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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Storm in Carribean. Havana Flooded. Vancouver, Oct. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 5

Cuba is in the grip of a great storm. The waves surmount the sea walls of Havana, and water is flooding the houses. A panic followed the report that a tidal wave…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 4

To - day Mr. Percy Allen, District Engineer for Harbours and Rivers, paid a visit of inspection to Wallis' Creek floodgates, and gave everything. a thorough overhaul…

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A Loveless Marriage. Chapter 1. Determined to Storm the Stronghold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 2

Madame Hopkins school for young ladies was not a cheerful place in the winter-time. The house was built of dull-red brick, and was cold, square, and comfortless. The grounds were…

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Storm in Carribean. Havana Flooded. Vancouver, Oct. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

Cuba is in the grip of a great storm. The waves surmount the sea walls of Havana, and water is flooding the houses. A panic followed the report that a tidal wave…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 20th. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Durnkenness Etc

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

Half-a-dozen drunks were fined in sums ranging from 1/- to 2/6. One of the defendants also pleaded guilty to using obscene language, and-was fined 10/- and…

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Wind Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 2

The heat of Tuesday was very oppressive, and during the day a hot westerly continued to blow. In the evening a storm gathered in the…

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Aviation Meeting Stopped. Storm at Long Island. Vancouver. Oct. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 5

When the time came fer the resumption of the international aviation meeting at Belmont Park, Long Island, New York, yesterday, a gale was blowing. Messrs. Ho[?]ey and…

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Violent Storm. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1910 · page 2

The British Isles and Northern Europe are being swept by a violent storm. The disturbance covers a wide area, and it is believed that much damage lias been…

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Storm in Behring Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 5

A terrific storm has swept over the Behring Sea. The streets of Nome, Alaska, were inundated, and some boats were wrecked. No life was lost…

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Police Court. Thursday, November 3rd. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Obscene Language

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1910 · page 2

William M'Taggart was charged with using obscene language in George-street on Monday night, October 31st. Sir A. B. Shaw appeared for…

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Cyclone in Portugal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1910 · page 3

A cyclone caused havoc at Villa Real de Sao Antonio, Algarve, Portugal, and ten mariners were drowned…

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Floods Extraordinary. Tidal Wave in Alaska. Vancouver, Nov. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1910 · page 3

The flooding of Nome, in Alaska, has been of a most extraordinary character. Solomon, a settlement east of Nome, has been completely wiped out by terrific surf, which was…

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Great Loss of Sheep. Driven Before a Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 5

An extraordinary affair is reported by a Gooran[?]la correspondent regarding the loss of nearly 700 sheep on Ravensworth Estate. During the cold snap ten days ago the [?]…

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Police Court. Friday, November 4, 1910. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

WILLIAM HIGGINS, on remand, was charged at the local Police Court, on Friday last, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., that he did throw into…

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A Severe Thunderstorm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

The damage done by Friday's storm at Broken Hill was greater than at first estimated. At least two buildings were struck by lightning, and other small…

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Police Court. Thursday, November 10, 1910. (Before Mr C. H. Gale. P.m.). Prohibition Order

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 6

Matthew Francis Hayes, Black Creek, Branxton, did not appear in answer to a summons that since 1st October, by excessive drinking of liquor, he was likely…

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Floods Extraordinary. Tidal Wave in Alaska. Vancouver, Nov

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

A terrific storm has swept over the Behr Sea. The streets of Nome, Alaska, were im[?] dated, and some boats were wrecked. Ne[?] was lost…

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Floods in France. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1910 · page 5

Floods are general in the Seine basin. The water has invaded the Quai Dauteail, and the Paris sewers are the Rue Felicien Bavriel. The military are engaged in raising the walls of the…

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Gale Off Boulogne. Paris

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 4

A gale occurred off Boulogne yesterday. Eight fishing boats were wrecked, and men were drowned…

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The Seine in Flood. Damage in Paris. Paris. Nov. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 5

Floods are general in the basin of the Seine River. The cellars of the Prefecture of Police, of the Palace of Justice, and of the subterranean passage of the Gare d'Austerlitz, and…

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