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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
458 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 23
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,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Though the weather in fine floods are still hampering railway traffic in the Longreach and Thargomindah districts. The Thompson River at Longreach is in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The British freighter Helmspey entered port this morning after a nightmare voyage of 50 days from Sunderland. During the trip the Helmspey encountered a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The flood gates at Wallace Creek are causing the officers of the Tarro Shire and the West Maitland Council some concern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The optimism in the country's future prospects, to which reference was made in last week's letter, has been strengthened by the news that the British Industries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fear entertained that the Thames might overflow its banks in London after the heavy snow fall in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Before evidence was given at an inquiry into a tram conductor's death to-day, the coroner (Mr. Pickett) conferred for some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unless more rain falls within the next 48 hours there is little likelihood of the floods in the Thames Valley becoming worse, as the level of the water at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Residents of the Lower Hunter district have had sad experiences in the devastating floods that have swept the Hunter Valley for many years, but it doubtful whether any Hunter flood has left such enduring impressions as the great flood of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Deploring the apathetic attitude of the Government to flood mitigation in the Hunter River district, the president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tarro Shire Council, at its meeting to-day received a grim reminder in correspondence of the flood menace which ever threatens the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. James Turner makes interesting reference to the fact recalled in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" last Saturday that this week is the 40th anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was an air of calm about the offices of the Newcastle Shop Assistants' Union yesterday, contrasting strongly with the stormy scenes at the union's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday March 9, was the 40th anniversary of the 1893 flood at Singleton, the river rising to a maximum of 47ft. 6in. at 9 p.m., after overflowing the banks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The references in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" to the flood of 1893 revived incidents in the memories of many people in the Hunter district. One of these is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caught in a terrific cyclone, the Japanese steamer, Kinsen Maru, is in a bad way off the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Acting State Meteorologist (Mr. Camm) to-day stated that the cyclone had been operating off the Queensland coast for almost a week, and, according to his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After having been battered by a heavy storm on Sunday, the steamer Kinsen Maru, of 4717 tons, sent out S.O.S. messages this morning, requesting urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A section of the City aldermen, created a storm in the tea-cup at the City Council meeting last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting her way through huge seas, the Norwegian motor ship Talleyrand, in having a tough task to reach the imperilled Kinsen Maru. On the face of her messages, the Japanese steamer is…
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