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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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In London Fog Kangaroos Train at White City Floodlights Useless London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 1

The Australian League footballers had full training at the White City this afternoon. Dense fog surrounded…

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Heavy Rain and Floods Cause Havoc To Northern Crops Wind at Gale Force Lashes Coast Anxiety in the West Rivers Are Being Watched Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 8

To-day strong winds blowing at moderate gale force, whipped the seas along the coast, squally rainstorms…

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Children in Storm 5000 at Sports Ground Rehearsal Put Off

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 7

Hundreds of children were caught in the heavy rain at the No. 1 Sports Ground to-day, when 5000 attended to…

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Minor Floods Far North Fares Worst More Rain Expected Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 8

Minor floodings have occurred over most parts of New South Wales following the recent heavy rains. The worst damage, according to the Weather…

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Anti-climax at Geneva Threatened Storm Didn't Break

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 November 1933 · page 1

GENEVA, Wednesday. The threatened storm in the meeting of the Disarmament Bureau did not burst after all…

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Floods Feared North-West Threatened Torrential Rain Rough Seas Along Coast SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1933 · page 7

Due to further heavy rain, floods are threatened in the north-west portion of the State. Last night torrential rain fell at several places, and at Walgett this…

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London Highfield Defeated by Kangaroos 20 Points to Five Game Under Floodlights LONDON, November 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 12

The Australian Kangaroos defeated London Highfield to-night by 20 points to five, after a spectacular game at the White City sports arena…

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Sun After Rain Flood Fears Lessened Fine Till Week-end Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 13

The rain gave way to sunshine to-day over practically all the State, and the possibility of serious floods has been lessened although the Namoi, Barwon and…

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Hunter Farmers Flood Damage Question of Mitigation Raymond Terrace Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 9

Flood mitigation was discussed at length at a meeting of the Lower Hunter Primary Producers' Union, held in the Oddfellows' hall, Raymond Terrace, yesterday…

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Flooded Nyngan Street

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 November 1933 · page 1

A "BEACH" TREAT FOR THE CHILDREN of far-away Nyngan.— Wailing in Nymagee-street, after the recent heavy rains…

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Study Weather Byrd in the Antarctic Novel Experiment "Where Storms Are Bred" (Australian Press Association.) New York, November 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 7

The Australian Press Association's correspondent states that Rear-Admiral Byrd, on the Jacob Ruppert, has announced plans for a spectacular experiment in…

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Won't Flood U.S.A. With Printing Press Money O >Q O Won't Q o inn Roosevelt Gives Assurance Bankers' Support for Rabid Criticism Has Reaction £800,000,000 Dollar Profits Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 1

President Roosevelt, having assured the Federal Reserve Board that there will be no printing press inflation, the Board in turn has promised to give him "a full chance to try out his policy," and now will…

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Mitigation of Floods Primary Producers' Concern Are There Any Plans?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 9

"We are living in a foot's paradise," said Mr. G. Ralston, when delegates at the quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter and…

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Depression Coming Heavy Rain Expected Coastal and Inland Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1933 · page 5

Light to moderate rain was recorded this morning fairly generally on the coast south from Newcastle and on the central and southern tableland, extending to…

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Primary Producers Meeting at West Maitland Flood Mitigation Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1933 · page 5

The quarterly, meeting of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Produces' Union was held at West Maitland yesterday. The…

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Flooded Rivers Subsiding But Rain Forecast in Eastern Districts Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 November 1933 · page 14

Following several Isolated downpours in the north-west during the night, the weather over the greater portion of the western districts…

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Heavy Melbourne Rain Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 11

Said to be one of the heaviest general rainfalls registered in the State, a downpour last night caused minor floodings in many districts. The poor visibility forced…

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Talk to Storm Troops

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 1

HITLER ADDRESSING thousands of East Bavarian storm troopers on his foreign policy in the shadow of the monument…

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Ulm's Flight Delayed by Storms Heavy [?] Ro[?]

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 1

Unfavorable [?] over the Tasman Sea have ca[?] further delay of Mr. C.P.T. Ulm's flight to New Zealand…

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Rivers Rise in West Flood Warning Issued May Be Critical Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 8

The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning— The Upper Darling River and its northern tributaries continue to rise,…

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