Gales and Rain Inches in Queensland Steamers Buffeted Brisbane
Torrential rain was experienced in coastal areas in North Queensland over the week-end. Falls of from four to eight inches occurred in many places. Lucinda…
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Floods & storms, 1934
645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 33
Heavy Floods in California 100 Years Married Worst Storm in 57 YEARS 24 Drowned and Hundreds Missing Walls of Water Los Angeles, Monday. Centurian Couple in Love "My Bride of 19" LONDON
Twenty four people are dead in Southern California as the result of the worst storm that has been Seventy Centenarians, mostly women, including Mrs. Eimtheby of Melbourne, and 475 nonagenarians, of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Storm Kyogle District Damage Torrential Rain Kyogle
A cyclonic disturbance visited Kyogle last night, accompanied by a rainstorm of great intensity. Thick clouds of dust descended on the town, and the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Floods Southern California Heavy Death Roll Thousands Left Homeless (Australian Press Association.) Los Angeles, January 1
Tragedy rolled through the lowlands, about Los Angeles, in Southern California, to-day, in the form of a deluge, which left behind it a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Storm Damage at Inverell Houses Flooded Inverell
Property, livestock, and unharvested wheat crops suffered to-day, when a devastating storm swept the district. Two inches of rain was recorded in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Normal Weather Conditions During 1933 No Severe Storms
The year just ended was one of "average" weather for Newcastle—a year of regular rain, but no flood falls; of steady winds, but no bad gales; and, with two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →80 Believed Killed in American Floods. Year's Rain Falls in Two Days Streets Covered with Mud and Rocks Bodies Swept Away Los Angeles
With those still missing after two days added to the number of bodies recovered, the death roll in the Los…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Feared From Heavy Rains 342 Points at Lismore Lismore
Heavy rain for 15 hours has quickened rears of flooding in the Richmond River district. The country from the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Old Ship in Cyclone Carroo Towed to Sydney Sydney
After a journey of 11,000 miles, the 36-year-old steamer Carroo arrived here to-day in the tow of the Momba from Townsville for overhaul…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Violent Storms Queensland Now Affected Much Damage Done Brisbane
Following light showers yesterday, heavy rain fell during the night over the metropolitan area, on the Darling Downs, and over the South Coast region. At 6…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Floods Many Prepared to Leave Homes Valuable Stock Drowned Lismore
The road to Brisbane is under water and impassable, settlers are preparing to vacate their homes, and are moving stock to higher land, as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter River Flood Embankment Extension Work
Work on the extension of the Hunter River embankment at East Maitland was commenced yesterday. The concrete culvert and flood gates are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the "Sun" Flood of Money
In 25 days the flour tax brought in £51,000 to the Federal Treasury. The Taxman and the Treasurer were walking arm in arm:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tossed Like Cork Steamer in Northern Cyclone SYDNEY
In tow of the Momba, the old steamer Karroo reached Sydney to-day from Townsville. The voyage took five days, due to running into the tail end of a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Roads Impassable Queensland Flood Water New England Highway Cut Off Brisbane
As a result of heavy rain, many arterial roads from Brisbane to country centres have become impassable. The North Coast road is closed to traffic right…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Storms Two Drowned at Hexham Many Other Deaths Lightning, Fireballs, Floods and Gales
A woman and a child drowned at Hexham when a boat capsized during the height of a wind and hail storm yesterday were among the many deaths in fierce thunderstorms in New South Wales and other States at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Day of Storms Rain in Newcastle
The weather was very uncertain in Newcastle yesterday. At noon dark clouds appeared in the west, and by 2 o'clock rain began to fall. Vivid lightning flashed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Deluge Lightning Fires Crops Park Trees Uprooted Melbourne
A thunderstorm of great intensity struck Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, and caused floodings in low-lying suburbs as well as doing considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Drowned Boat Capsizes at Hexham Caught in Storm Bodies Not Recovered
When a woman and child were drowned, after a boat capsized in the Hunter River, at Hexham, during the height of a wind and hail storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Storm in Northern District a Wide Trail of Damage Hail Barrage at Paterson Two Fatalities
Although Newcastle escaped the full force of the terrific thunder and hail-storm which swept over the…
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