Newcastle Devastated Rescues From Flooded Dwellings Newcastle
As a result of the torrential rain since Thursday evening, many portions of the Newcastle district are again devastated by flood waters…
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Lines Are Washed Away North Coast Floods Trains 'Held Up Travellers Stranded Newcastle
INTENSIVE wash aways on two parts of the North Coast at 4 o'clock this afternoon paralysed traffic north of Taree…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone Rain and Gale Play Havoc Widespread Floods One Man Killed. Little Girl Missing
Widespread damage has been done by the gale, which, accompanied by terrific rain, lashed the city and country till darkness fell last night. A man was killed and three injured when part of a cliff was washed down on their camp near Port Stephens. A little girl is missing at Wyong. Her suitcase has been found…
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The Goulburn Polo carnival, which was to have been held in May, was postponed indefinitely on Wednesday, as it was considered play was impossible owing…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.—Frisco McGale, 11.11 ½, knocked out Billy Edwards, 11.3½, in the seventh round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Battered by Storm -- But Mares Sees Break Crash! Verandah Went Sport of Storms House on the Cliffs
Battered by the pales of three quarters of a century; exposed to the full force of every wind from the cast, stands "Newhaven," the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fine To-morrow If Cyclone Moves South
Mr. Mares, Divisional meteorologist, informed the "Sunday Times" last night that if the cyclone at present operating off the coast continues to move southward there would be reason to hope that the…
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Mr. Mares was optimistic last night. He said there was every indication of an improvement by to-day, while tomorrow should be still better…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mauled by the Cyclone -- Floods' Rush -- Page 2 Red Rout Chiang's Firm Hand Canton Raid
0Following his dramatic rooting out of extremist nests in Shanghai early in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm Gods Visit N.S.W. in Alarming Strength Gale with Velocity of 70 Miles an Hour Causes Loss of Life, Danger to Shipping and Dislocation of Public Services Mr. Mares Warns Northern Residents of Serious Floods. Rivers Already Rising
The legions of the storm gods are visiting the State, in alarming proportions, and the placid skies of the early Autumn are ploughed up into hostile trenches, out of which pour relentless, unceasing, and destructive torrents of cyclonic rain. Up till 9 o'clock last night, from 9 yesterday morning, 384 points had been registered at Sydney. But that is not all. North from Newcastle the rain has wrought havoc the exact extent of which will not lie known for days. Washaways have been reported from almost every section…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riding the Gale Ships Off the Heads Smaller Vessels Shelter
With the seas along the coast lashed to fury by the gale, which at times attained a velocity of 60 miles an hour, shipping, both coastal and overseas,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poor Billy McGale K.O.'s Edwards BRISBANE
After a brisk tussle, in which them was plenty of punch from both contestants, 'Frisco McGale knocked out Billy Edwards in the seventh round at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not a Petrel Widgeon in Rose Bay Gale Forced Her Down
Tossing about in the choppy waters of Rose Bay, having been smacked by every pelting gust of rain since Thursday afternoon, Wing-Commander…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Buiness Area Flooded: Great Damage Dine Newcastle
Householders in the Western Suburbs were force Ito leave their homes at midnight on Friday. Nine inches of rain were recorded at Signal Hill in the…
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Here is Mr. Mare's official flood warning, issued to Maitland, Richmond, Windsor, Penrith, and Nowra station districts and generally…
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Washaways on the railway between Sydney and Newcastle, and beyond Newcastle, seriously interrupted the train service yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Close Shave Man, Wife and Child Thrilling Rescue Flood Epic at Windsor Windsor
One of the most exciting and thrilling rescues in the history of floods around Windsor happened yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roaring Water 80 Ft. Tear in Arncliffe Sewer Flats Flooded Mother Carries Three Children to Safety
The torrential downpour of rain proved too much for one of the three pipe lines carrying the Western Suburbs sewerage. With a roar the imprisoned waters burst through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Cyclone Storm King's Pranks South Coast Suffering Now Weather Man Fears More Floods Showers and Squalls for Sydney
NEW South Wales is in the throes of another severe cyclone. Its central point is off the South Coast, and south-east to easterly gales and rough to high seas are prevailing from east of Bass Strait along the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warning to Shipping Cyclone: High Seas
A severe cyclone is centred oil the south coast of N.S.W. South to easterly gales and rough to high seas are expected from…
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