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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Deluge at Tamworth. Peel River Overflows

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

Exceptionally heavy rains were experienced in the Tamworth district during last week. The Peel and Cockburn rivers, which junction at Cross Creek,…

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Cyclonic Storm in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

A cyclonic storm in Now Zealand has done a good deal of damage on the west coast of the South Island. At Seddonville a six-roomed cottage was…

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The Hunter Floods. Sympathy From Newcastle. Result of Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 6

A public meeting to take into consideration the best steps to take towards relieving the sufferers by the Maitland flood was held at Newcastle, last evening There was a large…

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Fountain on Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 6

Mr. Thos, Fountain, of Bulwer-street, West Maitland, a successful farmer, who lived for 46 years in Bolwarra, but has retied for some years, in the course of an…

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Mr. Wragge's Forecast. More Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 5

Mr. Clement Wragge supplies the following special forecast dated Broken Hill, May 20, 6 p.m.—"A big antarctic disturbance, named Aeneas, is surely about 800 miles…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Flood Aftermath

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

The flood has caused a number of serious landslips. At the back of Ash's buildings, at the corner of John and George streets, there has been an erosion of some thousands of tons…

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Permanent Flood Remedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

While the set-off for losses incurred on farms through the floods must be mainly found in the redoubled energies and stricter economies of those whose lands have been…

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The Flood at Bolwarra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 5

There is still a considerable quantity of water on the Bolwarra farms. The outlet through which the water is able to get away is a small one, and the process of…

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Farley in Flood Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 5

The break in the railway line caused by the flood has recalled in the establishment of one temporary terminal on the eastern side of the break, one at East Greta for the…

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Flood Incidents. the Aftermath. Repairing the Daimage. Council Asks for Grant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

The flood waters having now disappeared from off the face of the earth, so far as Singleton is concerned, the townspeople have been able to take…

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The Singleton Argus. Thuresday, May 22. the Flood

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The flood and all its works, is the topic which is uppermost in everybody's mind, and as the seens of destructiòn is contemplated, it can well be…

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The Floods at Maitland. Residents Still Sheltering. No Help from Mr Griffith

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The flood waters at Maitland are gradually, but slowly, receding and there is a great improvement noticeable already in the condition of the town…

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Floods in France

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

Paris, Monday.—Rain and floods have caused serious damage in the champagne region. Many vineyards have been devastated, and several villages are…

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The Hunter Flood. Road Damages in Cessnock Shire. Oakhampton and Wollombi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire engineer, Mr. G.F. Lindeman, has made a partial inspection of the flood damage in B and C ridings of the shire, and the estimates roughly that £2500…

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Flood Prevention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—It is to be hoped that the object lesson given to the people of Maitland by the flood will not be forgotten, as previous ones have been, and that dras[?]ic steps will be…

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The Flood at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

The year nineteen hundred and thirteen will remain fresh in the memories of the people of Branxton for many years to come, not that the actual damage sustained by…

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Flood Relief Funds from Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

The idea that something in the direction of help might come from the schools of the Maitland district has been gaining ground amongst the teachers. There are hundreds of…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

Major Nicholson, M.L.A., wired us from Sydney this morning as follows:—Premier assures me that the £100 I wired for twice will be granted if the police report…

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Flood Repair Brigades

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

The flood has no doubt hit a good many people who will not care to take assistance from the Flood Relief Fund, or who, if they do, will still be left in serious…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

One very serious feature of the that the pumping house and [?] which is responsible for the water the town has been seriously end…

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