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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, March 27. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

Frederick O'Neill, described as a horse trainer, was charged with travelling in a railway carriage on the 18th instant, between Narrabri and Sydney,…

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The Narrabri Flood. An Exciting Adventure. NARRABRI

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 1

WITH the receding of the flood waters of last week comes the necessity of much cleaning up Workmen are everywhere busy, on the ronda—metal…

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Flood Damage at Narrabri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 11

A message from Narrabri dated Saturday states :—The flood has receded altogether, and the Namoi this morning was 20ft. and [?]ng. The greatest damage has been done…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, March 27 (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.) Breaking and Entering

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

William Howe, Ernest George Coles, Thomas Adler and Robert Weale were charged, in company, on or about March 7th with breaking and entering the…

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Floods in Far North. Horses Swept Away

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2
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On Sunday the Acting Deputy Postmaster-General at Brisbane advised that the officer in charge at Mein (Cape York Peninsula)…

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The Floodgates. an Inspection and Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 3

Like the poor, the floodgates are always with us. Much of the correspondence of West Maitland Municipal Council in pase years was made up of communications concerning the condition…

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Cyclone at Murwillumrah. Boy Crushed by Falling Tree

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 1

On Tnesday afternoon a cyclonic storm broke over Murwillumbah, doing much damage. Chimneys were blown down in all directions, and shoots of…

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Singleton Police Court. Thursday, April 2. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Drunkenness

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

Walter Hickey pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. After hearing the police evidence, and also a statement made by Senior-Sergeant…

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Singleton Licensing Court Thursday, April 2. (Before Mr C. H Gale P.M., and Messrs R. Faulkner and A. Pentland, Js.p.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

Senior-Sergeant Whitfield presented his quarterly report upon licensed hotels and wine shops in the police district of Singleton. The report was of a…

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A Flooded Railway Line. Collarenebri and Wagett

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 5

The mails and passengers are still being carried on trollies to Collarenebri East no train having run since the 13th ultimo. No goods are being carried consequently there…

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A Flooded Railway Line. Collarendebri to Walgett

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

THE mails and passengers are still being carried on trollies to Collarendebri East, no train having ran since the 13th ult. No goods are being carried,…

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wAS Floods in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 3

[?] the gr[?] floods have been caused by the in which of the han Kiang, a tributary of the they [?]-Kang, in the Hupeh province of China…

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Heavy Storm at Bungendore

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

As the result of a heavy storm at Bungendore on Satnrday night several houses were flooded and the railway line was under water, the train being…

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Late Cable News. London, Tuesday. Floods in China

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

Floods on the Hankiang River have drowned 2000 Chinese, and destroyed 700 junks…

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Singleton Letter Police Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale. P.M.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 3

William Hamilton Shearer a contractor, residing at Jerry's Plains, was charged with using obscene language in John-street, on March 21, and pleaded not guilty…

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Singleton Police Court Thursday, April 16. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Obscene Language

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5

William Hamilton Shearer, a contractor, residing at Jery's Plains, was charged with using obscene language in John-street, on March 21st, and pleaded…

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The Damaged Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

Through the representations of Mr. Jehu Gillies, M.L.A., two large Oregon logs, selected and passed by the Government engineer, have been sent on from Sydney for use in repairing…

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Mitigation of Floods. People Who Will Help Themselves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

Reports of floods and high freshes in the Hunter River at Maitland invariably refer to the devastation wrought in the outlying suburbs and farm lands of the town to the south, and…

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The Allandale Murder Adjourned" Inquest. the Have Important Clue Flood-stained Trousers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

[?]erned inquest concerning the death [?] wong girl Lilian, Bridge whose terribly [?] body was discovered by her father distance from his residents…

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