Obituary Pte. Harold Gale
Pte. Harold Gale A.M.F., 28, died at the home of his father, Mr. George Gale, National Park-street, Newcastle West, on Monday. He…
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Floods & storms, 1944
96 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 5
Gale Blowing in Straits of Dover
LONDON, June 19. A.A.P.—A gale, with 60-mile-an-hour gusts, was blowing the Straits of Dover at midday, ripping up the sea into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russians Storm and Capture the Port of Viborg
LONDON, Tuesday: "Russian troops have stormed and captured the Finnish port and fortress of Viborg" (also known as Viipuri), Marshal Stalin announces. He has ordered Moscow to salute Marshal Govorov's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Troops In Flood Rescue
LONDON.—During a cyclone and tidal wave in India. British troops performed feats which will become legends in the area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmanian Floods Worst in 40 Years
LAUNCESTON. — Floods in some districts of Tasmania, following heavy Statewide rain, are the I worst for 40 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Subside in Tasmania
HOBART, Thursday.—Flood waters in most areas of the State have subsided. Plane services and most of the interrupted train services have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wind Reached Gale Force
The blow Newcastle experienced for the past three days got under way about 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, said Mr. Cyril Griffiths last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Check Flood of Applications Minimum Areas For Dwellings
Greater Newcastle Council will be asked to-night to approve a recommendation from the Works Committee fixing minimum areas on which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain and Wind of Gale Force
Continuous rain driven by a strong south-south-easterly wind, made conditions in Newcastle unpleasant yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Skids Into Storm Channel Two of 25 U.S. Airmen Injured
Twenty-five U.S., Army Air Force men had a narrow escape when a Douglas C47 transport plane crashed into a stormwater channel while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms Slow Down Adriatic Drive
LONDON, August 11. A.A.P.— Heavy storms have slowed down but failed to halt the drive by Polish and Italian forces on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fijians Drowned in Storm
SUVA, Aug. 15. A.A.P.—During a storm on Friday a sailing cutter with 24 Fijians on board sank off the Yasawa a group, Fiji. Seven were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Entries Flood in for the Children's Art Show
Earlier today, there were about 3000 entries in for the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show, and they were still coming as the official closing time of 4 p.m. approached. Because of the flood of late entries, arrangements have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Warning On Central North Coast
SYDNEY.—Rains of the past four days have so swollen central north coast riven that Mr. Mares's flood warning still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Subsiding
SYDNEY.—Rain has ceased on the north coast and floods in the rivers are subsiding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodlights For Capitol Dome
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The week's clearest indication of American official thinking is that an order has been given to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Isolate Dorrigo Areas
SYDNEY.—Parts of Dorrigo Shire were isolated for two days by floods last week-end. Dorrigo itself was cut off for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Advance in Heavy Rain
Heavy rain made conditions sloppy for the British advance on the Seine. Picture shows pioneers on road drainage while Army transport vehicles push on to keep up with the fighting front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protective Wall at Chichester Check Flood Damage
Hunter District Water Board approved a recommendation to extend a protective wall at Chichester storage reservoir. The cost will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ready to Storm Siegfried Line
LONDON, Wednesday: General Patton has massed a mighty force to storm the Siegfried Line. It is described as the greatest collection of armor ever seen under one field command…
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