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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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A Michigan Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

A gale blew, 20 wooden houses at Sand [?] on to the ice of Lake Michigan. The [?]ping occupants, aroused by the movement of their houses, escaped from their…

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Cyclone's Terrific Power a Ketch's Wreckage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 3

The Melbid[?] returned to Cooktown on Wednesday afternoon from the search for the crew of the Government ketch Pilot, which was wrecked during the late cyclone. No bodies or…

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Great Storm at Ballina. Over Three Inches in Half an Hour. Ballina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

An extraordinary thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstones the size of pigeons' eggs, swept over the Lower Richmond River between Broadwater, Alstonville, Wardell,…

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Severe Storm at Ballina Town Flooded and in Darkness

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

An extraordinary thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstones, the size of pigeon's eggs, swept over Lower Richmond River, between Broadwater,…

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Storm at North Sydney. Effects of Lightning

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 1

During the height of a heavy storm at North Sydney last week vivid lightning accomplished an extraordinary freak, and was responsible for a fire,…

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Great Storm at Ballina. Over Three Inches in Half an Hour

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

AN extraordinary thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstones the size of pigeons' eggs, swept over the Lower Richmond River between Broadwater,…

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Cyclone's Terrific Power. a Ketch's Wreckage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 16

The Melbidri returned to Cooktown on Wednesday afternoon from the search for the crew of the Government ketch Pilot, which was wrecked during the late cyclone. No bodies or…

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Great Storm at Ballina. Over Three Inches in Half an Hour. Ballina

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 6

An extraordinary thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstones the size of pigeons' eggs, swept over the Lower Richmond River between Broadwater, Alstonville, Wardell,…

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Flood in Algeria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 3

Bona, a town on the sea coast of Algeria, has been flooded. Thousands of people are housed in the municipal and other buildings. [?]ad is scaree. A number of natives have…

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A Novel Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Ben Carlill, of Wooroowoolgen, had a most peculiar experience. He was quietly jogging along the Tenterfield road in his sulky, when…

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Wrecked in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 3

Severe gales are reported to have occurred in England and Northern Europe. The wind at the rate of 60 miles an hour. The Great Eastern Railway Company's…

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A Novel Storm

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Ben Carlill, of Wooroowoolgen, had a most peculiar experience. He was quietly jogging along the Tenterfield road…

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Great Gales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

Severe gales have swept over England and the northern part of Europe the velocity of the wind being at the rate of 60 miles an hour…

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Floods in Queensland. Mail Service Disorganised

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

Heavy rains have fallen at Cloncurry (Q.) and there havee heen no mails inward or outward since the 15th [?] The Cloncurry River is in flood,…

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Floods in Central Australia

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 5

Heavy rains have been experienced in Central Australia. Mr Arehdall, representative of a Brisbane firm, who is inspecting bullocks on Gongie…

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Great Storm at Moss Vale. Destruction of Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

One hundred and eighty-seven panes of glass were broken in the Governor's residence at Sutton Forest as the result of the hail storm at Moss Vale on Saturday afternoon…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. a Fierce Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

One of the heaviest thunderstorms for some considerable time occurred in Sydney at an early hour this morning. The rain was heavy, und the lightning exceptionally vivid…

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Great Storm at Bodangora. Churches Levelled. Trees Uprooted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

The town of Bodangora, in the Wellington district, was struck by a cyclonic storm on Monday night, which did great damage, scarcely a…

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Great Storm at Bodangora

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 7

THE town of Bodangora, in the Wellington district, was struck by a cyclonic storm, on Monday nignt, which did great damage, scarcely a…

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Local and General News. Welcome Storms

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

During the past week a couple of wel­come storms hare passed over the district, one an Saturday evening, and the other on Monday night, about midnight. The…

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