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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1943

91 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 5

Floods Threaten U.s. Dam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 19.—Floods are spreading over widely scattered areas of Indiana, driving hundreds of families from their homes. Engineers…

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Stop Press Flood Warning

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following warning: "There has been a been a big rise in the Lachlan River…

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More Floodings Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—According to the Weather Bureau, a number of rivers are expected to be in flood shortly…

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Floods Menace Essen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday. — Essen, centre of the great Krupps armament works, is now imperilled by the Ruhr…

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Homeless in U.S. Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, May 21.—Nearly 100,000 people have been made homeless by the spring floods in the mid-western States…

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Commerce Minister Sees Flood Damage On Vegetable Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully), who is expected to June next week additional responsibility for…

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Mr. Gale on Duty at City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 2

The Deputy Chief Warden (Mr. C. Gale), whose transfer to Sydney by the Public Service Board led to a number of local protests, will be on…

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Rain on Hunter, But No Floods Farmland Soaked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 2

Heavy rain in the Maitland, Morpeth and Raymond Terrace districts has had no effect on the levels of the Hunter and Paterson Rivers…

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100,000 Homeless in U.s. Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 24.—Loss of property in the Middle West's worst flood for many years mounted as the waters of four swollen rivers…

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Flood Gates Issue At Wallis Creek

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

Aaking West Maitland Council last night to remove the old floodgates on Wallis Creek, Mr. C. Gulliver said that the old…

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Nazi Version of Ruhr Dam Floods

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—The first published German account of the Ruhr Valley Hoods caused by the RAF bursting the Molnie and Eder…

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"Storm About to Break in Europe"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 2.—"The summer storm is about to break in Europe," says Major Hanson Baldwin, military correspondent of the…

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Lancaster Lost Aerial in Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—While battling with a storm in mid-Pacific on its flight to Australia, the giant Lancaster bomber which arrived here…

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Storm Damage at Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 5

Heavy seas last month damaged the southern promenade and dwarf wall at the Ocean Baths, the Acting City Engineer (Mr. Rudd) informed…

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Naval Tug Saves Ship in Gale

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 July 1943 · page 4

LONDON.—In a heavy gale with mountainous seas a British, naval tug has towed into port, a disabled merchant ship with a…

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Mr. Gale Retained Position

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 2

Outvoting those in favor of a mayoral minute recommending the appointment of another man, the majority of…

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Mr. Gale Has Not Resigned As Deputy Chief Warden Retained in Office by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 2

While Greater Newcastle Council was discussing the appointment of a Deputy Chief Warden to replace Mr. C. Gale…

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Record Number of N.S.W. CANDIDATES Nominations Reveal Flood of Independents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—When nominations closed for the Senate and House of Representatives election on August 21 at noon to-day it was revealed that more than 150 candidates had offered for New South Wales. This is a record…

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1000 Drowned by Floods in India

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

BOMBAY, August 4.—It is officially announced that more than 1000 persons were drowned in floods which submerged the town of Vijainagar,…

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Fought Gale, Planes, and U-boats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 15.—Few stories of the achievements of British merchant seamen against odds contain more thrills to the minute than…

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