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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Heavy Rain Expected by To-morrow Floods Predicted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 12

Welcome rain fell in the Riverina to-day and in the South-west, where dry conditions had prevailed for some time. A disturbance, which is centred in South…

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Floods in India Many Villages Swept Away CALCUTTA, August 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 13

Bursting the banks in many places the waters of the River Jamna in the United Provinces, inundated, thousands of acres and swept a number of villages…

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Splendid Rain in Riverina Flood Warning Issued Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 8

Splendid rain has been falling steadily in the Riverina during the post 24 hours, and in many centres falls have exceeded an inch…

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Wind Blew the Clouds Away Almost Gale Force

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 5

Doors banged and windows rattled when a severe windstorm hit Newcastle last night. The wind did not reach gale, force,…

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With the Kangaroos Features of Match at Colombo Plans for Floodlight Games Harry Denny Stars As High Diver (Harry Sunderland's Exclusive Letter to the "Newcastle Morning Herald.")

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 3

Australia's Rugby League Kangaroos crammed more sightseeing and sporting adventure into their 12 hours' stay in Colombo than most tourists would do in two or three days, and the whole outing is likely to be a treasured memory of the touring footballers for many…

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Homes Flooded South Australian Areas Damage to Roads Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 10

Dozens of homes have been invaded, and many householders have had to be rescued from flood waters which, during the last few days, have inundated…

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Marooned by Floods All Roads To Tumut Submerged Stock Moved in Time Tumut

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

Tumut to-day was an island town, surrounded by fast-running flood waters. All roads leading from the…

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Ancient Druids at Variance Storm At Conference SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 7

There was little unity among delegates to the United Ancient Order of Druids a few minutes after they assembled for the 61st annual session…

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Rain Benefits Flood Dangers Pass Wheat Areas Soaked Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 7

The rain position throughout the State is now considered satisfactory. So little damage has been caused by the falls, which, although heavy, were…

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Rugby League Storm Bursts In Torrent Of Words Aftermath of Legal Proceeding Sydney Control Criticised No-confidence Vote in Secretary Demand for Refund

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 2

With the restraint imposed by the recent legal proceedings removed the storm which has been gathering on…

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Floodlighting Safety Zones

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

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) stated yesterday that in continuation of the experiments being conducted to evolve an efficient…

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Maitland Flood Relief Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 4

Residents of East Maitland will be asked at a public meeting to be hold shortly to sanction the expenditure of portion of the East Maitland Flood…

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Gale at Perth Circus Hands Struggle Many Houses Unroofed Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 9

Wirths' Circus "Big Top" and the smaller menagerie tent were badly damaged in a severe windstorm which struck Perth last night. The audience had left…

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Nazi Storm Troops Attack Poles No Salute Presented During March in Street Big Stir in Danzig London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 1

Four hundred and fifty storm troopers from Nuremberg, who were marching through the streets of…

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Storm Holds Up Mail Trains Delays in the North

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 1

The electric storm early. his morning, was particularly severe in the Upper Hunter District, and trains were held…

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Rain in North Dust Storms Out West Thunder Showers Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 11

Moderate to heavy rain was recorded this morning on the Far North Coast, and isolated very light showers extended southward along the coast to Jervis Bay…

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Drowned in Lane? Police Theory As to Man's Death Last Nights Storm Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 7

Police believe that Edward Young, 55, of Riley-street, Surry Hills, who woe found dead in a lane at Surry Hills early to-day…

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Drought and Flood Relief

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

The Minister for Lands (Mr. E. H. Buttenshaw) stated to-day that all application by Crown settlers for relief on account of losses incurred prior to December…

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Floodlighting the Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 5

The question of flood-lighting the Ocean Baths is again being considered by Newcastle City Council. At its meeting on Monday night a…

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Nine Nazi Storm Troopers Killed Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 7

Nine Nazi storm-troopers were killed and 31 were injured when a lorry convoying them from Wuppeltil to Solingen in Rhenish…

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