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Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in North of England. a Fatal Landslide. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A landslide comprising 300 tons of earth at West Wylam Tyneside, demolished three houses, killing three woman, and injuring nine others…

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A Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

The weather in Maitland this morning was close, muggy, and generally disagreeable, but shortly before one o'clock stormy conditions developed in the south in masses of dark cloud,…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 8

A public meeting to assist the sufferers by the recent floods in the north and north-western districts was called for Wednesday evening, but only the Mayor and…

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Floods in Europe. French Rivers Rising. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 5

A recrudescence of the floods in France is threatened. The Seine is rising a foot daily. The Government has ordered an immediate heightening of the parapets and the construction…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 10th. (Before Mr C H. Gale, P.M.). Alleged Detention of Bees

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 7

F. A. Buchtmann sought to recover the sum of £1 for a swarm of boos al leged to have been detained by Edward Bird, on January 21st last…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Public Works Department regarding the condition of the Wallis Creek floodgates:— With reference to your personal…

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North-western Floods. Conditions at Collarenebri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 7

Writing on January 31, after bring "cut off from civilisation 14 days, without a mail" the Collarenebri correspondent of the "Herald" says:—"Collarenebri has for…

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Floods in France

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

The subsidence of the floods in Paris is causing the collapse of many roads, embankments, and houses. The German Emperor has given £1000, and…

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Floods in North of England

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 3

The outlook for the farmers in North Yorkshire is very serious, as miles of land in the Derwent Valley are inun dated…

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The Recent Floods

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

A public meeting to assist the suffer ers by the recent floods in the north and north-western districts was called for Wednesday evening last in the…

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Floods in Europe. Paris Again Threatened. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 3

Inundations are again apprehended in Paris. The Seine is rising a foot daily and the Government has ordered the im mediate heightening of the parapets, and…

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Floods in Paris. Financial Assistance. London, Sunday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

The Bank of Franco is advancing £4,000,000 free of interest, repayable in five years, for grants to flood sufferers. The Government proposes to issue loans to small tradesmen, not…

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Friday Afternoon's Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 1

The rainstorm at Singleton on Friday last gave 32 points, but the downfall was far heavier in other parts of the district. At Mr R. T. Blaxland's,…

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A Heavy Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 4

A terrific thunder and hall storm is reported from Murinbin, Broke the property of Mr. R. T. Blaxland. The rain fell as from a water spout, and 273 points were…

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The Flood at Wee Waa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 4

The late disastrous flood was the highest I have been during my 46 years residence on the Namoi, being from 4 to 5 feet high in the main street of Wee Waa (writes a correspondent). In 1864…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 6

muswellbrook, through the instruction of the Mayor (Alderman Lusco[?]) now forwarded £65 to the districts [?] suffered much by the late floods [?]…

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Floods in Europe. French Rivers Rising. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

A recrudescence of the floods in France 13 threatened. The Seine is rising a foot daily. The Government has ordered an immediate heightening of the parapets and the construction…

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Gales in United Kingdom

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

Mary gales have swept aver Great Britain and Ireland, the wind attaining a velocity of over 70 miles an hour in some places. Much damage was done at Preston and Bermingham…

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The Paris Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

The river Seine is reported to be falling…

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Gales in Britain

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

Heavy gales have been raging In Great Britain and reland, the wind attaining, in some places, a velocity of over 70 miles an hour. Much damage has been…

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