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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

428 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 22

Floodlight For Decorations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

This 50ft. high tubular tower will be used to floodlight the clock tower on the administrative building at Stewarts and Lloyds (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., on which a crown and the letters E.H.R. have been superimposed…

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Storm On Mt. Fuji

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

TOKIO: Fiercer than the storms which rage around its snow-crowned head are the hard words…

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Party Storm Over Survey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Fifteen Federal Liberal and Country Party members questioned Mr. Menzies to-day on proposals to include Japanese in a…

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Currants Ruined By Heavy Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Heavy rain has caused thousands of pounds damage to currant crops in the Mildura…

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Town Hall Balcony Floodlit For Queen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Floodlights will shine on the Queen when she comes out to the Town Hall balcony after arriving for the Lord Mayor's Ball at 9.30 tonight…

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Queensland Coast Hit By Cyclone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—More than 500 miles of Queensland's coast between Cardwell and South Rockhampton have been…

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Trains Stopped by Flooding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—About 760 people are stranded on five trains in North Queensland as the result of flooded rivers. The flooding of the…

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Heavy Rain Forecast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

The Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning to-day is.— General rain, with some…

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Two Sisters Drown In Flood Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Two sisters, 5 and 6, were drowned this afternoon when they tried to cross a flooded…

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Storm Channel Point Pressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

Newcastle Council Works Committee will press for Hunter District Water Board to take responsibility for all stormwater channels in board areas…

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Royal Tour Crowds Stranded 1600 Cars Held Up By Flood In North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

Thousands of people who flocked to Casino and Lismore to see the Queen yesterday were stranded last night when flood-waters blocked…

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Floods Isolate North Queensland Cities

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE: Floodwaters have isolated Queensland's main coastal cities as far north as Mackay. Main roads into Gympie are cut off by the Mary…

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North Coast Flood Threat Is Averted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

LISMORE: Heavy rain which had been falling on the North Coast stopped last…

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Man Drowned in Flooded Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—Brian Lincoln, 20, station hand, of Planet Downs Station, in the Rolleston district, was…

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Flood Dash To Witness For Moore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Leading Sydney jockey George Moore, who was charged by the A.J.C. committee on Friday with…

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'Copters For Flood Rescues

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 11

THE HAGUE.—Dutch Transport and Waterways Minister J. Algera has set up a special commission to…

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Floods Isolate 40,000 At Rockhampton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON: The town (population 40,000) became completely isolated when the Fitzroy River broke its banks and is now a mile wide. All roads out of the city…

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Ship Delayed By Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

The interstate freighter Caledon, with a full cargo of steel products for Rockhampton, is held up in Newcastle because…

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3rd Death Likely In Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—Police fear another man may have been drowned in Queensland floods to-day…

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Flood Of Words Acclaim Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Here is perhaps the best measure of what is universally acclaimed "the triumphal tour." More words about the Queen have been printed…

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