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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10

Terrific Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred on the Reviera. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were destroyed. Mr. James Gordon Bennett's yacht Lygistrata was wrecked at Cannos,…

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Storm Over the Riviera

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 5

[?]m wrecked 19 miles of promen[?] the Riviera coast. The damage [?]nd at £1,000,000. In the height [?] a number of submarines dived,…

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Scone Police Court. Monday, November 5, 1906. Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

FREDERICK GEO. SPARKE (on romand), was charged with stealing, on or about 23th October, one head of cattle, of the value of 30s, the property of Jas…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 6th, 1906. (Before Mr C H. Gale, P.M)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 2

Benj[?]min and Susannah Boiarry were charged with unlawfully assaulting William John Sarginson, a police constable, while in the execution of…

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Floods in Ceylon. Many Lives Lost. Great Destruction of Property. Fremantle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

Advices by, the R.M.S. Moldavia from. Ceylon report devastating floods in the low country around Colombo and the hills. Hundreds of miles are under water, and the…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 14th NOVEMBER, 1906. Before Messrs. C. H. GALE, P.M. and R. Simson,j.p. Alfred Berry V. Thomas Gilshenan and Ernest Gilshenan

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 2

This was a charge of assault in company, and had been held over from the previous court for service of summons. Mr. G. B. White appeared for the…

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Severe Storm at Bombala a Foot of Hailstones

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 1

A bail storm unprecedented in the history of Bombala fell during Wednesday afternoon. In a short time the "streets were flooded with a great…

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Floods in Ceylon. Great Destruction of Property. FREEMANTLE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

Advices by the R M S. Moldavia from Ceylon report devastating floods in the low country around Colombo and the hills. Hundreds of miles are under…

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Floods in Ceylon. Many Lives Lost. Great Destruction of Property. Fremantle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 7

Advices by the R.M.S. Moldavia from Ceylon report devastating floods in the low country around Colombo and the hills. Hundreds of miles are under water, and the…

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Floods in Ceylon Destruction of Life and Property

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 1

Advices by the R.M.S. Moldavia from Ceylon report devastating floods in the low country around Colombo and the hills. Hundreds of miles are…

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Cyclone at Bendigo Startling Occurrences

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 3

A cyclone swept over Bendigo (Vic) on Sunday, wreeking property. The effects of the cyclone were confined to a couple of chains in width. A…

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Thunderstorms [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

Heavy thunderstorms, with hail and rain passed over the city at 2 o'clock this afternoon…

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Severe Storms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 November 1906 · page 1

On Monday afternoon a storm occurred at Condobolin, and was accompanied by vivid lightning and rain. A Party of excursionists was overtaken…

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Terrific Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 5

Terrific storm occurred on the groat in America many vessels were ship [?]ed and thirty persons drowned…

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A Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 4

Close and muggy condotions today presaged a change in the weather, which occurred this afternoon shortly before we went to press. A heavy thunderstorm which…

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Destructive Cyclone

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 1

A destructive cyclone-passed over Niagara (W.A.) on Saturday night It travelled in a north-westerly direction, and swept through the place [?]…

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The Very Latest. London. Wednesday afternoon. Floods in Arizona

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

[?] of a destructive character have oc[?] Arizona, United States. They de[?] wrecked the Copper Queen. [?] and the business portion of the town…

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Severe Storm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 5

A violent thunderstorm, acoompamed by exceptionally heavy hail, is reported from Tarec, on the Mauning. The growing crops at Oxley Island…

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Scone Police Court. Friday, December 7, 1906. Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

CANUTE BROOKS (Inspector of Stock) proceeded against Alfred J. Coberoft, a drover, for taking certain travelling stock through Bingeberry run, the…

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Shodesian Mine Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 5

[?] flooded the Valley mine, [?] Rhodesia. Two white men were and 50 natives are missing…

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