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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

220 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 11

Police Court. Tuesday, September 1St. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 3

[?]. Ferrors (Indian Hawker), proceeded against I. J. Minch for unlawfully detaining 1 parcel of goods, 1 rug, 1 razor, 1 silk scarf, and 3 shirts, valued at £13 3s…

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Storm Predictions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 2

It was in bho smoking-room of an Atlantic steamer that a worthy Teuton was talking about weather forecasts. "Look here," said he, "I dell you vat it is…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1903. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 2

William Nowland v. William Huggens for removing certain fencing material at Wybong, Mr. J. E. McIntyre appeared for the…

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McCANN—FLOOD

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

Stroud was activity on Wednesday morning last the occasion being the marriage of Mr J. J. McCann (constable in charge of Howe's Valley…

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The Very Latest Cables London, Friday afternoon. Destructive Gale in Great Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 5

A fierce gale is raging in Great Britain. The coast is strewn with wreckage, and there are many fatalities. The gale has caused grout haves amongst the crops and shipping,…

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A Disastrous Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 3

The storm was one of the worst for years, Every part of the British coast was visited by gales. The new breakwater works at Dover were…

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Storm at Sea. Exciting Experience of a Steamer. Fremantle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 3

The steamer Kyarra has arrived at Fremantle from Eastern ports, after a sensational passage. On Tuesday a terrific gale was encountered, and the vessel was struck by a…

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Gale in Great Britain. London, September 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 2

A fierce gale is raging in Great Britain. The coast is strewn with wreckage, and there are many fatalities. The gale has caused great havoc amongst the crops and shipping,…

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Great Storm at Sea. a Steamer in Peril. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5

THE steamer Kyarra has arrived at Fremantle, Western Australia, from Eastern Ports after a sensational passage. On Tuesday a terrific gale…

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Storm at Sea. Exciting Experience of a Steamer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 9

The steamer Ryarra has arrived at Fremantle from Eastern ports, after a sensational passage. On Tuesday a terrific gale was encountered. and the vessel was struck by a…

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Fresh in the Hunter. Heavy Rains. Rivers Sunning Strongly. All Low Land Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 3

On Saturday the weather was showery during the forenoon. After mid-day, the sky cleared a little; but about 4.30 heavy banks of clouds appeared in the south and south-west. Rain was soon falling in…

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Heavy Rain at Dungog. a Record Fall Williams River in Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

On Friday night last a storm passed over Dungog, when heavy showers of rain fell, which continued at intervals until midnight on Saturday, after…

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The Weather and the Flooded State of the District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 3

Although the river, according to the gauge at the Belmore. Bridge, had last evening fallen to the 21ft, 6in, level, the inrush of flood waters from the Wollombi, Singleton, Muswellbrook…

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A Colliery Flooded. Many Miners Thrown Out of Work. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 3

Seventy-four miners engaged in the old tunnel' at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, have been thrown out of employment on account of that part of the mine being flooded…

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The Weather. Heavy Local and General Rains. The Hunter River in Flood

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 3

ON Saturday last there were general indicatione that an atmospheric change in at hand, and aboat 10 p.m. on Saturday night a few showers heralded…

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Floods on the Lower Hunter. Excessive Heavy Rains at Raymond Terrace. Ten and a Half Inches in 24 Hours (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 3

Bad weather continues, and the rain on the Hunter has been the heaviest known for years. Ten and a half inches fell at…

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Heavy Storm at Lawson

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 2

A THUNDERSTORM, accompanied by vivid lightning, hail, and heavy rain, passed over lawson on Tuesday. In sheltered spots the hailstones were…

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A Mine Flooded. 74 Men out of Employment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 2

MESSRS. William Laidley and Compony's Co-operative Colliery at Wallsend has been seriously flooded causing heavy loss to the [?],…

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Our Singleton Letter. Heavy Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

About 5 p.m. on Thursday, a storm of unusual force broke over Singleton, and rain fell in torrents. As the storm approached, lightning flashes and distant thunder increased…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 1, 1903. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

YESTERDAY, James Johnston was charged with causing a horse to be cruelly illtreated. Gee. Campbell was also charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse. Mr. J…

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