Cyclone Moving Gradually
AT 12 o'clock last night Mr. Cyril Griffiths said the cyclone had begin to move away…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1952
437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 22
Heavy Rain Cuts Production at 12 Mines in the North
Heavy rain throughout the northern coalfields area today interfered with the working of 12 mines. Five underground pits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ships Battered in Storms 100 Quit Homes In Flood Path
Storms and big seas buffeted ships off the New South Wales coast yesterday. Nearly 100 people were forced from their homes by rising floodwater in the Richmond and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collier Braves Gale; Four Others Wait
One small collier sailed from Newcastle to-day, but four others are in port, fully loaded, waiting for the weather to moderate. The freighter Swainby,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Delay To Buses Due To Storm
Bus services on Newcastle-Dudley-Redhead route and on the Birmingham Gardens run wee delayed due to storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm In Japan Yoshida Talks Of Rearming
TOKYO, Aug. 5. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Mr. Yoshida has made his first public acknowledgment that Japan's national police reserve is the "cornerstone of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Seeks Flood Aid
Maitland City Council decided last night to ask the Minister for Works (Mr. Renshaw) to visit Maitland during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Warning For Hunter
SYDNEY: The Weather Bureau today issued the following flood warning for the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods In Five Rivers
SYDNEY.—Torrential rain over the near-city catchments has sent five rivers into flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protest Against Flood Of "Harmful Comics"
A protest against the flooding of the Australian market by comics which "degrade the child mind, encourage violence and stimulate a wrong and harmful attitude to sex" was made by women attending a conference on "The Defence of Children" in Newcastle today…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Many Roads Cut 3 Ferries Stopped By Floods
Three vehicular ferry services have been suspended because of flooding on the Hunter River. The ferries, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Critical Flood Height To-day Over Levee In Maitland
Maitland's greatest danger from the flooded Hunter River is expected early this morning. At midnight the rapid rise which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late News 2.30 a.m. Floods
At 2 a.m. the Hunter River at Belmore Bridge was 33 ft. 6 in. and rising. Water was across the highway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Threat Ends Trial At Maitland
A trial at Maitland Quarter Sessions ended abruptly just before noon yesterday when two jurors indicated to Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Floodings Extensive Many Call City Hall For Aid
The continued heavy rain has caused extensive local floodings and damage in the Newcastle district. The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Armstrong) said yesterday that all council workmen had been diverted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little Flooding At Cessnock
There was much surface water but little flooding at Cessnock yesterday. Black Creek, which flows through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Stop Magistrate
Owing to the flood position at Maitland, Mr. F. R Wood, S.M., was unable to attend the usual sitting of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flood waters Lapping over Bank Behind Shopping Centre
The Hunter River has reached 36ft.6in. at Maitland—only 9 inches below the 1949 flood peak—and was still rising this afternoon. Already 60 families have evacuated flooded homes, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horses Moved From Flood
Several Newcastle trainers yesterday received argent calls to Maitland to rescue their horses which…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Scenes at Maitland
AFTER AN ANXIOUS NIGHT Maitland residents were still anxiously awaiting the flood crisis at noon today with the river at 36 feet. Pictures show (1) Colleen McMurray, 12, wading along Elgin-st. on her way to school. 2. Residents anxiously watching the river bank behind the main business centre. (3) A sea of floodwater looking towards Cessnock from the overhead bridge near West Maitland Station. (4) Terry…
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