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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 29

Violent Storms Ravage Great Britain People Rescued by Boats 'Planes Forced Down London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

Violent thunderstorms last night and in the early hours of to-day, caused…

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Violent Storms Cause Great Havoc in Britain His Own Story Five Months In Snow Without Candles Then the Pleasure of Rescue (Copyright to "The Sun" and "The Times") LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

His own story of how he endured his five months' vigil in the Arctic winter amid the wastes of the Greenland ice pact, alone in his tiny snow house, is told, by Mr. Augustine Courtauld…

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Flood Fears "Danger Still Imminent" Weather Bureau Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 10

Fears of floods in the coastal areas of new south Wales have not been removed though the position cased to a certain extent yesterday…

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The Flood Theatre Royal Drama

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 3

That recurrent catastrophe of the Southern states, the overflowing of the raging Mississippi River, forms the dramatic basis of The…

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Country Floods Fears for Forbes FORBES

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 7

Fearing big floods during the next few days, Forbes police yesterday asked police headquarters in Sydney for assistance. It is…

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Violent Storms South England Suffers Many Homes Flooded Two Aeroplanes Forced Down (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, May 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 9

Violent thunderstorms broke over the South of England last night, and in the early hours of to-day, causing considerable damage, particularly in the western…

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Flood Damage Board's Inability to Help Reply to Kearsley Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 10

The Main Roads Board has now replied to a deputation from the Kearsley Shire Council, which waited upon it recently, and asked for special consideration in the…

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Salt Ash Extensive Flooding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 4

Torrential rain at Salt Ash and Williamtown on Wednesday caused the flooding of lowlying portions of the district. On parts of the Stockton-Salt Ash road…

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Floods in Country Areas— Unemployed Tent Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 8

FLOOD menace.— Sections of Goulburn are under water owing to the present…

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River Overflows at Wagga Unemployed Campers Flooded Out Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 6

Flood water rushing down the Murrumbidgee' River yesterday, spilled over the banks at Wagga, and sent unemployed campers fleeting to…

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Hunter Farmers Suffering From the Floods MR. R. James's Plea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 6

Speaking in the house of Representatives last week, Mr. R. James (Hunter), said that he had received from the farming community of the Hunter district a…

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Floods in Country Areas Volunteers' Training

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 6

The finalists in the schools' over 14 doubles championship, played…

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Swansea Flooding of Lake Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 2

The heavy rain last week again caused flooding of properties in Lake-road, Josephson, Macequarie, Swansea, and Boyd Streets, at Swansea. The new concrete…

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'Bus Fares During Flood Periods Cessnock Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 6

Complaints of coalfields residents that, during the recent floods, they were compelled to pay "excessive" 'bus fares between Newcastle and…

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Flood Conference Merewether in Favor

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 7

Merewether Council agreed last night that the only way to secure an effective scheme of flood mitigation in the Hunter Valley was for all local…

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Scott's Great Endurance Gains a New Record Smithy's Time Lowered Amazing Journey Through Storm Seemed Dazed London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 3

"Well I'm banged. You've done it again." A wealth of astonishment and admiration is contained…

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Bountiful Season South Australian Prospect Heavy Rain at Adelaide Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 8

Adelaide had its heaviest rain for a single day is June for eight years to-day. Up to 3 p.m. 158 points had been registered since 10.30 o'clock last night…

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wilkins' Submarine on Trial Testing Huge Liner for Gales

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 8

MODEL of world's largest liner being built for Canard line, being tested…

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Bridge Swept Away by Floods Riverina Traffic Blocked Farms Under Water Gundagai

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

At 1 p.m. to-day the big concrete bridge across Hillas Creek, on the Melbourne-Sydney road, was swept away by flood waters…

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Sydney Pilot Joins Search No Trace Yet of Mr. Ekins in Heavy Rain Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

Mr. H. S. Broadbent, a Sydney pilot, left Mascot this morning to join in the search for Mr. J. H…

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