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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Torrential Rain? Prospects for State Probable Thunderstorms Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 5

New South Wales, in common with the remainder of Eastern Australia, is still covered by an extensive tropical depression, and unsettled conditions with very…

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Fierce Storm in England London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

A fierce storm except the coast of Britain, to-day, and was particularly severe in the English Channel…

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Flood Warning Heavy Rains Over the State Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning:— A cyclonic depression has developed over inland New South Wales,…

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Storms and Rain More Unsettled Weather Advancing to Coast Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 11

Very unsettled weather conditions have developed in New South Wales during the past 24 hours, due to the development of a cyclonic depression over inland areas…

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Melbourne Gale Tug Piled on Rocks River Craft Damaged Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 13

Heavy rain accompanied by a wind storm, swept Melbourne to-day, the wind reaching a velocity of 55 miles an hour A total of 95 points of rain fell…

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Many Sea Tragedies Caused by Gale English Ship Founders All Hands Were Lost Wreckage Ashore London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 1

The vessel seen to sink off Aldeburgh (Suffolk) during yesterday's gale was to-day identified by wreckage as the…

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Fierce Storm Sweeps British Coasts Lifeboats Kept Busy Many Frozen to Death in Europe (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, December 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 13

A fierce storm swept the British coasts to-day, and was particularly severe in the English Channel. Some of the cross-Channel boats were diverted from Dover…

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Flood Warning Inland Cenfres Affected SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 13

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a flood warning stating that a cyclonic depression had developed over inland New South Wales, and indications pointed to…

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Is Flood Prevention Move Reviving?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 8

The secretary of the Hunter River Flood Prevention and Mitigation League last night asked Merewether Council what had been done by the…

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Ships Sink Many Lives Lost in Gale English Coast Lashed Bitterly Cold in London (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, December 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 9

The gale which raged in the North Sea on Wednesday and swept the British coasts was responsible for at least three shipping disasters…

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Sixty Homesteads Saved From Flood Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 9

More than 60 homesteads and 10,000 acres of rich irrigation land between the Loddon River and the Murray, were saved from flooding last…

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The Sun Stop Press Gale's Toll

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 1

London, Sunday: The storms that have been sweeping the seas around [?]e coast of Europe have taken [?]avy toll of life and property…

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Fishermen Perish in Gales Two Trawlers Sink Reval

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 1

Eleven fishermen perished when two trawlers sank off the Aaland Islands during the violent gales which swept the Baltic Sea and tho Gulf of…

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Venice Flooded Cloudburst and Heavy Seas 15 Killed in Storm Rome, December 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 8

A cloudburst and heavy seas to-day flooded the whole of Venice 4ft. above the normal water, level. Ground floors of houses were flooded. Gondoliers were…

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Wickham "Flood" Tidal Waters Rise to Street Residents Anxious

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 5

Notwithstanding that the skies had bee clear for two days previously, a miniature flood rose in Robert-street, Wickham, yesterday morning. The water was six…

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Victorian Floods Embankments Save Land Bengeroop's Narrow Escape Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 5

The area between the Loddon River and the Murray is still menaced by flood waters, but embankments which were erected when the first warnings were…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1933 · page 7

Heavy rains fell during the week-end in the coastal division of the State, more particularly on the North Coast. The highest registration for the 48 hours ended…

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Indian Cyclone Italian Steamer Missing Trains Blown Off Line Calcutta, December 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1933 · page 7

A cyclone caused molly deaths and heavy damage on the Madras coast at the week-end. The Greek steamer Nereus arrived at Madras with her funnel bent…

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Flood Relief Departmental Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1933 · page 6

The Officer-in-charge of food relief in the Newcastle branch of the Department of Labour and Industry (Inspector W. Hammond) stated yesterday that in all…

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Rabbit Blamed Town Nearly Flooded Embankment Burrowed Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1933 · page 7

A rabbit almost caused the township of Binjeroo to be flooded during the week-end. For days the residents and farmers…

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