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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 25
Responding to an SOS during a storm on the North German coast, the cruiser Deutschland was unable to reach the French steamer Baoule (5874 tons), which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Severe cold accompanied by falls of snow continues in Southern England, and reports of extensive damage resulting from flooding, and gales at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accepting a recommendation from the Electricity Supply Committee, the City Council agreed last night to the expenditure of £300 on purchasing new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An assemblage of 11,000 people, including many hundreds of women, in hot weather clothing, breathed a sign of relief to-day when a tropical…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the wake of an 80-mile an hour blizzard, floods and gales have caused considerable damage to property and the loss of three lives on the east coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →As a result of the cool southerly change, associated with a tropical "dip" or depression, moderate to heavy rain fell on the North Coast and Tablelands, with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Russian ice-breaker, Taimir, reports to Moscow that a storm destroyed all preparations for an aerodrome on an ice floe from which the ship's 'planes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →London, February 14.—Severe cold, accompanied by falls of snow, continues in Southern England and reports of extensive damage resulting from flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Action will be taken by the police to prevent a demonstration, arranged for to-night, alongside the Italian cruiser, Raimondo Montecuccoli, at Prince's Pier, Port Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Further torrential rain has fallen in the northern part of the State, and has extended to the Central-west, where most districts are now assured of a good…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Torrential rain has caused destructive floods in the north island. Damage to roads and railway lines near the Bay of Plenty has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy falls of rain were again reported in North Queensland to-day. Trains are still held up in several places. In 30 hours 23¾ inches of rain fell at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five inches of rain fell in Auckland during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day. North Auckland has been cut off from the city by widespread floods, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The amount of butter affected by the flooding of Hay's wharf referred to in the Dairy Produce Board's report yesterday, has been estimated at 225 boxes sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A phenomenal fall or more than five inches of rain has laid hundreds of miles of country under water round Marree in the North-west…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horses were killed, several people were injured and stacks of hay were destroyed by fire in a severe electric storm in the western district of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An appalling flood disaster has occurred near the township of Kopuawhara, 35 miles north of Wairoa, where a railway camp was washed away following a cloudburst. So far, nine bodies have been recovered. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a 60 miles an hour gale at Queenstown, the verandah of one house was blown down, an awning in front of several shops was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Twenty men and one woman perished in one of the worst flood disasters New Zealand has known. A railway camp situated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Acts of rare heroism stand out in the story of Saturday's rail camp flooding horror in which 20 men and a woman lost their lives. Eighteen bodies have been recovered…
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