Flood Waters Now Getting Away In Hunter River
The seas had subsided considerably around Newcastle yesterday and to-day the weather hod lifted to such an extent that no…
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Floods & storms, 1942
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Flood Damage in America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Swirling flood waters of the Potomac and other rivers menaced sections of the capital, and caused at least 15 deaths…
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Sir.—In 1930 I wrote an article for the Newcastle Historical Society on the Newcastle sand Drift Reclamation. A number of extracts…
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All raid trenches at the Newcastle Boys' High School arc flooded to a depth of about 3ft. following the recent heavy rains,…
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LONDON, Wednesday: A lively debate developed in the House of Lords yesterday regarding India and a fresh…
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LITHGOW, Thursday.—Pumping operations which followed flooding of section of Commonwealth No. 3 colliery recently have ceased. Working of the…
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The flooding of farm lands in the Morpeth, Duckenfield and Berry Park areas was referred to by Cr. T. McCarthy at Tarro Shire…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday. — Flood-waters which washed away part of the Broken Hill railway line near Mingary, submerged miles of track…
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Winter is beginning to influence the Russian campaign. Snow and rain have made the streets of Stalingrad a quagmire,…
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CALCUTTA, Nov. 3.—It was officially revealed to-day that 11,000 people were killed at Midnapore and Parganas when a 24-hour cyclone swept…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—With the cessation of the continuous rain over the State in the past few days, the danger of floods in low-lying areas…
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CHUNGKING, Friday,—October floods, the worst for several decades, have ravaged southern Thailand, destroying half the…
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LONDON, Monday: Admiral Darlan's position in North Africa is causing a political storm of the first…
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The District Council of the parents and Citizens Association decided last night to ask the Department of Public Works to give…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Director of Manpower (Mr. Bellemore) said tonight that, following his call for labour to can salmon on the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — A deputation from Tarro Shire asked the Minister for Local Government (Mr. McGirr) to-day for governmental assistance in…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A flood warning applicable to northern areas of the State was issued by the Weather Bureau, which stated that there was…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.—Allied ground operations against Japanese positions at Buna were against restricted by downpours…
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