Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

507 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 26

Letters to the Editor. the Narrowgut Floodboat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

Sir.—Much time has been spent recently in. an endeavor to have the above floodboat controlled in a manner approved of by the Tarro Shire Council and the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Storms on the Continent. Hungarian Experiences. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

Storms continue to cause much damage on [?]e Continent. At Transylvania, in Hungary. [?]voe has been caused to bridges and houses, [?]d 30 deaths from drowning are reported…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Storms on the Continent. Serious Consequences. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 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…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wreck of German Air Liner, Helpless in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 6

The "Daily Mail's special correspondent at Osnabrueck (Germany) wrote on June 28.— The Deutschland, the new Zeppelin air-liner, in which I was to-day a passenger, lies a total…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Police Court Thursday, August, 4th. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.). Indecent Language

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 7

George Deahm pleaded not guilty to a charge of using indecent language in Church-street. After hearing evidence, the P.M. inflicted a fine of £5, with…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Muswellbrook Court. Monday, August 8. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 2

Mr E H. Page, G.P.S, who Has been appointed permanently here, took over his duties at the sitting of the court on Monday, and was extended a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Floods in Japan. Serious Damage. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

[?] floods have occurred at Shiznoka, Jap[?] Hundreds of houses have been submerged, [?] landslides have resulted from the floods, [?] a number of students, and derailing…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Letter to the Editor. the Narrowgut Flood Boat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 7

Sir,—I will again crave permission for a few more remarks on the above subject, and would have referred to the matter earlier but being away from home unable to do so…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wreck of a German Air Liner. Helpless in a Gale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 12

The "Daily Mail's, special correspondent at Osnabrueck (Germany) wrote on June 28:—The Deutschland, the new Zeppelin air-liner, in which I was to-day a passenger, lies a total…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Police Court. Thursday, August 11th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.) Municipal Cases

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 7

George Houguet pleaded guilty to al lowing a horse to trespass in Burdekin Park, and was fined 2/6, with 3/6 costs of Court and 10/6 professional costs; in…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Floods in Japan. Immense Damage. London, Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 3

Floods in Japan have washed away towns and villages, and many deaths have occurred. Railway traffic has been interrupted and in Lower Tokio [?]0,000 houses have been submerged. The loss is…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Tokio Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

The floods at Tokio are subsiding. Three hundred and eighty-five people are known to be dead, and 500 are missing. Thousands are exposed to rain and hunger, owing to the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Narrowgut Floodboat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Hanna, Under-Secretary to Public Works Department forwarded [?] Tarro Shire Council copies of lette[?]ed from Mr. J. S. McFadyen, secretary…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Tokio Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

By the floods in Tokio there are 150,000 sufferers. Little inconvenience has been experienced in the foreign quarter…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floods in Japan. Great Loss of Life. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Floods in Japan have washed away towns and villages, and have been re sponsible for many deaths. The rail ways are interrupted. In lower Tokio…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Floods in Japan. Losses Tabulated. London. Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

Official estimates of the recent floods in Japan [?] port 122 persons drowned, 150,000 houses flooded, [?] which 5,000 were destroyed. It is also reck[?]ed that 200,000 are in the receipt of relief in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Narrowgut Flood Boat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

Sir,—In Tuesday's issue of your paper reference was made respecting some letters forwarded to the Farro Shire Council by the Under-Secretary to the Public Works Department re the above subject…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Late Cables. the Floods in Japan

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 4

Tokio, Tuesday.-By the floods in Tokio there are 150,000 sufferers. Little incon venience has been experienced in the foreign quarter…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Japanese Floods. (By Cable). Tokio

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

The latest reports concerning the floods in Tokio show that 1200 persons are dead or missing…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Storm Tossed Barque. Losses at Ska. London. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 5

The barque Trio has arrived at the Tyne and ports that in rounding Cape Horn terrific father was encountered, and the first mate, [?] and second mate, Larsen, were swept…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →