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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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The Flood at Moree. Fears for Graziers

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

MOREE, Tuesday.—The flood waters have only been receding at the rate of an inch per hour, and still cover the northern and eastern parts of the town. The damage to houses, fences, and…

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Flood at Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The "Tamworth News," which has had a special flood edition printed in Sydney, in consequence of the failure ol the electric and gaslight plants in Tamworth…

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The Northern Floods. Further Accounts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 3

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday.—The flood has now subsided sufficiently to allow of vehicles reaching Gunnedah bridge, a substantial iron structure, which is intact, and…

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Disastrous Floods. Terrible Time at Gunnedah. 1000 People Homeless for Two Days. Loss of Life

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

Gunnedah and the district for miles around fared badly in the recent disastrous floods and are in a chaotic condition. The flood which swept through…

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Walgett in Dange. Flood Water Rapidly Approaching. Expected on Saturday. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The Namoi and Barwon rivers are rising rapidly at Walgett; and a big inundation is apprehended. Stock is being hurriedly removed to places of…

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The Floods

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

While Singleton residents are thankful that they escaped a flood during the recent heavy rains, it is only natural that their sympathies should go, out to…

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The Floods. Terrible Plight of Narrabri Seven Persons Drowned. 100,000 Sheep Lost. Human Bodies Floating Down Stream

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The floods at Narrabri have turned out the most disastrous in the history of the north-west. Later particulars up to the time of—our going to press show…

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Ants and the Flood

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

Ants and aboriginals have attained a reputation for foreseeing events by natural methods unknown to the white race of human beings. In regard to…

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Big Flood Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

COLLARENEBRI, Thursday.— Word has been received from Collymongle Station, 16 miles above here, that the waters of Mehi Crook and watercourses have joined. Country…

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The Northern Floods. Preparing for a Big Flood. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

The people of Mogil Mogil are deserting the town, in anticipation of Wing flooded out. All the settlers along the Barwon are removing their stock to high ground…

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The Great Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

Widespread and disastrous floods are reported from the north west. At Tamworth business people lost heavily, as nearly the whole of the…

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Walgett in Danger. Flood Water Rapidly Approaching. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

The Namoi and Barwon Rivers are rising rapidly at Walgett, and a big inundation is apprehended. Stock is being hurriedly removed to places of…

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The Floods. (Continued from Page 4.) Latest Particulars

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

MOREE, Wednesday Night.—The flood is unprecedented in its devastation. It reached its height in the town on Saturday night, starting to recede shortly…

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The Floods in the North-West. Highest on Record. Seven Persons Drowned. Terrible Plight at Narrabri. 100,000 Sheep Lost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

THE floods at Narrabri have turned out the most disastrous in the history of the north-west. Later particulars up to our time of going to…

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Heavy Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 4

The extreme humidity of the atmosphere during the past few days, which had been severely felt by residents generally, culminated in a pleasant change last evening, when at about 6.15 p.m. a…

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Cyclone at Forster. Forster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

A cyclonic storm of a destructive nature broke over Forster shortly after eight o'clock last evening. In the tract of the storm considerable damage was wrought to several structures. Bower's…

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Storm at Murrurundi. Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

One of the most violent windstorms over experienced here occurred yesterday afternoon Considerable damage was done to property, scores of large trees were…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 20th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Diseased Animals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 6

Senior-Sergeant Whitfield, an inspector under the Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Act, applied for an order for the condemnation and…

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The Floods, Terrible Plight at Narrabri

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

The floods at Narrabri have turned out the most disastrous in the history of the north-west. Later particulars show that on Sunday afternoon the…

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THE Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal. Saturday, Jan. 22, 1910. Flood Relief

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 2

WHILE we in this district are rejoicing in the blessings of a bountiful season as a result of the magnificent rainfall at Christmas time and last week, residents…

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