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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Extraordinary Storm. Houses Unroofed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 1

A tremendous thunderstorm passed over Pingelly and district (Western Australia) at 1.15 p.m. on Sunday wrecking portion of the town. Rain fell in torrents, an…

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Letter to the Editor. Those Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

Sir,—I notice in the report of the meeting of the West Maitland Council that Alderman Morris says that the council by doing the repairs to the Wallis Creek…

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Our Singleton Letter. a Destructive Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm from the north-west accompanied with rain and hail, passed over the district between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The storm was preceded…

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Thunderstorms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

At thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain and hail, broke over Cessnock at about 1.20 p.m. yesterday. The storm lasted about 30 minutes, and in that time…

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Floods in France. Unemployed and Floodbound. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

France is experiencing the wettest November on record for 200 years. Three thousand workers at Nantes have been thrown out of work through the floods. Many streets in the…

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A Violent Storm Considerable Damage Reported

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 3

On Thursday there was a break in the monotony of the sultry oppressive weather that has prevailed of late, when a heavy thunderstorm (from the north west),…

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General Cables. Floods in France. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 5

All the rivers in the British district have overflowed their banks, and the towns of Marlax, Guingamp, and Lermon are flooded…

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Floods in Alaska. Miners Swept Away. Vancouver, Nov. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 3

Floods, due to the loosening of waters inside a huge glacier, swept down the Behring River, Alaska. Miners' cabins were overwhelmed, and the fate of the…

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Gale in Sea of Azov

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 3

In consequence of a violent gale on the Sea of Azov, the water receded three miles from the shore. A number of ships were stranded, but their crews were unable to lands,…

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Floods in France. Thousands Homeless Paris, Dec. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 3

Floods ar menacing the villages near Saint Etienne. Seven thousand people have been thrown out of work at Nantes., and hundreds of families are homeless…

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A Violent Gale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 4

In consequence of a violent gale off Azov, a port on the sea of the same name, in the northern part of the Black Sea, the water receded for a distance of…

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In the Track of the Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 2

Reference was made in last issue to the damage done at Cousins' Bebeah vineyard, and other places, by the storm of Thursday, and further reports have…

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Balloon in a Gale. Dropped in the Orkneys. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

A German balloonist, intending to travel from Munich to Switzerland on Saturday was caught in a gale and was driven over the North Sea at a terrific rate, landing in…

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England's Casualty List. Breakaway, Collision, and Flood. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

A breakaway occurred in the Pemberton colliery, Shropshire, resulting in seven persons being killed. A rear-end railway collision occurred at…

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The Floods in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

Heavy floods have taken place in Norfolk, Suffolk, and the Midlands. Widespread damage has been done at Nottingahm. Many villages are isolated…

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Floods in France. Paris

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 4

All the rivers in the Brest district have overflowed. The towns, Morlaix Guincamp, and Lannion are flooded. Floods are menacing the villages of…

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Floods in France Torrential Downpours. Hundreds of Houses Surrounded. (By Cable). Paris, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 2

Torrential downpours continued throughout the country yesterday, and the situation is more serious. Hundreds of houses are surrounded by the flood…

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The Recent Caspian Gales. Great Loss of Life (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 2

During the recent gales in the Caspian Sea. 314 lives were lost, and an immense amount of damage done to shipping…

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The Floods in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously voted £282,000 towards the relief of the sufferers by the floods…

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Floods in England and France London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 4

There is a severe flood in the Valley of the Severn, and Gloucester is partly inundated. Heavy floods have occurred in Norfolk/, Suffolk, arid Midlands…

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