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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Gales in Victoria. Much Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 5

A disastrous storm passed over Melbourne this morning, many buildings being unroofed and trees uprooted. Several small craft at Williamstown and Brighton were…

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Disastrous Storm in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

A disastrous storm passed over Melbourne on. Thursday morning. Many buildings were unroofed, trees were uprooted, and several small craft at…

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Severe Gales in Canada. Twenty Persons Drowned. Montreal, Nov. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

A hurricane is raging down the St. Lawrence. The Allan liner Victoria broke from her moorings at Quebec and drifted about the harbour. She was finally anchored,…

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Mount Lyell Disaster. Flooding the Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

There is no change whatever to report at North Mount Lyell (Tas.) mine. Preparations are still being made to apply the electric fan to the mouth, of…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Storm in Sydney. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

A terrific thunderstorm passed over Sydney and suburbs this morning, accompanied by hail Over an inch of rain, was recorded in an hour. Streets were flooded, and…

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Severe Gales in Canada. Twenty Persons Drowned. Montreal, Nov. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 2

A Hurricane is raging down the St. Lawrence. The Allan liner Victoria broke from her moorings at Quebec and drifted about the harbour. She was finally anchored…

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Phenomenal Storm at Bulga. Great Damage Done. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 5

A phenomenal storm was experienced at Bulga yesterday afternoon. At the inlet 173 points of rain fell in 40 minutes. The hail caused considerable damage to the grape crop,…

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A Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

A violent, thunderstorm was experienced about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was accompanied by very vivid lightning. In a short space of time 62 points were…

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Big Storm at Bulga

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

The monsoonal disturbance on Friday last was responsible for a perfect deluge at Bulga. In the mountains the rain fell in the form of a waterspout,…

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Disastrous Storms. Roofs Blown Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 5

Several thunderstorms, accompanied in some eases by heavy falls of hail, caused considerable damage in parts of the North Coast on Monday evening last…

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Disastrous Storms. Roofs Blown Off

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 7

Several thunderstorms, accompanied in some cases by heavy falls of hail, caused considerable damage in parts of the North Coast on Monday evening last…

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Phenomenal Storm at Bulga. Great Damage Done. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 12

A phenomenal storm was experienced at Bulga yesterday afternoon. At the inlet 173 points of rain fell in 40 minutes. The hail caused considerable damage to the grape crop…

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Flooding the Murrumbidgee Valley

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 6

It is estimated that at least £500,000 has been wantonly wasted since the Labor Government took over the Yanco Irrigation Scheme,-"News Item."…

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A Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 5

Close and muggy conditions yesterday culminated with a thunderstorm between 8 and 9 o'clock last night. The storm came from the south-west, and was accompanied…

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To-day's Weather Report. a Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 5

The heavily-clouded conditions of the sky last night and the oppressiveness of the atmosphere betokened the approach of an electrical disturbance, which broke over the…

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Floods in Jamaica. Kingston (Jamica), Nov. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 5

Torrifle floods and gales are reported from the western section of the Island. The telegraph lines have been wrecked, and a great amount of damage has been done to…

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Fatal Cyclone. Bombay, Nov. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

A cyclonic storm did great damage to harbour craft, and many natives were drowned…

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Flooded Streets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 4

Saturday's heavy storm was responsible for the flooding of a number of streets in town, about the worst to suffer, perhaps, being Bourke and Devonshire streets, although…

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Disastrous Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 5

A storm in the eastern suburbs last night was one of the fiercest which occurred in Sydney for many years. Birds wore killed, gardens ruined, trains blocked, windows…

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Great Storm in Sydney. Five Men Struck by Lightning—One Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 1

A terrific rain and hailstorm passed were Sydney on Saturday afternoon. The in was so heavy in some parts that the water rushing for the stormwater…

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