Trove Tuesday - Stormy Weather

The storms that appear from time to time can cause problems to our otherwise peaceful existence on the Lake. We are not the only generation to be inconvenienced by storms and floods.

 (If these images aren't clear enough to read please use the links that follow each clipping).

1881

1881 'PELICAN FLAT, LAKE MACQUARIE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 December, p. 5. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136050613

1886

1886 'FIRE AT LAKE MACQUARIE.', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 21 October, p. 5. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239319875

1923

1923 'HOUSE BLOWN DOWN', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 16 January, p. 5. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163202912

1937

1937 'DRIVEN ASHORE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 2 January, p. 6. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135182734

1949

1949 'Death, Sickness In Lake Floods', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 20 June, p. 2. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134464289

1953

1953 'STORM DAMAGE IN NORTH', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 October, p. 1. , viewed 23 Mar 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140303349

2021 - 21st March

Trove Tuesday - The Red Cross at Marks Point

It appears that Red Cross groups were active in Marks Point in the 1930s-1950s. Below you will see just a few of the articles about the activities of the Group.  Some of the family names mentioned are: Abbott, Barrett, Evans, Fahey, Green, Henderson, Hughes, Johnson, Lee, Loney, Owen, Skehans, Woolley, Wright, Young.

Do you have a connection with any of the people mentioned?

1932 'MARKS POINT', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 20 July, p. 7. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136589688

1934 'MARKS POINT SOCIAL', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 24 March, p. 13. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139877302

1939 'MARKS POINT', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 4 November, p. 15. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135452068

1941 'Marks Point Red Cross', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 28 November, p. 8. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134080311

1943 'Marks Point Red Cross', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 30 November, p. 4. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133426087

1949 'Marks Point Red Cross', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 April, p. 5. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134346371

1950 'Marks Point Red Cross', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 16 March, p. 6. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140626335

1950 'MARKS POINT FAIR SOON', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 October, p. 6. , viewed 17 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134383287