Violent Storms Lash Britain
LONDON, Feb.5. A.A.P.—Violent storms, with heavy rain, widespread flooding and record snow, have lashed England, Northern France, Scotland and Ireland for 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1951
334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 17
Four Missing In Floods
BRISBANE, Sunday.—Four people are missing in the flood-bound Normanton district of North Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3000 Homeless In U.S. Floods
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. A.A.P.—A state of emergency was declared in western Washington State last night as floods in Washington and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rats Invade Town Cut Off By Floods
BRISBANE, Monday.—Flood-bound Windorah on Cooper's Creek in Queensland's Far West is having an invasion of rats…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£80,000 Hops, Apple Loss In Gale
HOBART, Tuesday.—A gale to-day caused £80,000 damage to hops and apple crops in the Huon Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Lives Lost In U.S. Floods
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. A.A.P.—The swirling flood waters began to recede in the Pacific north-west to-day after taking eight lives and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blood Will Tell Despite Floods
The show cattle that paraded at Paterson Show were more than ever the picked and pampered favourites of their owners. Some were the last of a stud herd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Officer Defends Flood Clearing Work
The work performed by farmers in clearing flood debris and silt from roads in the Lower Hunter Shire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coalfields Seeks Flood-Free Road
Kearsley Shire Council last night agreed to a request by Cessnock Council to be represented on a deputation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Navy Ships Grounded In Storm
TOKYO, Feb, 16. A.A.P.-Reuter. The storm which lashed Japan on Wednesday and Thursday temporarily grounded 16 vessels in Tokyo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Wind, Rain Damage In Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A violent storm damaged roofs, uprooted trees and brought down electric light wires in bayside subburs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods In Nine U.K. Counties
LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).— Nine English counties—more than a quarter of the entire country —reported spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread U.K. Floods
LONDON, Feb. 20. A.A.PK.—Floods covered wide areas of Britain to-day and, with more rain on the way, threatened [?] higher…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Flood Position Eases
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The flood position at Traralgon, in East Gippsland, eased to-day and most of the 150 townspeople who had to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Ruin Crops On South Coast
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bean and maize crops were ruined to-day when the Bega River at Bega, on the South Coast, broke its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Threat on Nepean
SYDNEY.—With more rain forecast towns on the Nepean River are preparing for further floodings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms Forecast Tonight
Warm and sultry conditions which prevailed this morning are expected to continue until late this afternoon, but fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crops Ruined By Heavy Storm
LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—Score, of apple and pear crops were ruined by a heavy hail and thunderstorm which swept across the Tamar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Devastation Will Not Mar 91st. Maitland Show
Respite the big flood which devastated surrounding farmlands last month, Maitland's 91st. show had very bright prospects, the president (Mr. W. E. Sparke) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Lashing New Caledonia
NOUMEA, Feb. 27, A.A.P.-Reuter.—A cyclone is lashing the 250-mile long island of New Caledonia. All communications and telegraphic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →