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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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A Domestic Novel. the Scarlet Butterfly. Chapter Ii. The Story Told by John Gale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 4

I have been asked by that eminent firm of solicitors, Messrs. Colquhoun, Webber and Smart, if I recollect the incidents surrounding the death of little Reginald…

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The Great Strike in Britain Two Collieries Flooded. London, March 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 3

The strike situation is unchanged There is, so far, no sign of either side yielding. The strike is slowly tightening its grip on every industry…

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Pits Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

several pits near Swansea have been flooded owing to the suspension of pumping operations…

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Fearful Floods in Portugal. 150 Drowned. Peasants Swept Away with Cattle and Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 2

The great floods that occurred in all parts of Portugal recently, were rendered worse by fresh storms. Telegraphic communication was interrupted. An earthquake shock occurred at Alcantara,…

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Storm at Goulburn. Eight Feet of Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

News received at Goulburn shows that last Sunday's storm was of unprecedented violence at Broute. Hailstones of abnormal size fell. killing thousands of rabbits and all sorts of…

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Severe Gale. Deaths and Losses Reported

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 5

ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Mar. 23. A violent gale is raging round the coasts of the island. There men were drowned from a small boat. One member of the…

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Floods in America. Area Devastated. Pittsburg (Penn.), March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 5

The rivers are swollen with great noo[?] in the Alleghanles, devastating large areas of country. Coalmines and factories have had to shut…

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Newfoundland Gale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

St. John's, Saturday.— A gale is raging around the coast of Newfoundland. Three men have been drowned in a small boat. A member of the erew of the…

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Gale in the West. Serious Loss of Life

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

A terrible gale, during which nine inches of rain fell, blew on the north-west coast of Western Australia last week. A ship was broken…

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Eight Feet of Hail. a Terrific Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 4

A storm of unprecedented violence occurred recently at Bronte, in the Goulburn district. Hailstones of abnormal size fell, killing thousands of rabbits…

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Floods in America

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

Pittsburg (Pennsylvania), Saturday. Swollen rivers have caused great floods in the Alleghany Mountains. Large areas have been devastated, and coal…

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Vessels Wrecked in Gale. Eleven Men Drowned. All Night in Rigging. Perth (W.a.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 5

A message from Whim Crook states Unit during tho heavy-storm on Thursday last the captains of the lighters hung on as long as possible but finding it was impossible for…

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Cyclone in Argentine. Buenos Ayres

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

A violent cyclone has occurred in the city of Buenos Ayres, and surrounding district, Eighteen persons were killed and 50 others injured…

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Tube Railways Flooded. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

A tunnel under the River Spree caved in flooding a section of the city tube railways at night when the traffic had ceased…

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Destructive Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

Further details to hand this morning show that last night's storm in Sydney was responsible for a great deal of damage in many suburbs. A fireball struck a house at…

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Vessels Wrecked in Gale. Eleven Men Drowned. All Night in Rigging. Perth (W.a.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 8

A message from Whim Creek states that during the heavy storm on Thursday last the captains of the lighters hung on a long as possible, but…

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Chapter Iv. John Gale's Story is Intarrupted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

I leave it to the imagunation of my esteemed correspondent to complete the picture of desolation that prevailed at Hammerly Hall after the burial of "Little…

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Vessels Wrecked in Gale. Eleven Men Drowned Perth (W. A.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

A message from Whim Creek states that during the heavy storm on Thursday last the captains of the lighters hung on as long as possible, but finding it was impossible for…

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Severe Gale. Deaths and Losses Reported. St John's (Newfoundland), Mar. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

A violent gale is raging round the coasts of the island. Three men were drowned crew of the steamer Portia was washed…

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