Trove Tuesday - Suburbia

From at least 26 October 1935 someone using the pen name Suburbia has been posting articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald. These articles under the heading SUBURBAN ROUND  appear to be posted regularly until July 1939.

On 3 March 1945 a new column Suburbia - This week appeared in the newspaper until 4 December 1948. Was the author of this column the same person as the author of the previous column? Was he a serviceman who was absent between 1939 and 1945?

On 18 December 1948 a similar column appeared with the title Ian Healy's Suburbia, This Week. The column ran until this notice appeared in the column on 30 January 1954:  "PUBLICATION of Suburbia will be suspended while Ian Healy is reporting for the "Newcastle Morning Herald" Her Majesty the Queen's tour of  eastern states". As coverage of the NMH on Trove ceases in 1954 it is not known how long the column continued after that date. Hopefully someone reading this post will be able to add that information in a comment below.

These columns are most useful for those researching family members in our area as they relate many stories of ordinary people going about their daily lives. Following are links to some of these stories on Trove.

At Swansea: She Wanted A Book About Shells - a story about Mr and Mrs Charlton of High Street
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135294371

Nord's Wharf: A Blue And Green Mirage -  a short history that mentions many locals
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140295262

Fassifern Awaits A Wagtail Family  - about a feathered family and their two-legged friends
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140343175

A Pennant And Six Forced Landings - a WW2 story about Harold N Berrick from Coal Point
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133570883

A Long, Long Village -- Warner's Bay -  mentions many early residents
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133180351

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

New Year in Lake Macquarie

In years gone by a variety of activities have taken place on New Year's Day. Read about several of them in the articles below.

1875 'LAKE MACQUARIE', The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate (NSW : 1874 - 1880), 6 January, p. 3. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77249080

1885 'BELMONT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 January, p. 3. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139067346

1920 'TERALBA.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 6 January, p. 4. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139432653

1920 'NEW YEAR'S DAY REGATTA.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 December, p. 8. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140087135

1923 'SHELLSHEA ESTATE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 29 December, p. 8. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139611863

1931 'IT'S A FAIR CATCH HE TOLD POLICE', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 13 January, p. 6. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164316446 
Read the remainder of this long article at the link above

1946 'Lake Parties to See in New Year', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 31 December, p. 5. , viewed 01 Jan 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133160122