Small Coaster Safe; Sheltered From Gale
SYDNEY, Monday.—The 924ton coaster Ulmarra, overdue on her voyage from Clarence River to Sydney, signalled her owners…
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Floods & storms, 1949
685 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 35
Drainage Taxed In Storm
Many gutters overflowed and the intersections of some streets were flooded when nearly half an inch of rain fell in the city in…
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The Engineer of Lake Macquarie Shire Council (Mr. Webb) told a conference at Cardiff he would make certain recommendations to…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A 72-year-old man was found dead in a stormwater channel at Bankstown this afternoon…
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SYDNEY: Heaviest June rain for 53 years deluged Sydney this morning and caused the most chaotic transport tie-up in the city's history. A deep depression is now forming north-west…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eleven Lives Lost in Texas Floods
DALLAS (Texas), June 15. A.A.P.—At least 11 lives were lost and damage estimated at millions of dollars was caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Floods In China
CANTON, June 15. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Floods in Hunan province are menacing China's rice crop. The Central News Agency…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Take Chinese From Flood Area
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Police to-night evacuated about 30 Chinese market gardeners from the Nepean River flats at Camden and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amazing Flood Scenes In Sydney
AMAZING SCENES during the heavy rain in Sydney yesterday.—Above: Floodwaters feet deep in Harris St., Ultimo, where many cars were marooned with water reaching almost to the windows. Cars stalled everywhere. Right, top: A woman wading through the floodwaters in a valiant attempt to cross Market St. near Pitt St. during the torrential rain. Traffic was disorganised throughout the city…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nepean River Breaks Banks, Floods Farms
SYDNEY: The Nepean River, 21 feet higher than at 10 a.m. yesterday, broke its banks this morning, flooding hundreds of acres of farm lands around Camden. In many places the river is now more than half…
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More gales, local flooding and big seas along the coast are likely, according to the Weather…
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Torrential rain, which began in Newcastle yesterday afternoon, has brought June registrations to the highest level for the month since 1937, when more than…
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SYDNEY: The 7000-ton Italian freighter Orione went ashore early this morning off Kurraba Point after fighting last night's gale for several hours with dragging anchors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tent-Dwellers All-Night Vigil In Swansea Gale
Neighbors and friends assisted a family living in a tent on a Swansea camping reserve to maintain an all-night vigil in last night's storm to prevent the tent blowing away. Mr. W. Porter, his invalid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Floodings, Bureau Warns
A warning of extensive local floodings in the Hunter, Hastings and Manning River areas was given by the Weather Bureau last night. The bureau's forecast is—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Trapped Men Are Rescued From Flooded Cessnock Pit
Eight men were dramatically rescued today when flood-waters poured into Aberdare Extended Colliery, on the outskirts of Cessnock. With scores of homes threatened by the rising waters, main…
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SYDNEY. — The Weather Bureau this afternoon issued the following forecast: System of cyclonic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Lessons Disorganised By Heavy Rain
Heavy rain disrupted lessons in Newcastle schools yesterday. Attendance dropped 50 per cent, below normal at most schools…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Terrifies Tent Families
Nine families, which included about 15 children, living in tents on Stockton reserve, were shifted to the Memorial Hall last night. One baby was a month old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Areas Flooded
Top left: Rising waters threaten boat sheds on the western bank of Cockle Creek. The flood yesterday covered the park under…
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