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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Speed and Track of Storms. Wireless Messages. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 5

The International Radiographic Conference in London has inaugurated a movement in favour of international action to make daily wireless reports of weather conditions…

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Welcome of Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 4

Before the business of the Cessnock Police Court commenced yesterday, Mr. Geo. Brown, J. P., congratulated the Police Magistrate, Mr. Gale, on his appointment to the Maitland district and, on…

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Floods in Queensland. Washaways on This Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

The weather Information received in Brisbane on Tuesday from Rockhampton states that one of the up trains was blocked on Sunday at 258 miles 40 chains, where…

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Floods in Queensland. Traffic Block

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

On Monday afternoon Mr. MGrath, the general traffic manager of the central district at Rockhampton, received advices that there was 14ft in Theresa Creek, on the…

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Floods in Queensland. Washaways on the Railways

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

Weather information received from Rockhanrpton states that one of the up trains was blocked on Sunday at 258 miles 40 chains, where a washout…

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Drought or Deluge. What Scientists Say

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 9

The Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr. Hunt) furnished the following interesting memorandum concerning long-distance weather forecasting:—…

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Floods in Queensland. Washaways on the Railways

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

The weather information received in Brisbane on Tuesday from Rockhampton states that one of the up trains was blocked on Sunday at 258 miles 40 chains, where…

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A Town Flooded

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 3

Buffalo (Montana), Thursday.-Following a cloud burst, a Will of water 25 feet in height overwhelmed the town of Buffalo, in Montana. One person was…

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Floods in Louisiana. New York

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

The floods is the State of Louisian, owing to the rising of the Missi[?] are again serions. About 90 miles of country, from [?]…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and John Rourke, L.m.) Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 8

Joseph Millard applied for the transfer of the Royal Oak Hotel, Campbell's Hill, from Henry Robert Waldon. The application was granted, The transfer of the…

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Floods in America. San Francisco, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

The Colorado River is overflowing in all directions and many villages have been inundated. Many boats are required to rescue the inhabitants of the flooded districts, and…

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Storms in America, Great Destruction. St. Louis (U.s.a.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

Twenty-eight persons have been killed and many injured through tornadoes in Central Missouri, in Ohio hundreds of dwellings worn unroofed, and the steeple of a Roman…

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Floods in Colorado

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 4

San Francisco, Sunday.—The Colorado River is overflowing in all directions, and many villages are inundated. Boats were required to rescue the inhabitants…

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Great Gale. Guthrie (Oklahoma), June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 5

A terrific gale levelled the entire village of Kayloe. The 300 inhabitants escaped injury, though many were buried in debris. Great damage was done by the storm in the…

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Medical Operation in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 5

While the training ship Mersey was in a gale off Cape Horn, the surgeon of the ship successfully operated upon a cadet for appendicitis…

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Storms in America. Great Destruction. St. Louis (U.s.a.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 3

Twenty-eight persons have been killed and many injured through tornadoes in Central Missouri. In Ohio hundreds of dwellings were unroofed, and the steeple of a Roman…

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American Presidency. the Roosevelt "Bolt." Calm After Storm. Chicago, June 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 3

The proceedings at the Republican Convention yesterday were quieter, almost dull. The regular Republicans asserted their control of the voting on the motions…

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Official Prediction. Severe Storms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 3

Mr Hunt, the Commonwealth Meteorologist, stated on Monday that an intense cyclone had formed at the southern end of the monsoonal depression, which…

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Destructive Storms on the Andes. Santiago De Chilt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 5

Fresh storms on the Cordiallera Andes have seriously damaged the Chill to Argentani railway, causing an interruption to traffic, which it is expected will last two…

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Mr. Gale's Successor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

Mr. Nuttall, who has succeeded Mr. C. [?] Gale as police magistrate of the district, w[?] preside at Muswellbrook for the first time [?] Tuesday next. He is taking the place [?]…

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