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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 10
A. consequence of the rain which began in the "Valley of the Hunter on Saturday has been to send the river up at Maitland to the dimensions of a high fresh, and to flood lands between West and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PORTION of Bellamba Jetty was washed away, together with a number of trucks. The.loss is estimated at £2000:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Details appear below of the great rise in the River Huntar, of which some particulars were supplied in our issue of yesterday. Several times latterly we have had occasion to remark on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE trying beat towards the close of last we[?]k, was succeeded, on Saturday morning by a gentle rain, which continued throughout the day. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By way of record, which may be of use in after days, when people and Government are stirred to do something practical in the way stirred to do something practical in the way of mitigating the effects of Hunter floods, we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most disastrous [?] occurred last night. At half-past nine o'clock a terri[?]e thunderstorm came on, and about four inches of rain fell. The lower end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the progress of many past floods, events occurred which conspired to increase the height of the water at Ma[?]land. and check its speed in its course to the ocean. Very often a heavy sea at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE ship Longdale, reported to be in danger off Wollongong on Monday, arrived at Newcastle this morning. Captain Hunter states it was not true…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE flood waters reached the highest point at Singleton towards midnight last Monday, and then they began to gradually recede. On Tuesday the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. R.A. Price, M.P., this afternoon communica-ted with the Minister of Works, pointing out the urgency of some prompt and definite action being taken to deal with the question of flood mitigation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS morning Mr Brunker, in reply to a deputation from Camden, said he would send an officer to the district to report as to the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The most disastrous flood ever finown at Bangendore, near Queanbeyan, occurred there on Tuesday night. Over 3 1/2 inches fell in a short time. It got…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Tuesday last, owing to heavy rains in the Hunter valley, the river at Belmore Bridge had risen 31 Feet All the low-lying flats at East…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A phenomenal fall of rain occurred here on Monday afternoon, 223 points being registered in 35 minute. The back water continued to rise throughout the night, aud residents of low-lying portions of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rain fell here on Saturday night and Sunday, and at one o'clock yesterday 4½ inches were registered. Later, telegrams gave the information that six inches had fallen at Murrurundi, five at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY a terrific storm passed over the town of Wellington, accompanied by vivid lightning. The rain fell in torrents, flooding the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A heavy gloom poisoned the departure after the gaiety of the morning and many a furtive tear mingled with the farewells along the range of boats into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] was at the little hamlet of Pilhoel, one of the wildest on the coast of Brittany, almost savage its environment of blue rocks, the rugged crests of which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE river at West Maitland rose to 30ft. It rose steadily during Monday night and spread over the farms at Phoenix Park, Narrowgut, Pitnacree,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. R. ATKINSON PRICE, as we noted yesterday in a message from Sydney, has taken stops for a Conference on flood mitigation to be held at Raymond Terrace next Monday week. Wise action must of necessity be…
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