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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Early Morning Storm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 4

Shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday morning a storm of brief duration passed over the town. It began in the north-west, when the wind blow with great violence…

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Police Court. Thursday, November 30th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 1

Several defendants were fined in small mounts on the charge of being found drunk; and in two cases, where the offenders were also convicted of using…

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Floods in Quisindi District. Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 5

Up to 9 o'clock this morning 270 points of rain were registered at Quirindi, and several showers have fallen since to about 1 o'clock. Early in the morning the Wallabadah Creek…

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Floods in France. Railway Calamities. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 2

Floods weakened the buttresses of a railway bridge over the Thouart River, and a train crashed into the river, all but three of the carriages being engulphed in a…

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Floods in Quirindi District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 4

Early on Saturday morning the Wallabadah Creek overflowed its banks, at Mr Frank Hardman's farm, carrying large quantities of wood and debris across Milner Parade,…

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Killed by Lightning. Severe Storm in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 2

A very severe storm occurred on Tuesday at Talleyrand (Q.). A flash of lightning struck all elderly man, Robert Gillies Jamieson. He was killed instantly. His dog,…

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Police Court. Thursday, December 7th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 1

The only cases before the Court were several charges of drunkenness. Two defendants were fined 1/- each and costs, one of the offenders being also fined…

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Police Court. Tuesday December 5th, 1911 (Before Mr. C. IT. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 2

Harrison and Atwood v. H. R. Flanders, claim for goods alleged to have been sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded not indebted, that…

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Floods in Quirindi District. QUIRIDI

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 14

Up to 9 o'clock this morning 270 points of rain were registered it Quirindi, and several showers have fallen since to about, 1 o'clock. Early in the morning the Wallahadah Creek…

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Massacre at Tripoli. Floodgates of Arab Blood

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 16

A special telegram from Fremantle, dated London, November 3, says:—"The grim story of vengeance on the Arabs who made the rear attack on the defenders of Tripoli…

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Storm in California. San Francisco, Dec. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 5

A violent windstorm has wrecked the communications of the southern districts of California. One person is known to have been killed, and others are missing…

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A Gale on the Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 5

A gale attaining a velocity of 80 miles per hour swept over the Channel. The fleet or cast coast fishing smacks had terrible experiences. and the Channel steamers were…

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Cyclone at Moonbi. Railway Lien Blocked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 5

A dis[?]strus cyclone visited the Moonbi district on Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock, and great damage resulted, especially in outlying parts of Old Moonbi, where…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney. Wednesday afternoon. Destructive Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 5

There was a terrific windstorm at Milparinka last night, a school house and a number of dwellings being unroofed…

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Cyclone at Moonbi

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

A disastrous cyclone visited the Tamworth district on Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock, and great damage resulted, especially in outlying parts of…

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Violent Ohannel Storm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 4

London, Monday.—A violent gale swept the English Channel on Sunday. It lasted 36 hours, and 20 lives were lost. Shipping had a perilous time…

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A Tremendous Storm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 1

The township of Tarcoola (South Australia) is in a state of topsy-turvoydom as a result of a record storm on Monday. Mrs Chas. Medlin and her three…

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Storm at Milparinka. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

A terrific storm took place at Milparinka last night. Thunder, lightning, and blinding dust prevailed, and the local school building and a number of…

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Killed by Lightning. Severe Storm in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 12

A very severe storm occurred on Tuesday at. Talleyrand (Q.). A flash of lightning struck an elderly man, Robert Gillies Jamieson. He was killed instantly. His dog,…

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Fatal Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 4

A heavy gale at Auckland wrought considerable damage, several boats being capsized in the harbour, and one life was lost. A hoarding erected outside the new post office in…

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