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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Storm of League Criticism Treatment of Newcastle Country Week Games Rugby League Men

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 2

The manager of the Newcastle representative team (Mr. C. Croft) when making his report to lost night's meeting of the Newcastle…

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Quist's Success French Tennis Singles Heavy Storm Play Abandoned for Day (Australian Press Association.) PARIS, May 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 6

After a battle of delightful technique to-day, A. K. Quist (Australia) entered the last 16 in the French tennis championships. He…

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Dunstan Is Loan Council Storm Centre States Battle for Financial Aid Victorian Premier on "Unfair Treatment" No Departure From Agreement Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 7

The battle over the allocation among the States of loan moneys for works programmes was resumed to-day in the Loan Council. Before the session began to-day the Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan) stated that he…

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Floods in France Loss of Life and Heavy Damage Hundreds Homeless Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 1

The storm that stopped the French tennis championships to-day was one of the many that did great damage…

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Victorian Parliaments "Flooded."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 10

There was a flood on a small scale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly chamber during a storm on Wednesday afternoon. The consternation among members…

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Mountain Floods in America New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 1

At Colorado Spring, (Colorado). 23 persons are reported to be dead or missing at the result of floods in the mountain streams, which carried away…

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Lone Voyager in Gale Puts Into Botany Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 5

Soon after leaving Sydney Heads on Saturday, Mr. Gordon J. Doherty, the lone-handed voyager, who intends to travel 4000 miles in the 16ft motor boat…

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Hundreds Dead Floods in United States Two Towns Swept Away Mt. Cook (Nebraska), June 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 5

Flood conditions which have caused loss of life in many sections in recent days have reached their peak in the Republican River Valley, South-eastern Nebraska…

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Fire and Flood Over 10,000 Dead in Indian Earthquake Police Force Obliterated Natives Trapped in Blazing Inferno: Martial Law to Prevent Looting (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, June 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 5

The latest estimate of the Quetta earthquake casualties in India gives the total dead at between 10,000 and 15,000. The British death-roll is reported to be 200. Owing to the complete obliteration of the police force a…

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Adrift in Launch How Six Women Kept Afloat Fighting Storm Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 9

When their launch was threatened with disaster last night, six young women combined to play a great part In keeping it afloat and…

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Flood Victims in Nebraska 35 Bodies Have Been Recovered New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 1

Bodies of 35 victims of the Republican Valley (Nebraska) flood have been recovered. More than 180 nrc known to be dead…

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Water-pipe Vandalism Youths Interfere with Valve Flood Averted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 9

Serious derangement of the Newcastle water supply was averted by a linesman's timely discovery of three youths…

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Heavy Rain at Randwick Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 2

The rain last night and early this morning prevented track work at Randwick to-day, and all tracks were closed except the sand-cinders track,…

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Foolish Youths Interfered with Water Main Might Have Caused Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 8

A foolish prank of some boys, which might have caused a minor flood and wasted 12,000,000 gallons of water, was revealed at the meeting of the Hunter…

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OVER 200 Dead Flood Toll in America Thousands Are Homeless £5,000,000 Property Loss (Australian Press Association.) New York, June 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 9

The floods which have swept the Missouri Valley watershed in the past few days extended southward to-day, threatening an increased…

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FLOODLIGHTING Some of its Problems Use of Colours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 11

Since 1931, when a number of prominent London buildings were floodlit in connection with the international Illumination Congress, the science of…

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Girl's Action Held Hatch Down Saved Launch Flooding Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 10

But for the action of one of their number, the six young women who were aboard the disabled launch Mone, off Manly last night, may have been drowned…

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Disaster Hundreds Dead in Mexico Flood Devastation Mexico City

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

Four hundred and fifty bodies—a large proportion being those of children—have been recovered in the flooded…

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400 DEAD Floods in Mexico Valley Mexico City, June 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 8

The floodwater receded on Tuesday in the Mexico Valley, leaving an estimated total of 400 dead. Those of many children were among the…

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Cotton Wins Grim Fight in Heavy Rain British Professional Golf London, June 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1935 · page 12

Two thousand spectators braved heavy showers to see a grim battle between A. Compston and T. H. Cotton in the £750 professional golf tournament at Leeds…

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