Tuckiar on Trek Escaped from Compound Took Advantage of Storm Darwin
Tuckiar, the aboriginal whose sentence of death for the murder of Constable McColl was quashed, escaped from the aboriginal compound at Darwin to-day,…
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Floods & storms, 1934
645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 33
Building Front Crashed Strange Incident at Manly a Violent Storm Sydney
With a thunder-clap crash part of the exterior face of a big building of flats at Manly broke away while a storm was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manly Storm Part of Flats Collapses Tram Traffic Dislocated Sydney
While a heavy storm was raging at Manly early this morning, part of the face of a big block of flats overlooking the South Steyne surf sheds gave way…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallis Creek Flood Gates Relief Scheme Job?
Cr. McCarthy reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the Minister for Works (Mr. Weaver) had promised to send an officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Deluge in City Heavy Fall of Hail Hunter-st. Flood
Sheets of water, three inches deep, covered the floors of several city shops and swept across Hunter and Scott streets…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Air Race Competitors Near Home Dash Through Inky Clouds Terrific Storm Off the Coast Then Skies Cleared and All Was Well Faulty Compass Caused Delay at Start Sydney
Having lost an hour of precious daylight owing to the failure of their compass to swing true, the N.Z. Air Race fliers, Messrs. Hewett and Kay, hopped off from Richmond at 6 a.m. to-day in their 'plane, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tarro Shire Wallis Creek Floodgates Subsidence Responsibility
A meeting of the Tarro Shire Council was held at East Maitland yesterday morning, the President (Cr. P. McLean) presiding. There were also present Crs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm Waters Flood City Streets
These two photographs were taken during the height of the rainstorm which swept over Newcastle yesterday afternoon, and illustrate the manner in which the main streets of the city were flooded, though the underground drainage carried the water away quickly. The first picture shows Scott-street looking westward from the railway station, and the other scene is in Hunter-street, looking eastward from the Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Storm at Newcastle
Conditions were fine though cloudy in Newcastle yesterday morning, but towards noon light rain fell. The weather was very sultry, and storm clouds gradually…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hail and Rain Fierce Electrical Storm Streets Flooded Orchards and Gardens Suffer
Extensive damage to orchards and gardens throughout the district, particularly at Cardiff, where heavy losses wore sustained, resulted from an electrical storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Held Up by a Cyclone Proposed Tasman Flight Sydney
When the young Australian pilots who intend flying to New Zealand-- R. Whitehead and Rex Nicholl--consulted Mr. Mares to-day, regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coastal Storm Gale at 60 Miles an Hour Shipping Delayed
Coastal shipping was interfered with by a gale which swept the coast on Saturday night. Three coastal steamers, Belbowrie. Kinchela, and Kiama, were forced to…
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LIKE A LONELY OUTPOST IN A SNOWY WASTE.--Foam-capped waves breaking around the diving tower at Newcastle Baths this morning. The concrete promenades were inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling Racing in the Gale Fine Performances
The performance of J. Fenwick in winning Carrington Club's senior five miles race on Saturday was most meritorious in view of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Gale Yachts and Skiffs Week-end Sailing Events
Sailing this week-end was packed with lively incident. Since the opening of the season craft have competed in races for which breezes have been mere zephyrs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →'Quake and Storm in California San Francisco
Two sharp earthquake shocks in California last week were followed up by a terrific storm, in which eight people lost their lives, mostly in traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the Storm Heavy Seas on Coast Shipping Not Hampered
Following a heavy storm on the coast on Saturday night, tremendous seas lashed the beaches yesterday. At times the water reached a higher level than at any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nazi Storm Troops Reported As Restive Another Ban Is Imposed London
Public Nazi demonstrations, except with the consent of a competent authority, have been banned by Herr Goebbels, Minister of Public Enlightenment, says the Berlin correspondent of "The Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nudist Colony Starved To Death On A Barren Isle "Adam and Eve" Existence Perished During a Big Storm Pathetic Letter San Francisco, Mon
Starvation and thirst on a barren volcanic island off the coast of Ecuador have ended the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the Storm
The North Coaster, Cobaki, which was expected at Newcastle on Sunday, did not reach port until 12.18 p.m. yesterday. The Cobaki was delayed by the storm which…
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