Fierce Storm Coalfield Battered Phenomenal Hail Damage at Cessnock
One of the worst hailstornms in the district's history swept over portion of the Coalfield yesterday afternoon. Cessnonk, Abermain, Kitchener…
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Floods & storms, 1934
645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 33
Tropical Storms Weather in N.S.W. More Thunder Showers Sydney
Tropical activity, which has become a rather prominent feature in New South Wales during, the past few days, was associated in the 24 hours ended 9 a.m…
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The tropical conditions over central and eastern Australia intensitied during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, and unsettled weather spread generally over New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms in West Cyclonic Rain Floods Rivers Railway Washaways Sydney
Reports of serious washaways following heavy downpours come from the country. At Binnaway a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gwydir Runs Into 45 M.P.H. Gale Big Seas on Coast Sydney
Delayed by strong southerly gales, tho Gwydir arrived from Newcastle to-day four hours late. Captain Tink[?]er said that the squalls had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grave Peril Of Europe Being Set Ablaze Austria The Storm Centre Plain Speaking Is Essential Dollfuss Depending on Foreign Money Danger of Policy of Drift London
"The Austrian situation that, confronts Europe is a grave problem. We are again on the edge of a volcano,as in August, 1914," said Professor R. W. Seton-Watson, Masaryk-Professor of Central European…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Isolated Washaway Stops Trains Havoc of Floods Binnaway
Owing to extremely heavy and continuous rain, a washaway has occurred at Murrawai, and the Binnaway-Coona-barabran goods train is derailed, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain Predicted Sydney
It never rains but it pours. Many districts in the State are likely to realise in the next few days that there is a lot of truth in this old axiom…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gwydir in Gale Rough Seas Off Coast SYDNEY
Delayed by a strong southerly gale, which at times reached a velocity of 45 miles, the Gwydir arrived from Newcastle today four hours late. Rough seas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodlights for Shrine
Ships entering Port Phillip Bay at night will be able to direct their course by a new landmark, when the Shrine of Remembrance is floodlighted in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Men Marooned Floods in Queensland Rivers Raging Torrents Cairns
Flood waters in the Barron River snapped an air pipe across the river and caused the stoppage on the hydro-electricity scheme, at the Falls. About 105…
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The Weather Bureau issued the following flood warning yesterday: "The widespread monsoonal rainstorm is still operating over Queensland and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Rains in South Rivers Rising Rapidly Shipping Delayed
Central and South Coast Rivers and those south of the Castlereagh and Namoi are expected to be affected by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sun Stop Press Storm Hold-up
In many cases motorists found impossible to plough through the heavy rain in the city late come afternoon, and many cars were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wide Areas Flooded Serious Position at Windsor and Richmond Washaways on South Coast Storm Causes Fatal Accident: Chinese Marooned at Camden
Local floodings, some of them threatening to be very serious, have been caused south and west of Sydney by the torrential rain of the past few days. The Richmond, Windsor, and Camden districts, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tons of Timber Logs Block Flooded River BRISBANE
Hundreds of tons of timber and other debris were piled this morning against the Jubilee Bridge over the Nerang River at Southport, on the Main South…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flood Warnings
The Weather Bureau issued the following flood warning to-night—Weather conditions have improved in the Far North Coast, and along the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flooded Rivers Peril Disappearing Rain Ceases in Most Parts Bega District Suffers Heavy Damage Fences and Crops Awash Sydney
To-day's sudden Full in the downpour over extensive areas of the State enabled flooded rivers to fall almost…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Showground Drenched In Terrific Rainstorm This Afternoon It Was Family Day To-day Crowds Forced to Run for Shelter Arena Soon Flooded by Torrential Rain Amazing Scenes on Ground
Hopes of the Newcastle Show Committee rose again this morning when for the first time since Wednesday, the sun broke through the threatening grey clouds. This afternoon, however, a terrific rain storm swept over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Streets Flooded Heavy Rain at Maitland
Sultry weather prevailed in the Maitland district yesterday, the humidity being very dense, and causing conditions to be very unpleasant, especially during…
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