Lower Hunter Move On Flood Control
Lower Hunter Shire Council decided yesterday to ask the Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) to receive a deputation to discuss…
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Floods & storms, 1949
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New Floodlights for Showground
Additional floodlighting has been installed at Newcastle Showground in preparation for night trotting which opens on December 16. It…
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JOHANNESBURG, Sat. (A.A.P.): A decision by the South African Olympic and Empire Games Association not to include cyclists in the Empire Games team and to keep in hand £1000 of the money…
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Weather conditions today were warm and sultry with temperatures considerably higher than for the previous 24 hours…
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Violent thunderstorms were experienced early this morning in Newcastle and Sydney. A heavy shower fell in Newcastle early this morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Brief Curfew Imposed On Eritreans £100,000 Storm Damage To Port
The British administration imposed a curfew in Asmara (Eritrea) yesterday after an Italian died following a night attack by Eritreans. Suspended until further notice are all…
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GRAFTON. — Storm-force winds and hall, accompanied booming thunder and vivid lightning; lashed the district for…
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GRAFTON, Wednesday.—Electrical storms swept the Clarence Valley to-day. Although no reports of major…
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ORAN, Dec. 14. A.A.P.—A raging storm which swept French and Spanish Morocco drowned 64 fishermen…
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Warm sultry days with thunderstorms and squalls at night are forecast for the week-end by Mr. R. W. Parker, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police-Army Link Plan For Flood Aid
A plan of cooperation with the military authorities under which army "ducks" and crews could be made available to police when necessary in flooded areas is suggested by Superintendent…
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The temperature dropped slightly towards noon in Newcastle today as the north-easterly freshened to 15 miles an…
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A sharp thunderstorm, with brilliant lightning, was experienced throughout Newcastle district, in varying degrees, early last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Today's Storms Registered 215 Points Of Rain To Noon
Newcastle received a drenching in the heavy rain which began early this morning. Nobbys registered 215 points up to noon. Rain over the Hunter Valley will be of immense benefit to farmers and pastoralists. Thunderstorms heralded the…
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The Superintendent of Police (Mr. Wiley) has recommended to the State Flood Relief Committee that Kempsey, Wauchope, Taree, Maitland, Cessnock and Newcastle be key stations in a…
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TOKIO, Wed. (A.A.P.): The moribund Allied Control Council for Japan is expected to return to life today with a stormy session when General MacArthur's representative (William Sebald) will raise…
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Suggestions made by the Superintendent of Police (Mr. Wiley) for mitigating the worst effects of floods deserve the careful…
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LOWER Hunter Shire Council decided yesterday to reopen Louth Park-road for light traffic. The road has been close to…
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NICOSIA (Cyprus) Dec. 22. A.A.P.—Floods following five days' torrential rain caused the loss of at least 20 lives and much damage…
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Fine, war weather with a strong north-east wind prevailed today but Mr. R. W. Parker forecasts that light isolated…
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