Gale at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Wild weather struck Newcastle last night and a gale blew at 50 to 60 miles an hour. All the small shipping is sheltering is the…
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Floods & storms, 1923
495 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 25
Fighting a Gale. Crew's Terrible Experience
With her mainmast gone, fore topmast gone, and otherwise much damaged, the barques Garthsnaid (formerly the Inversnaid) limped into Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in New Caledonia. Tidal Waves Destroy Villages
SYDNEY, Saturday.—One of the worst cyclones experienced in the South Seas recently passed over New Caledonia, and damage to the extent of nearly half a million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Interest. Heavy Rain Still Falling
Heavy rain is still falling throughout the district, and up till 9 o'clock this morning 331 points had been registered locally. The tall, and with every…
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The soaking rains which swept over the Mid Richmond this week, while exceedingly welcome, have unfortunately come too late in the season for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seen in the Storm. Was It Douglas Mawson?
BRISBANE, Friday.—There is still no trace of the Douglas Mawson. A telegram was received to-day from Thursday Island advising that a native policeman at Mapoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Douglas Maws0n Last Seen of the Vessel. Storms of Exceptional Severity
BRISBANE, Monday.—A message was received in Brisbane from the harbor master at Thursday Island to-day Stating that the Douglas Mawson was in…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.âTo-day the Governor, Sir Matthew of Nathan, referred to the real danger of Japan's population ultimately spilling over into…
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AUCKLAND, N.Z., Monday.—Three days torrential rains resulted in floods throughout the province. Many shops at Thames were feet deep…
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LONDON, Sunday.—There is little hope of saving five miners who have been trapped in a mine at Pensnett. Many workmen who escaped waded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Trapped. Looked in a Flooded Mine
LONDON, Sunday.—There is little hope of saving five miners trapped at Pensnett. Many who escaped waded through water shoulder high. Only one succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Floods. Trains Cease Running. Relief Work in the Towns
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—Floods, continue in New Zealand. The Leith River is in high flood and it is reported bridges have collapsed. Many residents arc unable to reach the city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Gundurimba Flood Refuge. Meeting of Trustees
The quarterly meeting of the trustees of the South Gundurimba Flood Refuge Reserve was held at Lismore on Saturday last. There were present Messrs. R. F. Ball (in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain Deluge in Sydney
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Rain fell in Sydney throughout last night, and a deluge occurred this morning…
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LONDON, Thursday.—An inrush of water into Apedale pit, Staffordshire, caused another disaster. One man was killed and seven entombed, but it is…
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LONDON, Thursday.—An inrush of water into Apedale pit, Staffordshire, [?] another disaster. One man was ki[?] and seven entombed, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain General
From Ewingsdale, Tyagarah, Broken Head and other outside centres heavy rain is reported…
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Very heavy rain fell at Kyogle yesterday. In the afternoon the rain fell in torrents, and, towards evening, there was a good deal of surface water on the flats, and a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone and Floods. All Along the Coast
The Inspector-General of Police yesterday telegraphed to Inspector Woods at Lismore notifying him that a cyclone was raging all along the coast, and floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains Torrential Downpour Yesterday. Creeks and River Rise. Gale Rages on the Coast
A severe disturbance in the weather commenced yesterday morning, resulting in a torrential downpour of rain and a boisterous wind rising…
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