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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Thunderstorm at Cronulla. Electric Fluid's Extraordinary Course

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Cronulla was visited on Tuesday afternoon by a "dry" storm. At about 3 o'clock a deafening crash of thunder, With a blinding flash of lightning, split…

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The Weather. Series of Thunderstorms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

On Sunday evening a series of thunderstorms passed over a large area of the Stale, resulting in moderate to heavy falls of rain…

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Floods at Bathurst

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

Floods have taken place in the Bathurst district, consequent upon the heavy rainfall there. A wash-away has been caused of the…

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Floods in Bathurst District. Heavy Rain at Bourke

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 3

The Bathurst district was visited by further torrential rains on Wednesday, the registrations ranging from over one inch in places to over two inches in…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 21st. (Before Mr C. H. Gale. P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 8

Thomas Delaney and Frank Williams were charged with travelling in a train from Muswellbrook to Singleton on the "21st instant without paying, their fares…

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A Violent Thunderstorm. Very Heavy Rain and Hail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

The weather was again warm to-day, the atmosphre being of a most disagreeable and sweltering nature, and the least exertion caused the perspiration to run freely. The thermometer registered 93…

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Storms At' Maitland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

A hailstorm of exceptional violence broke over Maitland on Saturday afternoon, causing considerable damage in its track. The storm was driven by a…

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Saturday's Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

Messrs. Chant and Co., Limited., desire us to state that the report that goods in their establishment had suffered considerable damage ago by the storm on Saturday is incorrect…

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Floods at Bathurst. Railway Line Damaged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

Floods, greater in their magnitude and more serious in their consequences than those which occurred 10 days ago, devastated the Bathurst district on…

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Boy Drowned in Flooded Creek Helpless, Blind Grandfather Present

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

A drowning fatality of a very distressing nature occurred at Euchareena, In the Orange district, on Monday afternoon after a very heavy storm, which…

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Two Phenomenal Storms. Extensive Damage Done. Five Inches of Rain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 3

The district was visited by two phenomenal storms on Saturday and Sunday evening. The first was of a cyclonic character, and to find a parallel for the terrific…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 4, 1909. (Before Mr G. H. Gale, P.M.). Travelling Without Tickets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 3

Robert Manby and Bertic Meyells pleaded guilty to travelling in a railway carriage from Muswelbrook to Singleton without paying the fare…

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Floods on the Continent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

The rivers Rhine, Elbe, Main, Danube, and Oder, are rising steadily. Many lives at Dresden is most precarious. The Ice on…

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Central Europe Floods. Towns Under Water London. Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 4

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, and tyrol, owing to sudden melting of the snows. Whole towns are under water. Railways in…

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European Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

The icefloes at Dresden are melting, and the danger is past. Some of the western streams are abating…

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Disastrous-Floods In Germany. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, and Tyrol, owing to the sudden melting of snow…

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Central Europe Floods. Towns Underwater. London, Feb, 6

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, T[?][?]ngia Bavaria, and Tyrol, owing to sudden melting of the snows. Whole towns are under water…

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Floods in Germany. Many Towns Inundated. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, and Bavaria. Germany, and in the Austrian Tyrol. Owing to the sudden metting of snows…

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Floods in Germany. Lives Lot. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Many lives have been lost in the floods in Germany. The Rhine.Elbe, Danube, and other rivers are rising steadily. and the situation at Dresden and other…

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Big Floods in Europe. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 2

The Rhine, Main, Danube, Oder, and other rivers are rising steadily, and many lives have already been lost. The ice at Dresden has broken into large…

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