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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 33

Storm Debris

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 3

ST. KILDA-ROAD, pride of Melbourne, covered with, a mass of sodden debris from trees uprooted by the storm…

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Storm Trail Of Damage And Desolation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

HOMES FLOODED and boats battered during Victoria's worst storm.—Left: Wading in the flooded interior of a home at Macaulay. The photograph was taken in the kitchen. Right: Wrecked boats at St. J 'Ida…

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Youths in Dublin Storm Theatre Royal Wedding Film Dublin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

Several hundred youths to-night stormed the Savoy, Dublin's largest cinema, in O'Connell-street, while a film of the Royal wedding was…

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Flood Toll Death Roll Reaches 35 Others Missing Federal Grant of £10,000 MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 7

The death-roll as a result of the Victorian floods and cyclone is known to be 35, including the 17 members of the crew of the coastal steamer, Coramba. A…

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Eighteen Drowned Serious Floods in Greece ATHENS, December 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 7

Eighteen persons have been drowned a the result of floods following a week of heavy rain. The victims included the occupants of a crowded lorry, which was…

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City Council Aerodrome Floodlighting Parking Station Last Open Meeting of Term

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 8

The last open Council meeting of the present Newcastle City Council, for the triennial election, of which the ballot will be taken next Saturday, was held…

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Trail of Ruin Flood Waters Recede Immense Damage Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

Flood waters in all the Gippsland areas are receding. Immense damage is being revealed in all the affected…

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Floods in Melbourne (Continued from Page 1) Estimates of the Damage Heavy Loss at Yallourn Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 7

The total damage to factories in the Yarra Valley, mainly at Richmond and Abbotsford, is at least £15.000. and this figure may be…

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Floodlighting the 'Drome Financing Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 9

"Who is going to finance this scheme?" asked Alderman Gibson, when the Newcastle City Council opened nine tenders last night for the…

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Southerly Gale Unpleasant Conditions Shipping Hindered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 8

The southerly gale which has lashed Newcastle almost incessantly since early on Sunday morning increased in intensity yesterday afternoon. Shipping was…

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Storm Halts Shipping Coastal Craft Take Shelter

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 8

Following the 55 miles an hour southerly gale last night, coastal steamers remained in port at Newcastle this morning to shelter from…

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Floods Recede £1,000,000 Damage Two Bodies Found Desolation in Gippsland MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 9

A conservative estimate of the damage caused by the disastrous floods is £1,000,000, including £500,000 damage at the site of the State electricity…

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'Planes and Flood Relief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 8

Splendid work has been done by aeroplanes in distributing food and obtaining information during the Victorian floods of the past week. Nearly 1000lb of yeast…

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New Floods Threaten Victorian Towns in Danger Goulburn River Up Melbourne, Wed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 8

While the flood waters are receding rapidly throughout Gippsland and in the Yarra Valley, a new flood threatens…

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To-days Market Reports, Shipping Movements, and Mails Potatoes Are Scarcer Effect of Victorian Floods Newcastle Markets

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 11

The effects of the Victorian floods are being felt at the Newcastle markets in a minor shortage of potatoes. Prices are very…

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Cyclone Lingers Rough Conditions on Coast SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 5

The severe cyclone over the Tasman Sea is only slowly moving away eastward and its influence is still being felt on the coast of New South Wales. Strong…

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Forest Destruction and Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 6

Although it is undoubtedly true that the floods which have temporarily devastated a great portion of Victoria are mainly due to abnormally heavy and presided rain…

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£50,000 RAISED More Needed for Flood Victims Body Found on Beach Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 7

The funds for the relief of victims of the floods approximate £50,000 including donations of £10,000 each from the Victorian and Commonwealth…

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Getting Clear of Floods Few Victorian Towns Still Threatened Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 13

Towns in the Goulburn Valley are still suffering from delayed effects of the floods last week. The worst is over at Shepparton and Mooroopna…

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Losing Intensity Cyclone in Tasman Further Showers Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 11

The cyclone is still a prominent feature over the ocean between the coast of New South Wales and New Zealand, but it is apparently losing some of its intensity…

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