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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 22

Value Of Flood Warning Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 5

Use of Mainland Council's radio transmitter and receiver in the Hunter Valley radio flood warning system would have numerous advantages, the engineer-manager (Mr. E. W…

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Britain Lashed By Gales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Dec. 17. A.A.P.—Hurricane force winds swept the Hebrides early to-day and gales lashed Britain's western…

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Storms Won't Obey Rules, Is Complaint

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 December 1952 · page 9

HONGKONG.—Mr. Len Starbuck, assistant-director of Hongkong's Royal Observatory, has…

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Fierce Storms Hit Towns In Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.— Fierce electrical storms accompanied by driving wind and torrential rain and hail hit…

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40 Homes Unroofed By Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—Four houses were wrecked and about 40 unroofed by a fierce storm at Blackall, Central…

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Homes Flooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 2

PARIS, Dec. 26. A.A.P.— Many people in the Loire valley spent Christmas Day on the upper floors of flooded…

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Scattered Storms Forecast

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 2

Scattered thunderstorms and patchy rain are expected to develop over Newcastle towards…

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Floodlit Vigil for Youth on Cliff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 1

KATTOOMBA, Sunday.— A 17-year-old youth is trapped on a ledge half-way down one of the 250 feet…

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Obscene Literature "Flooding U.S."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. A.A.P.—An "incredible volume" of pornographic literature was flooding the nation's bookstands, a special Congressional committee…

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Heavy Rain On Hunter

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 December 1952 · page 2

Heavy rain fell along the Hunter Valley during the past 24 hours, registrations in…

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Broken Main Floods Street At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 December 1952 · page 4

Water from a broken 10in. main banked up for 50 yards in front of the Queen's Arms Hotel in…

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Maitland Missed Heavy Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 3

Maitland yesterday missed the heavy rain which fell in the Upper Hunter area. Only half an inch was registered…

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Heavy Rain Over Hunter

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 1

The Hunter Valley has been drenched by rain in the past 48 hours and crops and pastures will benefit The rain was…

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Cyclone Hits N-W. Town

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 3

Two people were admitted to hospital and many others suffered minor injuries when a cyclonic hailstorm struck the north-west township of Collarenebri last night…

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Stop Press Cyclone in North-west

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 12

Switchboard operator at Collarenebri, Margaret O'Connell, said the storm was "shattering." "There's not a house in the town that escaped…

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11 Die, 30 Missing In Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 3

MANILA, Dec. 30. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Eleven people are known to have been killed and 30 others are missing in…

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"Flood-free" Church As Replacement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1952 · page 2

Tenders have been called for demolition of the old weatherboard Methodist Church which has stood for more than…

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