FLOOD v. FLOOD
His Honor made an order for the restitution of conjugal rights in favour of Charlotte Gertrude Flood (formerly Lewis), of Railway-street, Cook's Hill,…
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Floods & storms, 1939
381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 20
Maitland, Cessnock, Kurri West Maitland Scope of N.E.S. Warden Tells Council Would Serve for Floods or Bushfires
The Chief Warden (Mr. H. W. Tegg) reported to West Maitland Council last night that the National Emergency Services had been inaugurated not merely as…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Japanese Cabinet "Jittery" Storms Expected in Diet London
The anxiety of the Japanese Government and Army regarding the political outlook for the forthcoming Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Serious Floods In New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Following a drought, heavy rain caused rivers to break their banks in Nelson and Marlborough districts. Road and rail services have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland and District West Maitland Rain Gauges All Differ Storms Play Tricks
The number of wet days and rain registrations recorded at the West Maitland and East Maitland Post-offices and Government Observatory at Monte Pio…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floods Maroon Settlers in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
The possibility of the New Zealand Air Force being used to drop supplies of food by parachute to marooned settlers in the flooded Nelson and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pilot's Feat in Storm Shepherded Scattered Convoy LONDON, December 3
Flying low, and battling against bad weather, a plane of the Coastal Command of the Royal. Air Force succeeded in shepherding a convoy of merchantmen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Food by Air for N.Z. Flood Victims Wellington (N.z.)
The New Zealand Air Force may drop food supplies by parachute to marooned settlers in the flooded Nelson and Marlborough districts. The flood is receding,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opperman Hampered Bl Heavy Rain Attempt on 24-Hour Record MELBOURNE
In an attempt to break the world's 24 hours cycling record of 408½ miles Hubert. Opperman left Glerncie's Hill, a few miles from Mount Gambler this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Snow Storms in Finland Fighting Held Up Ski Troops Preparing to Engage Russians No Reply From Soviet to Peace Overtures (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, December 4
Violent snowstorms, raging in all parts of Finland, are holding up operations. Picked companies of Finnish ski soldiers are preparing to engage the Russians. The Finnish High Command has ordered troops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ship's Hold Flooded Fire in Wool Cargo Brisbane
To check a new outbreak of fire on a wool ship here to-day, firemen had to flood one hold and submerge the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Deluge After Cyclone in New Zealand Many Homes Evacuated Wellington (N.z.)
Following the cyclone in Auckland yesterday the Wellington district to-day was deluged by record rainfall, accompanied by a violent gale. A flood swept the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone Jack Chance for "Hat-Trick" Maitland Greyhound Prospects
J. Cantwell's representative, Cyclone Jack should complete the "hat trick" by winning the Morpeth Stakes at the greyhound meeting on the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Realm of Stamps Despite War, Germany Continues Deluge of Semi-postal Issues
Notwithstanding war burdens, Germany finds time to issue stamps. In addition to the "Danzig ist Deutsch (Danzig is German) unification commemoratives, twelve semi-postals picture the activities of the "Kameradschaftsblock der Deutschen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms Play Havoc With Cricket Many Games Interrupted Lambton's Batsmen Overcome Setbacks and Score Heavily
Saturday's thunderstorms upset the cricket programme. Matches in all grades were interrupted and some were abandoned. Only two overs were bowled in one first grade match in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Runs Under Thames Minister Inspects New Floodgates LONDON, December 17
The first train to run under the Thames since the outbreak of war carried the Minister of Transport (Captain Wallace) on an inspection of the new flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Cuts Short Anti-aircraft Night Exercises
Lightning last night interfered with the "spotting" exercise carried out by members of the 51st Anti-Aircraft Company in cooperation with a Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nearly Five Inches in Tenterfield Storm Sydney
Light to heavy rain, associated with thunderstorms, has fallen in that part of the State between the north-west and Central slopes, and the coast. An…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fishing-boats Sink in Storm LISBON, December 25
Storms off the Algarve coast sank the Spanish fishing boat Purita Perez Fifty-six of the 61 members of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vessels Founder in Black Sea Gale Istanbul
The Turkish steamer Kizillrmak (2704 tons), with a crew of 20. and the Astrea, with a crew of 14, have foundered in a violent storm in the Black…
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