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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 29
AFTER the 1930 flood devastated the Maitland district, assurances were given by the Government that action would be taken to devise schemes to mitigate the effects of future visitations. Last week the flood waters swirled on Maitland again, but in the meantime almost nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →If Newcastle's morning bathwater has a faint brownish tinge during the next day or so, there is no need to worry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hunter River at the Belmore Bridge continued to fall steadily throughout yesterday. There was a drop of nearly 20 feet since Saturday morning. After discussing the flood damage and the distress in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At noon to-day, the Richmond River at Lismore was still 23 feet above normal, but was receding slowly. North Lismore and other low-lying suburbs are still under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Normal train services on the main Northern and North Coast lines through the flood area at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to ask Mr. Cameron, M.L.A., to inspect the drains at Lambton School. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Though heavy rain fell frequently for a week, Wyong River did not overflow its banks. Low-lying land at Tuggerah and Mardi was partly submerged by storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the meeting of the Hunter Water Board yesterday a letter was received from the Town Clerk of Merewether, applying for permission to connect a 12in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night, the Mayor (Ald. A. S. McDonald) submitted a minute with reference to the flood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The backwater flood is receding, but very slowly. Between 8.30 p.m. on Monday and 11 a.m. yesterday, it had fallen eight inches in the vicinity of West…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The heavy rain was the means of causing much trouble it the low-lying areas in the Toronto district. In some cases houses were practically isolated, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speaking to the motion for the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly this evening, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn referred to the damage caused by the recent flood in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rex Small, a farmer of Monbrook, was recrossing a swollen creek with a waggonette and a pair of horses when the vehicle caught in a log used as a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The ravages of the floods of June have hardly been repaired before the Hunter River has again broken over its banks. All the low lands are submerged to a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood repair work at Swiney's Point, West Maitland, is to be commenced by the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood prevention was discussed by Wickham Council last night. The attendance comprised: The Mayor (Ald. J. L. Fegan), and Ald. A. Pepper,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The backwater flood at West Maitland continued to fall, but very slowly, yesterday. At the West Maitland railway station it was below the rails at 6.30 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. O'Hearn (Lab.) urged the Government to close down the Coff's Harbor breakwater works and transfer the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In a Ministerial statement dealing with the Maitland floods, the Minister for Works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the debate on Supply in the legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Booth (Lab., Kurri) urged that there should be an immediate investigation…
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