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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

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Floodtide Not to Start in Cup Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 5

Acting on the advice of the veterinary surgeon, the connections of Floodtide have decided not to start him in the…

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Swirling Water Flooding in Suburbs Heavy Rainstorm Anxious Moments for Some Residents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 6

Heavy rain yesterday morning flooded lowlying places in several suburbs. In Lockyer-street, between Merewether and Adamstown, water flowed over the street…

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Flood Warning Issued Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 6

A warning of floods was issued to-day by the weather Bureau. Heavy seas are running on the coast, and vessels to-day received a severe buffeting…

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Withdrawn From Cup Flood Tide, Royal Messenger, and Nightguard MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 13

Flood Tide was seratehed from the Melbourne Cup at 12.37 p.m. to-day. Flood Tide exhibited soreness when he appeared at Mentone this morning and his…

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Local Floods Are Likely No Early Let-up in Rain, Says Mares Second Disturbance Is on the Way Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 7

Fierce tropical rainstorms are sweeping the Central North Coast. Creeks are overflowing in the Bulladelah and Wallis Lakes districts. where a cyclonic disturbance caused falls of more than…

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Heavy Rain Stops Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 9

The heavy rain yesterday morning made it difficult for the top hands at Elrington colliery to continue work, and the men returned home…

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Heavy Rain to Continue Deluge Over North and North-west Mares Gives Warning of Floods to Come Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 7

More heavy rain, with floods, must be expected. There is no indication that any break is coming. This gloomy opinion on the weather was given by the New South Wales Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day as he surveyed…

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Fear of Floods Cyclonic Disturbance Off Coast Downpour at Bulahdelah Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 13

Torrential rain on the Central North Coast caused fears of floods in that area. The State Meteorologist (Mr. D. J…

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More Heavy Rain Says Mares Coming From The North SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 1

We are to have a change—rain from the north Instead of from the cast and south. A depression appears to be coming down from Queensland…

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Severe Storms Damage in Queensland Lightning Strikes Buildings Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 7

Terrific storms continue to occur in southern parts of the State. During a storm at Burleigh Heads this morning, three persons were affected by…

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Widespread Rain Whole District Benefits No Serious Flooding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 8

All parts of the Hunter district have benefited from copious rain during the past few days. This will be of particular value to crops and pastures in farming…

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Floods Near Wyong Perilous Task of Ambulance Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 13

As a result of four days of rain, in which more than six inches has fallen, serious floods have occurred over about 300…

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Soldiers' Memorial Floodlighting on Armistice Night Ceremony at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 15

The arrangements for the floodlighting of the soldiers' memorial in Gregson Park on Armistice night were completed at a meeting of the Hamilton sub-branch of…

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Flooded Roads Ambulance Has Risky Trip Wyong District Conditions Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 12

The heavy rain of the past four days has isolated Ravendale, Yarramalong, Brush Creek and Dooralong from Wyong, as the roads are impassable. There were…

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Returned Men's Monument Floodlighting at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

After an opening address by the Mayor of Hamilton (Ald. J. E. Wiggins), the floodlights on the soldiers' memorial in Gregson Park will be…

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Fury of Storm Township Near Brisbane Suffers Over in Few Minutes Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 7

Considerable damage was caused by a fierce storm at Petrie, near Brisbane, to-night. The disturbance, which lasted only 10 minutes, wrecked a bakery, moved…

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Home Golfers Win Flood-lighting in Newcastle Waratah Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 5

The view from the Newcastle Golf Club's clubhouse over the ninth green at Stockton links, where Newcastle defeated a Killara team on Saturday…

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Power Lines Struck Storm at Murrurundi MURRURUNDI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 8

An intense electrical storm broke over Murrurundi about midday on Sunday. The storm lasted for about an hour. Lightning struck the power lines and…

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City Council Flood Prevention Scheme Policy of Caution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 6

The City Council took no action when it was requested by the Primary Producers' Union, last night, to cooperate in urging the Government to adopt a flood…

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Overcome Floods in Hunter Council Opposes "Sectional Plans"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

The view that until a comprehensive scheme of flood mitigation for general application was evolved the council…

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