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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

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Floodlight to Curb 'Flu Ultra Violet Plant in America Cambridge (Mass.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 6

A new ultra-violet floodlight designed to curb influenza and other air-borne diseases has been developed by the Harvard School of Public Health and…

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Local Floodings Are Forecast

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 7

"Further rain and some very heavy falls conducive to local flooding!," says the special for the Newcastle district, issued to-day by…

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Possibility of Floods in the North Very Heavy Falls More "Rain Is Expected Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 7

The possibility of floods in coastal regions north from Sydney, and particularly north from the Hunter River, was…

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Improvement in the Weather Cyclone Moves Away to the East Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

More heavy rain fell over the coastal areas yesterday and may cause some local floodings. The cyclone which was situated on…

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32 Drowned in Wreck Maiden Voyage's Tragic End Motorship in Gale London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 1

Thirty-two persons, including two women and two children, have perished in a wreck, in the stormy Pentland Firth,…

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Check Influenza Ultra-violet Floodlight American Innovation Cambridge (Mass.), January 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 8

A new ultra-violet floodlight designed to curls influenza and other air-borne diseases has been developed by the Harvard School of Public Health and erected…

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Ready for Floods at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 7

"I know I'm usually a bad prophet, and I hope I am on this occasion, but something might happen. Will you see, Mr. Mayor, that everything regarding…

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Floods Subside Two Queensland Districts Creeks Can Be Crossed Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

Floods in the Stanthorpe and Texas districts are subsiding. Though the creeks are still running strongly most can be crossed…

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Men Who Fought the Cessnock Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 7

Tributes to the work of volunteers who hurriedly repaired damage at Cessnock Hospital on the night of a storm last month were paid by…

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Four Men Dead Scow Founders in Gale Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 5

A terrible night's ordeal was deacribed by one of the two survivors of the scow Rangi, which foundered early…

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Menace of Flood Has Passed Sultry Week-end Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 1

The flood menace a northern New South Wales has passed, said the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day. The only rain yesterday was 17…

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Winter's First Blasts England's Coasts Gale-swept

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 7

The South of England had its first taste of real winter weather last month. Great seas lashed the coast;…

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When Cyclone Hit Kearsley

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 8

In the path of the cyclone at Kearsley on Saturday.— One of the many buildings destroyed…

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Cyclonic Storm Leaves Ruins in Kearsley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 5

The Church of England was lifted from its foundations in the cyclonic storm at Kearsley on Saturday night…

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Cyclonic Storm Much Damage at Kearsley Churches and Homes Wrecked Rain Floods Dwellings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 7

A cyclonic storm struck the township of Kearsley, near Cessnock, shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night. Within a few…

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Severe Losses Floods in United States Rainiest Winter on Record Chicago, January 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 8

Hundreds of people living on low lands in the middle west have fled before the steady advance of flood waters as the result of one of the rainiest and mildest…

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Bridges Washed Away by N.Z. Floods Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 6

A cloudburst in the Dannevirke district caused extensive flooding. Two bridges were washed away, and train services were dislocated…

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Canberra Gale Damage at Radio Station CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 6

Heavy damage was caused at the sub-station of Canberra broadcasting station, 2CA, to-night during an electrical storm which followed one of the hottest days…

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A Visit That Caused a Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 1

The Duke of Kent and Mrs. W. E. D. Allen leaving after they had visited a London phrenologist…

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Storm Damage Appeal for Assistance at Kearsley Government Approached

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 6

Following an appeal made by Cr. A. Johnson, who is Secretary of the Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., will approach the…

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