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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Port Stephens Isolated. Result of the Recent Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 6

Point Stephens, the headland Immediately to the southward of the Port Stephens entrance, is now an island, having been cut off from the mainland during the recent…

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Fatalities and Floods

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—An extraordinary cloudburst occurred at Greenock yesterday. Shops and tunnels were flooded, and the tramcars were stopped…

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Cold and Floods in Britain

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 4

London, Monday.—The present is the coldest August that has been experienced for half a century. The Grampian Mountains in Scotland, are covered…

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Port Stephens Isolated. Result of the Recent Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 7

Point Stephens, the headland immediately to the southward of the Port Stephens entrance, is now an island, having been out off from the mainland during the recent…

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Unseasonable Weather. Cold and Floods in Britain. London, Aug. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 3

Tho present is the coldest August that has been experienced for half a century. The Grampian Mountains, in Scotland, are covered with snow, and a party of haymakers…

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Storms and Cloud Bursts. Great Damage in England. (By Cable.). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2

Violent thunderstorms and cloud bursts have occurred in various parts of England, and have caused great damage to the crops, and cattle have been…

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Disastrous Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 5

Disastrous floods have occurred in the Midlands. Farmers in Yorkshire are abandoning their bay and allowing villagers to carry it away for pig-sty bedding. Salisbury…

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Cyclonic Storm at Grenfell. Much Damage Wrought. Many Narrow Escapes. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

An appalling cyclonic storm passed over Grenfiel yesterday afternoon. The wind tore, at a fearful pace, up George-street, leaving destruction…

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Great Storm at Grenfell. Wind Does Tremendous Damage. Man Blown "Through a Window. Grenfell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 5

An appalling cyclonic storm passed over Grenfell yesterday afternoon. The wind tore at a fearful pace up George-street, leaving destruction in its track, many housed being…

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Floods in a England Troops Camping in Water London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

Disastrous floods have taken place in the Midlands, and Yorkshire farmers have had their hay crops rained. Ten thousand troops under canvas at…

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Floods in England. Train's Held Up. London, Aug. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 5

floods have severed Norwich from railway communication. The express is held [?] King's Lynn, and other trains are at [?] the heavy rains extinguishing…

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Cyclone at Grenfell. Extensive Damage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 2

A cyclonic storm, appalling in its saddenness and resulting in an enormous amount of damage, passed over Grenfell on Monday afternoon. Luckily the…

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Disastrous Floods. Heavy Rains in England. London, Aug. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 5

Telegrams dated "Norwich, Monday," arrived in London last night. They stated that it had been mining incessantly for 17 hours. Many streets were several feet under…

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Floods in England

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—The floods in England have severed Norwich from railway communication. The express is held [?] at King's Lynn, and other trains are at…

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Floods in United States. Dayton (Ohio, U.S.A.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 5

A flood resulting from the cloudburst has wiped out the town of Labanen. he water reached the second stories of the houses, and many wooden buildings floated off in…

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Floods in England. Disasters at Norwich. London, August 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 5

Fully 1000 square miles of streets were inundated during the flood at Norwich, and 3000 workmen were rendered idle. The editorial offices of the Norwich…

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Presentation to Mr C. H. Gale, P.m

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 4

On Thursday evening Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., who was recently promoted from this district to Maitland, was entertained at the Royal Hotel by a number of…

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The Floods in England. Further Downpours. London, August 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 5

There has been another 12 hours' rain in [?] The relief fund in connection with the [?] at Norwich now amounts to £3000…

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Colliery Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 5

An inrush, of water from old workings flooded a colliery at Aberdare. Three hundred workers were below, who had narrow escapes for their lives…

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Disastrous Floods. Heavy Rains in England. London, Aug. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred in the Midlands. Farmers in Yorkshire are abandoning their hay and allowing villagers to carry it away for pig-sty bedding. Salisbury…

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