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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Floods on Coast? Weather Bureau Warning Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

Floods are probable in the smaller streams and main rivers' along the coast and the north-eastern areas may…

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Heavy Rain Flooding at Orange £10,000 Damage Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Heavy rain fell throughout the State yesterday, and damage was done in many places. The stormwater channel in the middle…

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Heavy Storms in Other Areas More Floods Are Expected Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Country centres, including Orange and Bathurst. which were yesterday inundated by cloudbursts, reported to-day that the water had receded…

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Storm Damage on Railways Tracks Were Scoured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Severe damage was done to the railway tracks on the north and north-west lines by heavy rain last night…

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Fishing Party Anxious Time in Gale Boat Damaged Two Men Hurt in Leap for Breakwater WINGHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Twelve members of a schnapper fishing excursion from Wingham, were caught in a sudden gale on Sunday, and had an anxious time…

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Town Of Denman Flooded When Dam Breaks Its Banks Violent Storm Last Night Widespread Damage Caused in Upper Hunter Districts Railway Line Was Washed Away at Sandy Hollow Bridge Overturned on Road to Jerrys Plains Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Widespread damage has been caused in the Upper Hunter as a result of last night's storm. At the height of the gale the dam above Denman broke its banks and the torrent flooded the town, making main streets impassable to traffic and damaging…

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Drowned by Flood Waters Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 7

Receding floodwaters near Holbrook revealed the body of Frederick Smith, a 22-year-old laborer, wedged under a huge log near Hillside Station…

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Hit For Six Was Deciding For Victorian Team Flood Fears In The Hunter Rivers Are Rising Fast in Many Places Coastal and Inland Areas Affected Violent Storm Last Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 8

Rapid rises are reported in rivers in the central North Coast, and these areas are being anxiously watched by residents along their courses. The Weather Bureau fears serious floods. Some…

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Air Liner Makes Battle In Terrific Storm Petrol Supply Was Exhauste Just Able to Avoid Crash Into Sea Dramatic Story by Radio Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 7

After meeting with a terrific storm on a night flight from Koepang to Darwin, and being blown far off its course until the petrol supply was exhausted, the Imperial Airways Mail Liner, Athena, was forced…

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Torrential Rain Widespread Flooding in Creeks and Rivers Man Drowned at Holbrook Premier Expresses Concern: Relief in Necessitous Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 7

Torrential downpours on Monday night caused flooding in various parts of New South Wales yesterday. The Hunter River at Muswellbrook rose to food level, and roads between Merriwa and Muswellbrook were awash…

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Flood Rains Ballina 632 Points Heavy Falls in North Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 10

Under the operations of the tropical activity, extensive rain, associated with some thunderstormas, occurred in New South Wales, but chiefly over the…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates Council Agrees to Maintenance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

The Public Works Department informed West Maitland Council last night that no funds were available for the repair of the Wallis Creek…

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Flood Fresh River Up at Maitland Trains Delayed Heavy Rain in the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 7

The heavy rainfall over the watershed of the Upper Hunter, averaging nearly two inches on Monday and Tuesday, resulted in a flood fresh in…

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Forced Landing Air-Liner in Storm Over Timor Communications Fail Relief 'Plane Damaged Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 7

After encountering a severe storm over the Timor Sea, the Imperial Airways air mail liner, Athena, was forced down at Point Stuart, 60 miles,…

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"Bodyline" Storm Wrecks Nott's Committee "No Confidence" Carried Why Committee Apologised Umpires Supported Australia When Voce Bowled London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

The general meeting of members of the Notts. County Cricket Club to-night passed a vote of "no confidence" in the club's committee, which had apologised for Voce's bowling in the match against Australia after the umpires had reported, "they were…

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Township Isolated Floods Surround Boggabilla Swollen Rivers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 13

Boggabilla. a township of 300 people on the banks of the flooded Macintyre, is cut off from its neighbors, being isolated by two…

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Storm in Timor Steamer Buffeted Engineer Injured Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

The worst storm in the memory of all the officers was experienced off the coast of Northern Territory by the steamer Marsella, which arrived to-day. All day…

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Flood Scenes in the North-west

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 9

These pictures show somei[?] the extent of the flood water overflowing from the Namoi River at Gunnedah during the early part of the week. The water is seen carrying considerable quantities of debris as it rushed under the bridge at Gunnedah, and the second picture shows that spread of the water below the bridge. The photographs were taken on Wednesday…

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Boy Drowned Crossing Flooded Lagoon Slipped From Horse Courageous Rescue Attempt Fails SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

Slipping from a horse which was swimming across a flooded lagoon near the Namoi at Gunnedah, John Barnett Allen, 12½, was drowned…

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Flood Damage Upper Hunter District Bridges Destroyed Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

With the fall of the flood waters in the Hunter River, considerable erosion is taking place. This has caused great damage to the suspension bridge near…

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