Warmer Weather Thunderstorms Likely SYDNEY
Rain was recorded daring the week-end generally along the coastal districts north from Jervis Bay. Some moderate falls occurred in parts, but generally…
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Floods & storms, 1933
458 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 23
While Gale Raged Crew Heard Test Scores by Radio Freighter's Rough Trip
Mountainous seas, gales and terrifically rough weather were experienced by the steamer Pensilva, which arrived in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Nazi Storm Epithets in the Reichstag Socialist Attacked Berlin
"Jewish pig," "Scoundrel" and "Swine" were among the epithets hurled by Nazis in the Richstag to-day at Herr Locbe, Socialist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis Affected By Gale Night Play Continued Bird & Cockburn in Hard Tussle Hamilton Matches
The night championships were continued at Learmonth Park, last night, but, unfortunately, the southerly wind, which blew…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pathetic Scenes At Inquest Into Stanwell Park Disaster Girl's Dramatic Story Of Flood Fatality: Family Lost a Night of Terror Coroner Praises Heroic Youth Wall of Flood Water Scarborough
All the horror of the storm tragedy which almost wiped out the Davis family at Stanwell Park on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coastal Storms Indicated
The only rainfall recorded in New South Wales during the 24 hours up to 9 a.m. yesterday was three points at Kurrajong. Conditions at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fisher Folk Marooned On Sand Dune in Raging Gale 200 In Deadly Peril Storm Battered North Atlantic Fishermen's Homes Torn Down No Rescues Are Possible St. Johns
Mattered by raging seas and a 90-mile-an-hour gale, over 200 fisherfolk are huddled in deadly, peril in total darkness on a sand dune island off the west coast of Newfoundland…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland Rain Railway Line Flooded BRISBANE
Further torrential rain fell in the Tully district throughout the night, 1051 points being recorded, with the result that the Tully River at 1 p.m. was 7ft. 6in. over…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tidal Wave Fishing Village Flooded Heavy Damage to Homes St. Johns (Newfoundland), Feb. 9
About 450 fisherfolk on Sandy Point peninsula took refuge in attics and on the roofs of cottages to-day, when a tidal wave flooded their village. Some fled…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Embankment at Maitland £5000 Grant Made
Referring to-day to the grant of £5000, which is to be made available for the stone pitching of the Hunter River embankment between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prospect of Storm Brisbane
The forecast for to-morrow is as follows—Generally fine and hot, with a light to moderate north to north-westerly wind, but some probability of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thirteen Drowned Small Vessel Sinks Storm in Alaska Dutch Harbour (Alaska), Feb. 13
Thirteen persons, including Bishop Antonin, of Vancouver (B.C.) ranking as Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, lost their lives, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hero of the Floods Sydney
The Royal Humane Society has begun preliminary investigations regarding the heroic rescue of Laurel Davis from the Stanwell Park flood waters recently by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Floods Railways Still Under Water BRISBANE
Floods in North Queensland are still holding up railway traffic. The Burdekin River was over the Inkerman Bridge to-day, but trains are expected to be able…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Floods Queensland Rivers Heavy Falls Inland Brisbane
Floods are menacing a wide area of country in the interior, extending from Camooweal to Charleville. All inland rivers are in high flood, following falls of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flood Danger in North Warning by Mr. Mares Rain's Approach Sydney
The danger of floods in the north-east Quarter of N.S.W. is not expected to become serious immediately, said Mr. Mares…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Rain Rivers Certain to Rise Tropical Storm Active Sydney
The Government Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated to-day that the danger of floods in the north-east quarter of New South Wales was not expected to become…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland Floods Improvement in Conditions Pastoralists Benefited Brisbane
With the moving of the disturbance eastward, conditions over the flooded interior improved to-day. Most of the western rivers are now falling, though…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Queensland Flood Conditions Pass BRISBANE
With the advent of fine weather conditions are now greatly improved in the interior. Most rivers are receding, and railway traffic on all lines has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →60 Miles an Hour Gale Strikes Newcastle Vessels Stay in Port
A south-east wind blew at 60 miles an hour in Newcastle yesterday between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., and at 50 miles an hour or more for five hours, raising a heavy sea,…
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