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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

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Small Debts Court Tuesday, July 17th, 1906. (Before Mr C. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 4

Alexander Morrison, proprietor of the "budget" newspaper v. the Council of the Mechanics' Institute.—Claim for £2 9s 8d, for…

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Floods in New Zealand. Wreck of a Schooner

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 3

Severe weather, with, heavy rain, has been experienced throughout New Zealand. The Poverty Bay flats are inundated by one of the heaviest floods…

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Floods and Wrecks in New Zealand Heaviest Floods on Record. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 14

Severe weather with heavy rain baa been experienced throughout New Zealand during the last three days. The schooner Actea is a total wreck at Waipiro Bay. A crow of eight, including the…

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New Zealand Floods Thrilling Episodes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

There are some thrilling episodes in connection with the floods at Temata, in Auckland, New Zealand. A huge landslip completely smothered a…

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Floods in Victoria, Heavy Losses

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

Casterton (Vio.) was flooded unexpectedly early on. Sunday morning, when heavy rain from Harrow and other outlying districts' caused the…

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Singleton Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July. 24th, 1906. (Before Mr C, H, Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 4

Alexander Morrison, proprietor of the Singleton "Budget" newspaper v. the Council of the Mochanics, Institute. Claim for £2 9s 8d, amount…

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Floods in Victoria, Experience of Two Chinese

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 1

The flood waters at Harrow and Casterton (Vic.) have done much more damage than anticipated. Several hundred of stock have been…

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The Victorian Floods

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 3

The Glenelg River flood is higher than that of 1893 by 3ft The immense body of water renders the course of the river quite…

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Maswellbrook Police Court. Wednesday, August 1St. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m) Uttering Counterfeit Coin

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 2

HENRY HOLROYD, on remand, was brought up on a charge that he did on 27th July, utter to John Dickie, one counterfeit shilling. Herbert Albert Robinson deposed; I am a…

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Singleton Licensing Court Tuesday, August 7th, 1906. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 4

Renewal of publican's license was applied for by J. W. Teddiman, Agricultural Hotel. Sundry repairs had been effected, but the applicant stated that…

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Floods in Texas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 3

Heavy rains have caused the Colorado Riv[?] overflow, devastating Southern Texas. [?] towns are isolated. Relief trains [?] been cut off, and telegraph wires are…

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Cessnock Police Court. Saturday, Aug 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. and Mr. George Brown. J.p.) Indecent Behaviour

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 2

William Williams was fixed £1, in default 7 days, for indecent behaviour in Railway-street, on the ,10th inst. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Discovery of Human Bones. Washed Down by the Flood

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 1

A startling discovery of human bones lias been made at Tirzah, South Arm, near Murwillumbah. On March 19 last Vinoent Hitchens, aged 2½…

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Small Debts Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1906 · page 3

The postponed case, Alexander Morrison versus individual members of the Mechanics' Institute. Singleton, claiming £2 9z 8d due for printing and advertising, was again called on. Mr. Shaw appeared…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 21st August. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 August 1906 · page 4

Alexander Morrison v. Council of Mechanics' Institute.—Claim for £2 9s 8d, amount alleged to be due for printing and advertising in Singleton…

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Destructive Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 3

Floods in the Senegal, West Africa, Strayed nearly the whole of the town , drowned many natives, and swept many villages…

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Gales on the Coast a Barque Ashore

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 4

Strong easterly gales, with thick rain, prevailed on the coast on Thursday night, and the seas were very rough…

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Floods in Bencal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 5

[?]ry floods following the poor harvest in [?] and East Bengal will cause a serious [?] many of the crops having been away…

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Floods and Snow. Damage in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 2

Owing to leavy rains, floods have occurred in several parts of Victoria, notably at Bacehus Marsh, Ballan, Traraigon, and Yarram, and…

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Floods in Victoria. Loss Op Life and Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 3

The extent of the damoge along the course of the Saltwater River by Sunday's flood cannot yet be estimated. It is known to be enormous. The water is higher than the flood of 1871. The water by 3…

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