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Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in Europe

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The floods in France are becoming serious. The public gardens at Chalons have been submerged. The valley of the River Orge,…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday. July 14th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 3

Alex Morrison v. Mrs H. Mooney. Chain for £3/17/6, subscription for "Budget newspaper to June 1st, 1910. Mr A. B. Shaw for plaintiff. No appearance…

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Floods in Europe. London, July 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

Floods again threaten Northern France. The Seine is rising and the Marno has overflowed its banks. The inhabitants of Chalonssur-Marne and Troyes, on the Seine, 48 miles…

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Floods in India

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

London, Wednesday.—The River Indus is abnormally swollen, and is flowing through Dera Ghazi Khan, in the PunJab. Practically one-third of the city…

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Floods and Storms. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

Heavy rain continues in Sydney, and many lowlying parts of the city suburbs are flooded owing to the drain gratings becoming clogged. Wild weather prevails on the coast, and many…

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Floods in Kentucky. Heavy Damage. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

A cloud-burst caused havoc in maize, tobacco, and wheat crops, and among live stock, in three counties of Keatucky, causing damages estimated at £100,000…

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Storm in Sydney. Winds and Waters Raging

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

According to Sydney exchanges, Monday was a day to be memorised. There raged over the place the most tremendous storm that has swept along the coast since the…

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Two Men Electrocuted. Incident of a Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

Owing to the falling of some stable buildings in Waterloo, Sydney, on Monday, during the tremendous storm which raged in the metropolitan area, a live wire was brought into contact with…

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The Storm Wind

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

Mr. S. Wilson, the divisional officer of the Weather Bureau. Sydney says the present gale, compared with the strength of the memorable severe blows known as the Maitland and the…

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Flood in India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 5

Flood waters have caused breaches for three miles on the Assam railway line, North-east British India, and ten bridges have been destroyed…

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The Hawkesbury Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

Floods in Hawkesbury River have done siderable damage. Roads and bridges are [?] water, and several villages are cut off from[?] munication. Dairy farmers are the chief [?]…

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Storm Causes Telegraphic Delay

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

One effect of the severe storm which spent its force between Sydney and Newcastle on Monday was a delay in the telegraphic communication, occasion…

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A Terrific Gale. Scenes in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

There raged over Sydney on Monday the most tremendous storm that has swept along the coast since the terrible Nemesis gales of July, 1904. The…

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Floods at Windsor. Vegetable Growers Suffer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

News from Windsor on Tuesday stated that the Hawkesbury River was up 20 feet, but was well within its banks. South Creek and Eastern Creek went over…

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A Terrific Gale. Scenes in Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

THERE raged over Sydney last Monday, the most tremendous storm that has swept along the coast since the terrible Nemesis gale in July,…

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Storm Weather

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

On Monday last there was a tremendous sea running along the coast. Rain fell all day. A hurricane blew and one time attained a velocity of 80…

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Polic Court. Thursday, July 21st, 1910. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). Drunkenness, Etc

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1/- and [?] cost in default, 48 hours imprisonment. Another offender, previously before the…

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The Hawkesbury Flood. Water Subsiding

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

All suspense at Windsor regarding the floods has ended. The Hawkesbury River began falling on Wednesday night, and had fallen about seven feet next…

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Very Latest Cables. Storms on the Continent. Serious Consequences. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

Heavy storms have been experienced on the Continent. Enormous damage was inflicted by a hurricane. The lightning was very vivid and rain descended in torrents in the West and…

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Disastrous Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 5

The harvest is spoiled in many places by storms in Germany. The storms devastated the part about Wolfsbur[?] Castle, Brunswick, and the roof of the castle was…

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