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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1872

21 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

Heavy Thunder and Hail Storm

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 3

After two or three days of rather sweltering heat, on Sunday, after midday, the heat attained the highest point yet marked this season, 127 degrees in the sun. This was at about half-past two in the…

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