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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Typhoon Amd Floods in the Philippines. (By Cable). Manila

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

There has been a disastrous typhoon followed by great floods, at the island of Luzon, in the philippine Islands. There has been great destruction of the…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, July 20th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.) Transfers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 2

The application for the transfer of the license of the Caledonian Hotel from J. W. Campbell to J. Bradley, of Sedgefield, was granted; and the license of the…

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Police Court. Thursday, July 20tli, 1011. (Before Mr C. 11. Gale, P.M.). Elotous Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 2

Arthur Rogers and Edward Gilbert, two young men, pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour on the 15th inst. It appeared that the defendants, who…

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Floods and Devastation. Valdez (Alaska), July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 5

Unprecedented floods, due to the heat wave melting the snows, have been experienced here. A huge volume of water burst from a glacial lake, and flooded the surrounding country…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 2

Heavy rain fell at Kurri all day yesterday, and well into the night, the registration, according to a private gauge, totalling [?]…

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Floods and Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 2

Our cablegrams recently have recorded somewhat heavy losses of life and property in the United States and Canada from floods and fires. It is more than probable,…

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Gales on the Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 5

Rough seas and gales continue along the cost, and a large number of vessels are still sheltering…

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Floods in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 5

Serious floods have occurred in New Zealand Blenheim is partly under water, many shops being inundated and houses submerged to a depth of several feet. Two trains have…

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Floods and Fires

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 3

San Francisco, Saturday.—Cloud bursts have occurred in Death Valley, following intense heat of 141 degrees. People were driven out before the heaviest…

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Floods and Fire Havoc in New Zealand. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 5

The flood waters at Blenheim (New Zealand) have subsided after attaining a depth of six feet in the upper town. Dalgety's building was totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Floods in New Zealand. Great Damage Done. (By Cable). Auckland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 2

The destructive floods at Blenheim are now subsiding. The water rose to a depth of 6 feet in the upper part of the town, and caused great damage to…

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Gales in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 6

Terrific gales are reported from New Zealand. One of the crew of the ketch Lizzie Taylor was washed overboard and drowned, while a small vessel, the Belle…

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Police Court. Thursday, July 27th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Drunkenness and Vagrancy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 2

Elizabeth Ann Dalton, aged 24, a stranger, was charged with being drunk on the evening of the 26th inst., and with having no lawful visible means of…

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Floods and Fired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 8

Our cablegrams recently have recorded somewhat heavy losses of life and property in the United States and Canada from floods and fires. It is more than probable,…

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Floods and Fire. Havoc in New Zealand. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 7

The flood waters at Blenheim (New Zealand) have subsided after attaining a depth of six feet in the upper town. Dalgety's building was totally destroyed by fire. The…

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Mine Flooded at Wyalong. a Man Drowned, Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 4

The Golden Fleece mine at Wyalong was flooded last night. George Burton, a married man, and two other men named Sullivan and Turvey, were working at the…

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Floods in China. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 4

Disastrous floods have occurred at Ichang, which is an inland sea. Thousands of acres of crops and many villages were destroyed. There are…

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Remarkable Storm. Exciting Scenes in London. London, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1911 · page 3

An extraordinary storm has occurred in London. A sudden squall came up, the wind reaching a velocity of 54 miles an hour, and an inch…

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An Extraordinary Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 4

London, Saturday.—An. extraordinary storm, was experienced in London yesterday afternoon, the result of a sudden squall. The wind reached a velocity of…

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Terrible Tale of the Sea. Ship Abandoned in a Gale. 17 Days in an Open Boat. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 4

THE barguo Puritan, while on a voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, sprang a leak during a heavy gale on June 20, being then 800 miles from…

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