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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 6

A Father's Bravery. Rescue from a Flooded Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 4

Three men, named Moreton, a father and his sons, had an unpleasant ex- perience at Jackalas, dear Gundagai, a few days ago. They were working in…

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Cyclone at the Cape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1905 · page 3

A cyclone on Saturday ploughed its way through the centre of Malmesbury, 35 miles north-north-cast of Capetown, One hundred horses worth razed to the ground, Six…

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Cyclone in Cape Colony. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 3

The town of Maimesburg, Cape Colony, has been visited by a destructive cyclone. The. centre of the town was completely ploughed up by the…

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Disastrous Storm at Shanghai. Great Loss of Life

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 1

Officers of the E. and A. mail steamer Eastern, which has just arrived in Sydney from the East, report lost in a terrific of 20,000 lives…

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Hunter Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 12

'A' conference was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Friday to discuss the flood mitigation proposals of this delegates who recently met the Chamber in Newcastle…

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The Breaking of the Storm

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 2

It is now many months since attention was first directed to the administration of our Lands Department. In the interval that has…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY, 11th OCTOBER, 1905. Before Mr. C. H. GALE, P.M. W.M. RYMAN V. Robt. Stuart. I

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 2

Plaintiff claimed the sum of ,£6 12s 6d, alleged to be a balance due in respect of work and labor done under a verbal agreement…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 11th OCTOBER, Before Mr. C. H. GALE P.M. POLICE v. David Bartley. Travelling Stock Without a Proper Statement

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 2

In this case the defendant, David Bartley, was charged that on the 1st September, 1905, at Murrurundi, he being the drover in…

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Atlantic Liner Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1905 · page 3

An unexpected wave flooded the Cunard [?]er Campania off the Great Banks, New-southland. Five steerage passengers were swept overboard, and 30 others were An unexpected wave flooded with Cunard [?]er Campania off the Great Banks, New-Southland. Five steerage passengers were swept overboard, and 30 were…

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Heavy Rain Predicted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 3

Doubtless the wish is father to the thought, but several residents throughout Muswellbrook consider we shall have heavy rain before the end of the present month…

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Flood Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister, Sympathetic Reply. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 3

A deputation consisting of representatives of East and West Maitland and Morpeth Borough Councils and Raworth, Woodville, and Hinton Progress Committees and…

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Tamworth. 'A' Great Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 5

'A' terrific gale, with clouds of dense dust, passed over the town last evening, doing a great deal of damage to buildings. Trees were uprooted, gates blown away, and…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 4

Once more a large and influential deputation from the Hunter and Newcastle districts has waited upon the Minister of Public Works in regard to the question of flood…

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Flood Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 8

The much discussed and difficult question of mitigating the evil and disastrous effects of floods in the Hunter River formed the subject of an influential deputation to the…

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Storm at Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 3

A tremendous gale, with clouds of dense dust, passed over Tamworth on Thursday night, and much damage. was done to buildings. Trees were…

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A Severe Gale. Coachdriver's Experience

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 1

One of the worst gales Tilba has ever experienced occurred a few days ago. The driver of the mail coach, Robert Johnson, had a lively…

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Flood Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 6

A deputation consisting of representatives of East and West Me[?] Borough Councils and Raworth, Woodville, and Hinton Progress Committees and…

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Flood Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister for Works

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 1

A deputation consisting of representatives of Fast and West Maitland and Morpeth Borough Councils and Raworth. Woodville, and Hinton…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 16

Once more, a large and influential deputation from the Hunter and Newcastle districts has waited upon the Minister of Public Works in regard to the question of flood…

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A Destructive Storm Widespread Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

The violence of the wind and dust preceding the thunderstorm that passed over the district yesterday afternoon was such as to cause considerable damage and destruction to property…

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