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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 29
At midnight last night the river at Lismore had fallen to 17 feet above normal, and was dropping at the rate of four inches an hour. The gas supply has been restored after much trouble, 200…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALL homes were vacated when the floods submerged, Brisbane-street, Murwillumbah, shown above…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—A movement is now afoot with regard to a flood mitigation, scheme for Maitland districts. It will assuredly have the wholehearted support of resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river at Lismore tonight had fallen to 10ft above normal, and was receding at the rate of a few inches at hour. The town enjoyed the first day since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pleased that normal services between Sydney and Brisbane, via the North Coast, have been resumed, the Railways Northern Area Commissioner (Mr. W. C…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delayed by adverse winds, and then driven before gales in mountainous seas for the greater part of three weeks, during which provisions and water ran very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest information concerning the state of the North Coast Highway has just been received by the Newcastle branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brisbane is feeling a bit chastened as a result of the inundation of numerous low-lying portions; and some persons, actuated by various motives, think it is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another remarkable discovery has been made at Ur of the Chaldees by the joint expedition of the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eighty-three points of rain were recorded during the vivid storm which passed over Cessnock about 7 o'clock on Saturday night. The storm was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amid the peals of crashing thunder and vivid lightning, an Avro monoplane, with 14 visiting surfers aboard, landed at District Park after an eventful two hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"I think the action of Mr. Marsden is worthy of commendation. He did things which many men would hesitate over," and the Coroner (Mr. E. A. Mahony),…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle, aerodrome has won its spurs, and has earned the right to be classed with the big…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A thunderstorm, accompanied by vividlightning and heavy rain passed over Toronto on Saturday night, When the storm was at its height, about 8.15…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The direst confusion reigns in Spain to-day from dawn to dusk, says the Madrid correspondent of "The Times." The septuagenarian Liberal spokesman (Senor Guerra) has failed to form a Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The most severe thunderstorm for some time broke over Newcastle is the early hours of this morning. Many residents must, have been awakened by the vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle was given a Very rude awakening in the early hours of this morning, when deafening atmospheric…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One of the worst electrical storms of the season struck Swansea at about 12.30 a.m. on Thursday. Although the rain was heavy for a time, the lightning and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →After an oppressive day, the temperature registering 103 degrees, a severe storm, accompanied by violent wind and vivid lightning, broke over the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Despite the extreme heat of yesterday, the Newcastle Show was continued with unabated interest. Yesterday was specially observed as ladies' day, womenfolk figuring prominently in the ring programme. In…
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