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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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"Storm Intervened" Woman and Suicide Pact Poison Kills Man Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 8

Giving enidence to-day at the Heatheote Police Court at the inquest into the death of Robert Vayden Clausen who died of poisoning near Heathcote on October 8,…

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Roosevelt Delays Plan To Buy Foreign Gold Bitter Attacks By Press Britain's Methods Are Championed Deluge of Outspoken Criticism Change in Generalissimo? Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 1

The United States Government will not begin buying foreign gold for a few days, perhaps not until next Monday, according to an announcement to-day by the Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance…

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Funeral of Late Alan Flood

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 8

Representatives of the Methodist Order of Knights' Lodge, were present this afternoon at the funeral of Master Alan Flood, who died in…

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Terrific Storm Crops and Property Suffer Tamworth District Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 9

Accompanied by rain, hail, and wind, a terrific thunderstorm struck the Nundle district this afternoon, causing damage to crops, fruit trees, gardens, and buildings…

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Cyclonic Storm at Nundle Inch and a Half of Rain in Half an Hour TAMWORTH

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 9

A 60-mile-an-hour gale, accompanied by a terrific thunderstorm, swept the Nundle district last night, followed by a torrential…

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The Storm (Original)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 10

As I sit upon the window seat, And gaze at the falling rain Rushing down the gutters. And fearing down the lane;…

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Floods Feared North Coast Drenched Crops May Suffer Sydney

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

Floods are now considered possible within the next few days on the North Const of New South Wales, as heavy main fell at most towns to-day. Many of the…

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Flood Warning Issued Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 November 1933 · page 7

A warning of floods in the northwest was issued to-day by the Weather Bureau. A considerable amount of water has…

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Flood Warning North and North-west Macintyre River Rising Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1933 · page 6

The Weather Burean to-day issued a further flood warning as a result of the rain in the north and north-western parts of the State…

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Floods More Serious in North Western Areas Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 November 1933 · page 14

Flood conditions in the northern inland rivers and the tributaries of the Darling have been accentuated by further heavy rain last night in…

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Flood Waters Namoi-MacIntyre Rivers SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 11

The flood position on the Namoi and MacIntyre Rivers has become more serious as a result of further rain in the catchment areas in Queensland and New…

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Anti-war Students Attempt to Storm Theatre LONDON, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 9

A group of anti-war graduates at Cambridge tried to storm a cinema showing the film "Our Fighting Navy," There was a larger body of…

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In the Sun Flood Impending

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 6

"Ow many times does forty million go into a undred an' twenty million, Count?" Weary Willie asked. "Three times." said the Count de…

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Over 3,000,000 Informal Votes In Germany Issue Evaded In Nazi Poll Hitler's Policy Was Endorsed Election Calm After Propaganda Storm "Quietest Day for Months" Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 1

The feature of to-day's polling in the Reichstag elections—in which all the candidates with very few exceptions were Nazis—and in a referendum on the Hitler Government's Foreign Policy was the large…

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Line Submerged Heavy Rain at Cobar COBAR

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 11

Heavy falls of rain have temporarily flooded the railway line between Hermidale and Cobar, and traffic between these centres was impossible to-day…

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Shortage of Piles New Ferry Docks Delayed Northern Floods Blamed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 6

Floods on the North Coast are to blame for the delay in improving the transport conditions across Newcastle Harbour. They have made it impossible…

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Steamers Rush To Rescue In Mid-Atlantic © St, Search For Sinking Ship at Mercy of Gale and Raging Seas Another Ship Adrift with Useless Rudder Liner Berengaria in Race London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 1

Far out in the Atlantic, 500 miles from the west of Ireland, the 27 men who were the crew of the British steamer, the Saxilby, are adrift in a ship's boat, and at the mercy of a heavy gale and raging…

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No Hope Is Left Vessel Founders in Gale Rescuers Too Late London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 1

No hope remains that any of the survivors of the steamer Saxilby (3630 tons), which sent out distress calls…

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Atlantic Gale British Ship Abandoned Appeal for Assistance Liner's Search Unsuccessful (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, November 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 11

Two British ships, the Saxilby, 3630 tons and the Saint Quentin, 3528 tons, were reported to be in difficulties in a heavy gale in the Atlantic this morning…

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Reported Steady Rise In Inland Rivers Causes Concern Precaution Taken in Case of Floods Namoi River Rising No Danger on North Coast Heavy Rain Expected Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 8

A steady rise in river levels during the night has caused water in some of the northern streams to break…

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