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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 17

Gale on the Coast

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 4

A gale has been raging along the coast, and several vessels are seeking shelter. H.M.S. Psyche put into Twofold Bay. The steamer Coolebar went…

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Floods in Victoria. Many Families Isolated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 10

Owing to heavy rains, a large number rivers, principally in the north-eastern past of Victoria, are in flood, and up to the present one fatality has been reported. They…

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The Victorian Floods. Settlers Threatened with Starvation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 4

Reports received from many of the flooded districts of Victoria state that the water is receding, and that in most cases there is little danger of another…

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Evacuation of Egypt. Storm at a Peace Meeting. Geneva

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 5

At a stormy meeting of the Peace Congress, a resolution was carried, demanding the evacuation of Egypt, and the establishment of autonomy. The British delegates…

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A Destructive Storm. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

A destructive storm has raged on the coast., particularly at Saint Nazairi. w[?] the quays and shipbuilding yards have been ravaged, and the stocks on which the…

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General Cable News. London, Sept. 30. Gale's Comet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

Gale's comet, recently discovered in Sydney, is now visible in England…

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Great Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 2

A disastrous storm broke over the coast of France, where the quays and shipbuilding yards were badly damaged. Several wrecks are also…

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A Summer of Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 6

This terrible "summer" will rank with 1879 and 1894, both of which, were wet seasons, as political meteorologists observe, were followed by the fall of a Ministry, for…

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Hartford Pit Flooded. Many Hewers Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 6

The inrush of water which occurred on August 27 at the Scott Pit. Hartford, at the Scott Pit, Hartford Colliery, England, produced considerable excitement and…

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Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 2

A heavy thunder storm, accompanied by fierce lightning and a smart shower, parsed over Dongog on Friday night last. Cold, windy…

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A Tale of Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 4

The following story of rescue work [?] "Times," telling of experiences in the [?] floods in Norwich will recall scenes of [?] days to residents of the Hunter:— [?]…

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Sindbad's Valley. a Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Xvii. a Storm in the Desert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 3

The adventurers began to move down the mountain with the first streak of dawn. They hud breakfasted, and replenished their water bottles by the pale light of the…

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A Storm-tossed Barque. Captain's" Worst. Experience. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 5

The Russian barque, Professor Cook, which left, Rio do Janeiro on August 6, arrived here this, morning. Captain Jansen states that when fourteen days out, and when near the…

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Boxing. "Cyclone" Thompson on Top. Fouddulac (Wis)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 7

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson defeated Art Godfrey, of Minneapolis here to-day. The fight was stopped in the eighth round by the referee in order to save Godfrey…

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Hartford Pit Flooded. Many Hewers' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

The inrush of writer which occurred on August 27 at the Scott Pit. Hartford, at the Scott Pit. Hartford Colliery, England, produced considerable excitement and…

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A Summer of Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 12

This terrible "summer" will rank with 1879 and 1894, both of which were wet seasons, as political meteorologists observe, were followed, by the fall of a Ministry, for…

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Mount Lyell Disaster. Flooding the Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 7

It is now most uncertain when it will be possible to recover the bodies of the victims of the North Mount Lyell disaster (says a message from Queenstown, dated…

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Heavy Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 2

The heaviest storm experienced for many months, broke over Singleton on Saturday afternoon. Rain fell in torrents for about 10 minutes and no less than 85 points were…

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A Heavy Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

One of the heaviest storms experienced in Singleton for a long time passed over the town during Saturday afternoon. The rain fell in torrents for…

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Lyell Disaster. Flooding the Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 3

Later inspections that have been made of the North Mount Lyell (Tas.) mine disclose that the fumes are still too bad to permit of any underground…

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