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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

Reports from the country this morning show that the ruin is not extending west, but is still fulling on the South Coast. Since Sunday nearly nine and a half inches have been registered at Pambula, where…

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The Late Rainfall. a Thunderstorm at Sydney. Five Inches at Bega The Fall on the Hunter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 July 1902 · page 2

ON Monday night Sydney and its environs were visited by a welcome thunderstorm, which not only effectually laid the dust, but also was of…

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Mr. E. Storm's New Premises

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 8

Some months ago Mr. E. Storm, jeweller, of West Mailand, purchased the building on the corner of High and Bulwer streets, formerly occupied by Mr. Sexty, chemist, and Mr. A. J. Prentice, solicitor…

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Mr. E. Storm's New Premises

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 10

Some months ago Mr. E. Storm, jeweller, of West Maitland, purchased the building on the corner of High and Bulwer streets, formerly occupied by Mr. Sexty, chemist, and Mr. A. J. Prentice, solicitor…

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The Hunter in Flood. a Story of Long Suffering and Tribulation. The Case of Mr G. BUXTON, J.P.

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 10

The object achieved by our reporter's call upon Mr. George Buxton, J.P., is not be much to inculcate views as to educate the mans, and the general intelligence of the…

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Hunter River Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Royal Socitety of New South Wales, held in Sydney on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. H. Maidon, F.L.S. read a paper on "The Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter River."…

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Hunter River Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales, held in Sydney on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., read a paper on "The Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter River."…

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The Naval Review. An Imposing Sight. Conduded in Heavy Rain. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 1

THERE was an immense rush of visitors yesterday on the Isle of Wight from all parts of the country in order to witness the historic renew of the…

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Great Floods in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 3

Tremendous floods have occurred in the Kwangsi. Thousands of persons have been drowned…

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A Distructive Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 3

A cyclone in Majorca has destroyed many houses…

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A Destructive Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 3

A neavy gale has been blowing at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, and eleven sailing vessels were driven ashore. Two tugs foundered…

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A Destructive Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

In the terrible gale at Port Elizabeth, Algen Bay, Capo Colony, in which eleven sailing vessels were driven ashore, and two tugs foundered, there was heavy loss of life. Fifty-two bodies have already…

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The Very Latest Loudon, Wednesday afternoon. a Flood in Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 3

Torrential raina which have fallen in the north of Ireland flooded Belfast, with the result that the railway stations and the Opera House were unapproachable…

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A Mink Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

The Union Port colliery, Forest Dean, has been suddenly flooded. Seven miners have been cut off, and it is believed they have been drowned. Two men escaped from the mine…

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A Violent Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 3

A violent storm of wind blew two workmen off the Tay Bridge, and they were killed…

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The Storm in Kent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 3

Damage done in the county of Kent by the recent storm amounts to one hundred thousand pounds A mass of drifted hailstones nearly filled a cutting forty yards long, ton foot wide, and six feet deep…

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Severe Storm in Kent. Crops Destroyed. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

DURING the recent storm which occurred in Scotland and parts of England, the damage done to the hop and fruit crops in Kent has been enormous,…

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Storm in Scotland. Two Men Killed. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

A HEAVY storm has occurred in Scotland, and the furious winds blew two workmen off the Tay Bridge, and they were killed…

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Floods in India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

The rivers Brahmani and Banshai, in Bengal, have overflowed. Twenty-five villages were destroyed ; six thousand persons are homeless, and a few were killed. The damage is estimated at two…

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Terrific Gale at Capetown. Heavy Loss of Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 2

Capetown files to hand give an account of the terrific gale which swept over Table Bay last month. The foundering of the barque The Highfields caused the loss of at least twenty-three lives…

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