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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

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Terrific Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1902 · page 3

A terrific storm passed over the city about nine o'clock this morning. The wind attained a velocity of lifty-five miles an our, while mill fell in torrents. The weather, however, cleared within an hour, and…

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Storm in America

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 3

A severe storm has dislocated the railways and telegraphs in America. Snow blocked trains in New York…

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The Gale in the Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 3

It is feared that 50 people have been drowned on the British coast as the result of the storm…

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Latest Cables, London, Monday Violent Gale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 3

A VIOLENT north-easterly gale raged over Europe for three days, especially over the English Channel. Traffic was suspended. One steamer was disabled…

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Heavy Snow Storms. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3

THE biggest fall of snow for a Quarter of a century has occurred in Europe. The snow fell with such volume that the trains in Switzerland and…

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Great Gales. wreck in the English Channel. Terrible Blizzard in North America Snow Falls for Sixty Hours. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 2

FURTHER reports have been received of the gales which swept over Europe for three days. The Marie Henriette, which was…

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The Very Latest. London, Tuesday. Gale in the English Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 3

During a terrific gale in the English Channel, the crusier Furious and the torpedo-boat destroyer Flying Fish were both damaged. They put into Brest harbour for repairs. The deck of the destroyer was…

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Gales in English Channel Damage to Vessels. [By Cable]. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 3

A TERRIFIC gale has occurred in the English Channel, and H. M. S. Furious and the. torpedo beat destroyer Flying Fish were both dameged They have…

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Letter to the Editor the Floodgates and Wallis Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 4

Sir,—Having occasion to cross the Victoria Bridge this morning, L noticed, as a consequenue of the clearing out of the mouth of Willis Creek, that the rise of the tide was cusing an Inflow of water up…

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Terrific Storm at Goodooga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

A telegram from Goodooga states:—Reports from the stations along the rivers show that useful rain fell during Wednesday's storm, though the wind was terrific, and did considerable damage. At…

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Terrific Storm at Goodooga

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 8

A telegram from Goodooga states :—Reports from the stations along the rivers show that useful rain fell during Wednesday's storm, though the wind was terrific, and did considerable damage. At…

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Great Floods in the United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 3

Floods have occurred in the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina. Twenty-three people are known to have perished, and the damage amounts to millions…

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Floods in America. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

GREAT anxiety is being occasioned by disastrous floods which have occurred in the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Now York, and Connecticut,…

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Floods in America

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 6

GREAT anxiety is being occasioned by disastrous floods which have ocourred in the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut,…

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Rain at Last. Grand Fall About Scone. Partial Thunderstorms

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning, the son became hot, and the atmosphere muggy, and with it, thundery looking clouds were noticed to be working np on the…

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A Nice Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 6

The monotony of the drought which has prevailed for such a length of time was relieved yesterday morning by a pleasant break in the shape of a thunderstorm…

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Heavy Rain Storm at Glondonbrook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon, shortly aftermid day, Glendonbrook experienced a very welcome but rather sudden visitation. at mid-day the bed of the creek, [?] use the…

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Correspondence. SUNSPOTS & THUNDERSTORMS. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 3

My reason for obtruding this subject upon the consideration of your readers is a somewhat remarkable coincidence which recently occurred…

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Storm in Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

A VERY severe storm accompanied by vivid lightning and loud peals of thunder, caused over the city late this afternoon. Heavy showers of rain…

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Electrical Disturbances. "It came c'er the heart, like a storm in the night."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 2

ON Friday night, on, as the comic character in a play might describe it, "about 2 o'clock in the morning," a series small thunderstorms…

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