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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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"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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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