Tasmanian Floods Position Relieved Help in Reopening Mine Launceston
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 7
The Government was asked to-day by the Manager of the Briseis mine at Derby, which was flooded when the levee bank burst early yesterday morning, to assist…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone Coming Disturbance in South SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 7
A form of cyclonic disturbance is approaching from South Australia, and within the next 24 hours a renewal of the cyclonic conditions experienced within the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Many Rivers Up Wide Area Flooded in Victoria More Rain Is Expected Melbourne
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 11
Widespread floods in Victoria and more general rain were forecast by the Weather Bureau to-day following heavy falls in many parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Series of Rescues Five Jump into Flooded Creek MELBOURNE
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 12
When Kenneth Stammers, 10, of Moore-street, Bendigo, fell into the flooded Bendigo Creek to-day, five men took part in his rescue. A man named Foster was the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods in the South Princes Highway May Be Blocked Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 7
General rain in the southern parts of N.S.W., with heavy falls on the coast, has resulted in southern rivers being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Floods Murray Still Rising MELBOURNE
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 10
Floods continue to threaten damage to properties in Eastern Victoria. Already at its highest for six years, the Murray is still rising, and at places near Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ship Disabled Towed to Newcastle Engineroom Flooded Hit Submerged Object
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 11
The Adelaide Steamship Company Ltd's interstate freighter Oorama was towed into Newcastle Harbour by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Over 300 Killed in Cyclone
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 8
Seoul, August 29.—It is officially announced that 379 have been killed, 88 are missing, and 45 injured as the result of a typhoon which swept over South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Battered by Cyclone Wanganella Reaches Sydney Late Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 5
After one of the worst Tasman cyclones she has experienced, the liner Wanganella arrived at Sydney today behind schedule and with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifteen Injured N.Z. Express Hits Slip Engine Over Bank Rescue Work in Heavy Rain Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 7
Fifteen passengers were injured when the Auckland-Wellington express, travelling south through torrential rain at 6.25 a.m. to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lifted Into Air Cyclone Wrecks House Man and Wife Escape Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 7
Although their house was lifted 20 yards through the air and then demolished by a cyclone, R. H. Gatenby and his wife, a newly-married couple, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Passion Flower" Causing Storm France Seeking Help London
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 1
A storm of protest, according to a message from Paris, has greeted the arrival there of the famous woman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Relief Work Storm Unabated Rank and File of U.A.P. in Angry Mood Crisis Threatened When House Meets Secret Meetings of Members Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 5
The decision of the Cabinet on the relief work issue has not satisfied the rank and file of the United Australia Party and there is talk of a major crisis being provoked when Parliament meets in about seven weeks' time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Submerged Mine Floods in Tasmania Cost of Rehabilitation Launceston
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 7
It is estimated that from £25,000 to £30,000 will be needed for the rehabilitation of the Briseis mine, at Derby, as a result of recent floods, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale Sweeps New Zealand Auckland
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 1
A severe gale has swept New Zealand causing heavy snow in many areas and floods in North Auckland. The inter-Dominion ski contests…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Killed in Storm
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 8
London, September 5.—A severe storm raged over Central London for several hours this afternoon. Two visitors to London, sheltering under a tree in St…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bridge Opened Dalwood St. Petrox Crossing Protection Against Floods
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 6
A new low-level bridge across the Hunter River between Dalwood and St. Petrox, about 14 miles from West Maitland, was officially opened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dandenong Gale Sixty Years Ago To-day Loss of 40 LIVES
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 11
No doubt there are yet a few mariners who can remember the gale that overwhelmed the steamer Dandenong in 1876, It was probably the most terrific blow…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Beach Grab Raises Storm Amusement Park Plan of City Council Widespread Criticism Expressed To-day
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 7
"Hands off the beaches," was the general reaction in Newcastle to-day to the announcement that the City Council is considering a scheme for the establishment of permanent amusement parks near the Newcastle beaches…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lifeboat in Peril Long Battle in Heavy Gale Melbourne
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 5
After 23 hours continuously in rough seas, buffered by a 64 miles an hour gale, the Queenscliff lifeboat. which…
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