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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Fierce Clash Student Strikers Routed Police Storm University Belgrade, May 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 7

Police to-day out off the water supply, and, with fixed bayonets stormed the Faculty of Law building of the University, where 600 students had barrieaded…

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250 KILLED Disaster in China Landslide and Flooding Hongkong, May 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 11

Chinese newspapers report a terrible disaster at Lokchang, in the northern part of the Kwangtung Province, where, following recent rains, a huge landslide…

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Heavy Rain Hunter River Valley Further Showers Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 3

Associated with the operations of a severe and extensive cyclonic disturbance over the Tasman Sea, squally southerly winds and rough seas were experienced on…

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Plight of Apiarists Conference in Sydney Effect of Heavy Rain Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 5

At the second annual conference of the Commercial Apiarists' Association of New South Wales, which opened in Sydney to-day, it was stated that the unusually wet…

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Community Hospital Scheme Was Cause of Storm Last Night Angry Exchanges at Hospital Board Mr. Rankin and Mr. McVITTIE Community Hospital Scheme Debated a Lively Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 5

Altercations between the President, Mr. Rankin, and the Rev. A. R. McVittie, brought to a head last night a…

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Five New Canadian Babies Flooded with Gifts Feeding Is a Problem Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 1

Hundreds of gifts, from all over Canada, are reaching the famous Dlonne quintuplet of Northern Ontario…

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Fierce Cyclone Damage at Fremantle Man Killed Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 11

One man was killed in a fierce cyclone which swept Fremantle and surrounding districts to-day. Much damage was done to property, roofs being lifted clear, ships…

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Scores Perish Record Indian Heat Wave Storms Cause Havoc Calcutta, June 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 9

Scores of people died and towns were strewn with the bodies of birds, cats, dogs, and goats, as the result of a heat wave in the Laye area, South India…

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Wickham Council Report of Auditor Smedmore Sewerage Work Flooding of Low Areas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. Lance Grahame) presided at the meeting of the Wickham Council last night. There were also present the Deputy Mayor (Ald. A. F. Toll),…

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News From The Councils High Tide Flooding of Wickham Homes Deputation to Council Low-lying Land to Be Raised Co-operation Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 9

The flooding at high tide of properties in Linwood, Maryville and Smedmore was the subject of a deputation…

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900 Drowned in Japanese Storm Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 7

It is estimated that about 900 men were drowned yesterday when a whirlwind off the coast of Korea sank about 160 fishing…

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Wall Falls on Man Critical Injuries Received West Australian Cyclone Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 7

Henry O'Neill, 24, of Maylands was critically injured when a brick wall fell on him during a cyclone yesterday. The wall, which comprised part of the…

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Floods Probable Rain on South Coast Still Fine Inland Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 6

A slight tropical depression which moved across New South Wales during the weekend resulted in scattered light rain over the western, central and southern, inland…

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Newcastle's Future As an Airport Floodlighting Scheme Improvements Sought at the 'Drome Jean Batten's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 7

Declaring that air services would bring thousands of visitors annually to Newcastle, the City Publicity Officer,…

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2500 DEAD Central America Cyclone Villages Wiped Out New York, June 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 7

The hurricane which swept Central America last week, accompanied by floods and landslides, killed at least 2500 persons, and probably many more, belated…

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English Cricket (Continued from Page 1). Fast Leg Theory Storm Threatens Counties Say They Won't Play Larwood and Voce London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 7

A. E. R. Gilligan, writing in "The News Chronicle," says a domestic storm is threatened by the Notts perseverance…

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Shipping Delayed Heavy Storms Sweep N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 8

Heavy storms are sweeping New Zealand, and shipping has been delayed by heavy seas. The Ruahine, from London, and other overseas ships have hove…

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Village Destroyed Earthquake in Argentina "Worst Storms for Years" New York, June 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 7

The Buenos Aires correspondent of the New York Times" says the abnormal climatic conditions which Argentina has suffered during the last fortnight reached a…

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Floods and Tornadoes South America Devastated Earthquakes Too

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 1

NEW YORK. Wednesday. Furious weather continues to reign in South America. A SECOND furious hurricane…

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Anniversaries To-day Flood Tragedy of 1864

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1934 · page 8

On the morning of June 16, 1861, the river at West Maitland reached a maximum height of 26ft. 2in., 21ft. being high enough at that time to flood…

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