while farms were flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There is some danger of floods on the northern coastal rivers. Very heavy rain fell in the Tweed. Richmond and Clarence River areas on Friday and Saturday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne experienced one of the most boisterous nights in years last night, and even late this morning the storm had not abated to any…
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