Towns Flooded By Rain In 3-Day Storm
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Torrential rain driven by gales deluged towns in East Gippsland yesterday when a cyclonic disturbance swept…
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Floods & storms, 1949
685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 35
Liner Queen Mary Ashore In Gale, Refloated
The Queen Mary was driven ashore in a gale last night on a bank at the small town of Lasaline, about one and a half miles…
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LONDON, Jan. 4. A.A.P.—With snow falling steadily in the Midlands and the north, and a belt of rain enveloping practically the…
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SYDNEY. — Passengers who arrived on the Wanganella today had to carry their own luggage ashore through pouring…
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SYDNEY: Whipped by a south-easterly which reached 53 m.p.h. at South Head early this morning, drenching rain caused widespread damage and dislocated tram, train and ferry services and traffic in Sydney and suburbs today…
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After one of the worst storms in 20 years, in which tents were torn to shreds by a gale which reached 70 miles an hour in gusts, Lakeside campers today packed. up to return to their homes. Hundreds of pounds worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tents torn to ribbons, campers flooded out at Belmont South. Washaways, landslide delay rail traffic between Sydney, North. Widespread local floodings; transport in Sydney dislocated. Rainstorm Lashes Central Coast
Gales and torrential rain caused widespread damage on the central New South Wales coast yesterday. Rail traffic between Sydney and the north was disorganised…
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SYDNEY: Though nearly another two inches of rain fell in Sydney in the 24 hours to 9 o'clock today, the weather is clearing, floods are subsiding and services have been restored…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Late tonight Sydney Weather Bureau repeated its storm warning to shipping in the Tasman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodlight City Hall Facade
A design to fit in with a scheme for the complete floodlighting of the City Hall facade was adopted by Greater Newcastle Council on…
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SYDNEY.—Wide flood damage to vegetable crops caused a big drop in wholesale prices at the City Markets today…
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SYDNEY:. A cyclonic depression, situated south-east of Adelaide, is moving east and should reach the New…
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After a week's fight with gales off the coast, the ketch May-myo made Newcastle Harbour yesterday with her crew of…
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MELBOURNE: The gales abated today. They caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds in bay side suburbs. In addition high velocity…
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Storms in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria at the week-end caused deaths and widespread damage to property. The most severe storms were those that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To the Editor Swansea Flooding
BETWEEN 3 and 5 o'clock on Sunday, Swansea had its heaviest rainstorm for 15 years. Camps were flooded to a depth of 3in to…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Building materials necessary to repair damage to homes caused by Saturday's severe storm would be released on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Galvanised iron and tiles for repairs to houses damaged in Saturday's storm would be supplied…
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The erection of a floodlight near the proposed North Stockton surf club shed at a cost of £41/10/ was approved by Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Cars Flood American Market
NEW YORK, Fri. (O.S.R.): New cars are being made in such a flood—more than 100,000 a week—that a buyers' market is rapidly developing for used and new cars…
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