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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 25

Girl Killed Storm on North Coast GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 11

Before the horrified gaze of her parents, Norma Gossit, 8, was struck dead by lightning as she sat in a chair between a window and the doorway of a dairy…

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Cyclonic Storm Houses Lifted from Blocks Brisbane Suburbs Hit Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 11

Cut and bruised by filling galvanised iron and timber as their homes were unroofed or lifted bodily from the blocks, several residents of Moorooka and…

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PUMPED 14 HOURS Man on Leaking Yacht Ordeal in Storm Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 13

A desperate fight to save his life was waged by Mr. Cliff Mason, of Gardenvale, son Friday night, in a leaking yacht, off Sandringham Pier. In preparation for a…

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Heavy Storm at Dorrigo Dorrigo

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 5

Early yesterday afternoon, the Dorrigo district was swept by one of the worst storms in its history. It was as dark as night, and…

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Campers Caught by Floods All Night in Wet Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 5

Christmas campers have been thrown into confusion by sudden floods in Gippsland, where up to 10 inches of rain has fallen…

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Houses Unroofed Storms Mar Holiday in Queensland BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 6

Christmas night was marked by storms over a fairly wide area in South Queensland Early this morning a storm at Maryborough unroofed houses and uprooted…

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Loss of Life in Anatolia Storms and Roods London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 1

Mary deaths and great property damage occurred as the result of storms and floods in several parts of Europe and Asia Minor…

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City Skyline Changes During the Year New Hunter-street Floodlighting and Colour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 6

There have been in Newcastle many new buildings, ultra-modern, sleek, and no different in design from existing buildings as a streamlined car from a buggy. There…

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Flood Rain Gippsland Township Threatened Traffic Blocked Campers Inconvenienced MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 7

Sudden floods in the Gippsland district have seriously interfered with transport and in some centres communication has been severed…

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Impassable Road Serious Damage by Floods Prince's Highway Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 8

Although gangs of men are working double shifts to repair the flood damage, the complete stoppage' of traffic…

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Storm Damage Queensland Town Hit BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 10

Considerable property damage was caused by a storm at Gayndah last night. Half the roof of one house was blown 300 yards and the awning of the National Hotel…

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Desperate Battle Yacht Caught in Storm Ran on to Rocks Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 3

A graphic story of how the Sydney auxiliary yacht, Maluka, manned by three Sydney yachtsmen, was buffeted…

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Loss From Floods Gippsland Farmers Traffic Still Blocked Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 9

Heavy losses have been sustained by farmers in the Gippsland district affected by the Christmas flood. Along the Snowy River flats, at Orbost, hundreds of acres…

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Many Deaths Floods in Europe and Asia Minor Villages Isolated London, December 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 9

Many deaths and great property damage occurred is the result of storms and floods in several parts of Europe and Asia Minor…

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Motor Traffic to Melbourne Repair of Flood Damage Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 December 1935 · page 3

The Chairman of the Country Roads Board (Mr. W. T. B. McCormack) announced to-day that there would be no…

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Yacht in Storm Man Seriously Injured MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 7

Septimus Stevens, a cripple, of Snail's Bay, Sydney, was severely injured, but his companions, George and William Clarke, escaped unharmed, when the…

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Big Tennis Storm Is Brewing Carnival Trouble White City Courts Limited Players Indignant

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 December 1935 · page 6

A storm is brewing in ten­nis circles, because White City ground members have forced a curtailment of the Country…

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Light Rain on Coast Warmer Weather Expected Thunderstorms Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 3

Rainfall for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day consisted chiefly of very light to light falls along most of the coast north from Bateman's Bay, and at places on the…

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Flood Position in Britain Thames Is Rising London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 December 1935 · page 1

Reports from flooded areas indicate some abatement of the rising water, due to heavy rainfall following the Christmas thaw…

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