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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
499 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 25
When the cyclone sturck Mascot on Saturday night it left a trail of damage. Bailey's tannery, shown her, was partly unroofed, a wall was damagde, and windows and skylights were torn from their sashes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fourteen lives were lost when the Grimsby trawler Laganes was wrecked off the coast of Iceland during a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The heavy rain at Newcastle on Saturday completely washed out a number of sporting fixtures. The Redhead surf carnival and the greyhound coursing at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →During an electric disturbance extending from Gosford to Maitland this morning torrential rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Within an hour, 315 points of rain was registered at West Maitland yesterday morning. The rainfall was the heaviest experienced in Maitland for many years,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney and suburbs, were struck by a storm this afternoon, and minor damage was done to gardens in many suburbs. The force of the storm was felt more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The aftermath of yesterday's violent storm was felt this morning in a slight disorganisation in telephone services, principally between…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A cyclone, which lasted less than five minutes, swept over a portion of Coogee to-day and left a trail of extensive damage. Wind and sand caused most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tarro Shire Council met at East Maitland on Wednesday. The President (Cr. J. T. Butler) was in the chair. There were also present, Crs. B. N. Frith, P…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The punts at Seaham and Eagleton are reported by the Shire Engineer to have been inspected, and were found to be urgently in need of repair. The flood boat…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A 60 mile-an-hour gale, with rain, which swept Britain at the week-end, prevented the sailing of the Orama and the Strathnaver…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Government steamer Matai, will leave to-morrow to ascertain the extent of the damage done at the Cook Islands by the gale. The vessel will go direct to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Association with a weak form of tropical depression, the weather was warm to hot and sultry generally over New South Wales during the 48 hours ended 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. M. L. F. Jarvie, M.L.A., member for Ashfield, was refused three times last night permission to speak at a stormy meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A man was killed by lightning, a woman received a severe shock and many houses were unroofed during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tropical activity resulted in general rain, associated with thunderstorms, on the North Coast and highlands, and some scattered light amounts on the central…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A cyclonic storm struck Cumooweal late yesterday afternoon. All Government buildings suffered, and about £300 worth of damage was done. The aerial at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A farm labourer lost his life, 12 head of cattle were killed, and damage was caused by a violent electrical storm which swept portions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In a, violent thunderstorm at Eastern Dorrigo, Chas. Burnett walked out on to the verandah of his house and was in the act of pulling down a blind when he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It was Taranaki's turn to suffer a deluge last night. At New Plymouth 7.29 inches fell in 24 hours. The night-long downpour…
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