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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

557 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 28

Cyclone Centred 600 Miles Away Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 5

Beneath the lash of a moderate cyclone the whole of N.S.W. shivered last night and to-day with the temperature at its lowest since last…

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Blast of Winter Storm Over the State

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 5

The cold and windy southerly change that reached Newcastle early last night and continued to-day gave some…

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Gale Comet Harvard Astronomers Doubtful CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), April 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 10

Astronomers of Harvard University said to-day that the reported discovery of the Gale comet in Sydney on April 6 was apparently erroneous…

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Seas Delay Ships Southerly Gale on Coast Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

Liners from overseas are hours behind schedule, and coasters hove been driven to shelter…

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Heavy Rain Hampers work Warrawing Suited by the Conditions Smart Three Furlongs By Lord Sun At Randwick SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 4

Training was hampered on the various tracks this morning by heavy rain which at times was accompanied by a strong southerly gale. Few trainers appeared at Rosebery, but a fair amount…

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Shipping Delayed by Gale Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

Although the weather along the coast moderated to-day, shipping was still affected by the gale which raged yesterday…

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Cause of Storm in Rumania

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 8

Prince Nicholas, of Rumania, and his morganatic wife, Mme. Dumitreseu…

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Site of Mission Station Flood Danger Is Emphasised Boggabilla

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 6

Fears that the next flooding of the river would sweep the proposed new site of Toomelah aboriginal mission station, and drown many, were…

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Awatea Delayed on Journey Fighting a Gale in the Tasman Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 5

The union liner Awatea is fighting a fierce Tasman gale on the run from Auckland to Sydney, and is behind schedule time…

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Profits Tax Conservatives Angry "Dangerous Precedent" Flood of Amendments Forecast (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 13

Many Conservatives are most indignant about the profits tax, and some are apprehensive regarding its effect on industry. Others are…

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Flood Rains in Sydney Factories Flooded 87 Pts. Registered in an Hour Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 5

Heavy rainfall shortly before 1 p.m. to-day, caused serious floodings in parts of the city and some suburbs…

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Awatea Fights Gale Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 13

The liner Awatea, which was due to reach Sydney at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, will not arrive until the afternoon. A radio message from the captain to-day…

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Two Women Struck in Sydney Storm Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 1

The storm was responsible last night for injury to two persons. Mrs. Sarah Ann Hiskins (70) and Miss Miriam Hart (36), of Five Dock…

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Rough Crossing Awatea Does Well in Gale SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 6

Encountering bad weather soon after she cleared Auckland on Wednesday, the Awatea fought gales and heavy seas throughout her voyage, but reached…

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Severe Storms Three Deaths in U.S.A. Extensive Damage Sioux City, April 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 7

North-west Iowa is without telegraph or telephone communication as the result of the worst storm in history. Rain and snow preceded a blizzard with the wind…

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Not Ship in Distress Floodlights Caused Alarm Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 7

A search of the coast near Kaikoura revealed no signs of a ship which was reported to be in distress on Friday. It is now believed that the alarm was caused…

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Another Big Flood Pittsburg in Centre of Trouble New York

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 1

The worst April floods for years are again imperilling the three-State area of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West…

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Fleet Back Severe Gale Encountered New Zealand Exercises Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 5

The Australian Squadron, which engaged in exercises in Now Zealand waters recently, returned this morning. The cruisers Canberra and Australia steamed…

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Brook Delayed Forced Down in Storm LONDON, April 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 7

The English airman, H. L. Brook, who is attempting to brook the record for a flight from England to the Cape, arrived at Juba at 7.15 a.m. to-day (local time)…

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Storm Hits Yacht Member of Crew Washed Away Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 7

Hove to in a south-westerly gale 15 miles off Gabo Island on the way from Hobart to Sydney, the 42ft, yacht,…

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