Storm-swept City Wind Whips Newcastle Flood Warnings Issued
Warnings of the likelihood of floods in the coastal areas were issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday. Rain drumming on roofs, and a…
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Floods & storms, 1931
579 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 29
Special Forecast Still More Heavy Rain
The Weather Bureau has is sued the following special fore cast:— The severe cyclone is still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Danger Threatens Hunter District Rivers Rising in Many Places Coalfields Towns Isolated Heavy Rain Inland
Inland districts experienced more rain yesterday, following a change of wind. Previously most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Drowned Caught in Flood at Markwell
Keith Redman, aged 15 year, residing with his parents at Markwell, seven miles from Bullahdelah, was drowned in a creek at Markwell yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Feared Torrential Rainfall Swollen Rivers Low-lying Lands Inundated
Further torrential downpours, accompanied by gales, deluged Newcastle and other coastal areas yesterday and last night, increasing in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dash From Flooded Homes at 3 a.m. To-day Waters Rise at Cessnock Heavy Damage
Between 2 and 3 a.m. this morning residents in low-lying areas in Cessnock were aroused from their beds, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Roads Impassable Flood Situation More Serious Mr. Mares's Special Message Danger Increasing Sydney
A special message from Mr. Mares reached the Railway and Police Departments this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods At Lake
Following last night's rise in the was announced by Boolaroo Ambulance that it would be unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Mares Says The Flood Situation is Becoming More Serious New Methodist Missioner Is Versatile Rev. Mr. Rayward Arrives
The Rev. Mr. F. H. Rayward, the newly appointed superintendent of the Central Methodist Mission, is a man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wyong Flood Fears WYONG
After 36 hours of almost continuous rainfall there was a break this morning and fears of a flood have been temporarily allayed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homes Vacated in Lake District Last Night's Gales
Considerable damage was done to jettles and wharves at Toronto and other parts of the lake by last night's series of squalls. In many cases boat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Rain River Up To 27½ Feet Wind at Gale Force Coalfields Trains Cease
Though, up to a late hour last night, there had been no intensification of local flooding, and the railway services had been singularly free from serious…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Man-Eater Goes West Ships Meet Gales Off Coast
MEETING at the Australia to-day of the Industrial Blind Institute's junior committee to discuss forthcoming ball…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Williams in Flood Clarencetown Deluged
Torrential downpours saturated Dungog. Paterson, and Clarencetown last-night according to the telephoned advice of the Postmaster at Clarencetown…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maitland District Menaced by Flood Waters [?] Many Families Abandon Their Homes Position Grave Hunter River Up to 31 Feet at Maitland: Still Rising Crisis To-night Relief Gangs Working Feverishly to Reinforce Crumbling Embankments
Menaced by swollen rivers and steadily rising waters, the flood position in the Hunter River district is grave. Already many homes have been flooded and residents fear a repitition of the havoc 12 months ago. The danger is serious at Maitland, where at 4 p.m. the river was at 31…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Preparations at Hexham Some Families Leave
With flood waters rising rapidly, Hexham was in a critical position this afternoon as the big tide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Roads N.R.M.A. Report
For the information of motorists, the National Roads and Motorists' Association issued the following report at 10 a.m. this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Fear of Floods
"There's no flooding in Hamilton municipality." said the Mayor (Alderman Richardson) to-day. "The main drains are working well,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters Enter Glen Ayr Workings Fears for Glen Greta and Ayrfield No. 1 Barricade Failed
Despite the efforts of two gangs of men, who worked all Wednesday night, and all day yesterday, and all through last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Saved From Eight Floods" Wallsend Drain Benefit
The efficacy of the Wallsend-Plattsburg stormwater drain recently which was constructed by the Public Works Department was impressed…
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