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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Heavy Rain and High Seas Vessels Delayed by Gale Moderating in North Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 7

The whole of the New South Wales coast, south of Manning Heads, is affected by a tropical cyclonic storm, with rain and…

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New Presbyterian Assembly Storm Press Interview Objected to More Support for Dr. Angus Dissent Motion Carried

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 7

The thunder of yesterday reverberated through the Presbyterian General Assembly again to-day, when the…

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Rain and Gale Serious Damage in Sydney Suburbs Flooded Poor Visibility Causes Many Accidents SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 7

Wind of gala force, accompanied by heavy rain, caused serious damage in the city and suburbs to-day and to-night. Some of the suburbs were…

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Rosehill Races Off Postponed to Tuesday Storm Swept Course Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 8

Rosehill races have been postponed until next Tuesday. The announcement was made this morning…

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Cyclone Damage Was Nearly £20,000 Disturbance Passing Return to Fine Weather Likely Mountainous Seas Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 5

Last night's cyclone damage throughout the city and suburbs is estimated by the police to be close on £20,000…

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£20,000 DAMAGE Sydney Storm Havoc Steamers in Trouble Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 6

It is estimated that the damage caused by the storm on Friday will amount to more than £20,000. Although the wind bad dropped and there were not so…

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Friendly Societies' Profits Storm in Commons London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 8

The minority vote against the Government's proposal to tax the undistributed incomes of Co-operative Societies was the…

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Victim of the Storm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 10

Gertrude Elizabeth Austin, 39, of Church-street, Ashfield, who sustained injuries when knocked down by a motorcar in King-street, St. Peters, during the…

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Drought and Flood Relief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw) invites attention to the fact that settlers who desire to apply for relief under the provisions of section 4…

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Pole Blown Down at Nobbys Last Night's Gale

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1933 · page 5

Last night's strong westerly wind, which reached a maximum velocity of 40 m.p.h., blew down an electric light pole carrying wires to Nobbys…

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Wallsend Storm Water Drain

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1933 · page 15

Although it is nearly two years since the first batch of concrete was put into the stormwater channel at Wallsend. It will be many months…

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Storm at Canberra Caused by Hardy a Statement and a Denial Sir Henry Gullett Challenged Senator's Version Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1933 · page 7

Senator Carroll (C.P., West Australia), made a statement in the Senate to-day on the controversy which…

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Bridge Experts Fall Out Storm Clouds Over U.S. Tournament Culbertson's Challenge London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 June 1933 · page 4

Stormclouds are gathering around the Anglo-American bridge contest as the result of very caustic comments by…

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Floods in West Australia Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 5

Rain swept the State to-day, five inches falling in 24 hours in one centre, Many washaways occurred on the railway lines. Shopkeepers at Moore, where floods…

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Flood Warning At West Maitland Hunter River Valley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 4

The following message was received by the West Maitland police yesterday from the Weather Bureau— "Heavy rain on the North Coast is…

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Smithy's 'Plane Bogged Menaced by Flood at Kempsey Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

Hopelessly bogged in a paddock at Frogmore, near Kempsey, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's famous monoplane, the Southern Cross, is in…

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Floods Are Feared on North Coast No Danger Yet in Hunter Area 10 TO 15 Inches at Coff's Harbor Was Light Inland Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

As a result of the continuance of heavy rain, the fear of floods on parts of the North Coast is increasing…

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Heavy Rain in W.A. Rail Services Disorganised PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 8

Due to washaways caused by torrential rain, railway traffic has been disorganised in several parts of the State. Breakdown gags have been dispatched to effect…

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Main Road Under Water Serious Floods on N. Coast Traffic Blocked Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

The main North Coast road between Sydney and Brisbane is several feet under water, about two miles from…

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Torrential Rain North Coast Floods Bridges Submerged 6ft. of Water on Main Road GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 8

Both the Orara and the Nymboida Rivers, which are the principal tributaries of the Clarence River, are in flood, owing to the torrential rain along the…

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