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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 6

Short Story The Flooded Gallery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 4

Away up in Trumgelly, in Wales, they tell the story to this day, and the memory of it moistens the eyes of many a rough, gray-bearded miner. It was a hot July…

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Another General Rainfall Deluge at Hurstville High Records in Other Places

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 4

In our last issue a telegram announced a phenomenal fall of rain at Hurstville. It transpires that the rainfall was accompanied by heavy thunder, and…

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Scone Police Court. Friday, 5Th May, '05. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Dr. Scott, L.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 2

JAMES FLANAGAN, of Bunnan, was charged with illegally detaining a quantity of waste timber, comprising about 200 slabs and a quantity of…

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Manchuria Campaign. Dust-storms Stop Operations. Seizure of War Material. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 1

The prevalence of sweeping duststorms is mentioned as explaining the inactivity which prevails in Manchuria…

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The Floodgates. (To the Editor.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

Sir,— In accordance with my promise, re the remarks made toy Mr. Moylan, charging the West Maitland Borough Council with neglect of duty in the repairs of the floodgates…

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The Tasmanian Floods. Waters Subsiding

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 2

The recent rainstorm struck the Tasmanian coast from the eastward and south-east, missing the north-east and western districts. At Zeehan and…

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A Strange Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 7

A storm of remarkable violence passed over the town shortly before 6 o'clock last evening. During the afternoon rain had fallen steadily for a couple of hours, and as night…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 6Th. (Before Mr C. Gale. P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1905 · page 2

Alex. Weidmann v. Frank F. Dunn. Claim £2.13s, balance due on promisory note. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed,…

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Mississippi Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 5

Advices from Chicago state that the Mississippi is in flood, and that damage to the railway to the amount of 1,000,000 dollors (£200,000) and to the crops to the amount…

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The Very Latest. London, Tuesday afternoon. New York Tube Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 5

A New York railway tube has been flooded. Many of the passengers waded to the stations through four feet of water…

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A Great Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 3

A great storm played havoc in Constantinople yesterday. Several houses collapsed General Vasfi Pacha was killed…

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Floods in Argentina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 3

Extensive floods have taken place in the Santa Fe, Entre Rios, and Chaco provinces of Argentina. Twenty people have been drowned, and 500 cattle have perished…

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New Zealand. Fierce Gales and Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 5

Fierce gales and floods have occurred throughout New Zealand, and torrential rains threaten to cause heavy floods in the southland of Wanganui and in the westland…

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Floods in New Zealand. Wholesale Damage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 4

Continuous heavy rain has caused floods right through, the country from Wanganui to Southland, Much damage has been done,…

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Sudden Floods. Murrumbidgee and Murray Overflowing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1905 · page 3

A telegram from Gundagai states that the Murrumbidgee River and the flats where the old town was formerly situated are all under water. The river rose quickly last…

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Flooded Rivers. Narrow Escapes and Gallant Rescues

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River was flooded at Gundagai on Tuesday, and the flats, where the old town was formerly situated, were all…

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Floods in the Murray Valley

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 8

Durine the past few days people residing on the lowlying portion of the Murray valley have had some exciting experiences…

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Flood at Tocumwal. Highest Experienced. Tocumwal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

Heavy floods are reported from Tocumwal. The railway line, on the Victorian , side is flooded, and the railway traffic is suspended. The bank on that side between Cobram and…

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Tornado and Floods. Four Hundred Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 5

Six weeks ago a cable message stated that the bursting of a reservoir at Pinetown, near Durban, had been the cause of the drowning of 100 cookies. This was but a…

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A Fatal Storm. Effects of Lightning. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 3

On Monday, at Humble, Texas. in the United States, lightning struck 11 tanks containing 25 million barrels of oil…

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