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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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A New Storm Centre. Vienna, Aug. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 5

The newspapers report that the Malissori tribesmen are dissatisfied with the Al-banian-Montenegrin boundary fixed by the Ambassadors' Conference…

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Floods in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

Serious floods are being experienced in Southern Otago. Considerable damage has been done to crops, and farm stock have been transferred to higher…

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Destructive Cyclone. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 5

A cyclone destroyed all the vines in the Milan district…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Rome, Aug, 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

The storm in the Milan district devastated the whole of the lakes district. Many mountain villas were demolished, and the country was burled some inches deep in…

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Flood Mitigation in Mailand. Question of a Comprehensive Scheme. Cummins' Embankment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 6

In the course of his reply at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to representations concerning the matter of flood mitigation in the Maitland district, the Premier(Mr…

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Correspondence. Old-time Floods. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 3

Sir,—Frequently I receive copies of the Scone ADVOCATE, and as a native of the Lower Hunter, I am greatly in erested in the details thereof. In this instance,…

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Flood Waters. a Comprehensive Scheme

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 4

The Premier received three deputations at East Maitland and West Maittions at east the week-end on the subject of flood prevention…

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Sighed for Higher Life. Swain Wanted Ring Back. Storm of the "Glad Eye."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 4

That she should start the new year with a new man and send him back his ring was the chilling suggestion made by a butcher to a lady's maid, upon whom he had…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 11

On arrival at West Maitland, Mr. Hoiman was conducted to the Mayor's room, where he was welcomed by the Mayor by the Mayor (Alderman McLauchlin), who extended to…

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A Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 4

A relic of the late disastrous flood, in the shape of a bottle containing a message was picked up at Eelah yesterday by Mr. Thos. Wilks. The message read as follows:…

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Drowned in the Flood. 150 Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

Delhi, Saturday Evening.-A hundred and fifty men, women, and children, while,proceeding to a fair, were carried off by a sudden spate (flood) while cross…

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Our Base at Bermuda. "Floods of Nonsense" in the United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 6

The publication of a telegram to the London "Daily Mail" from its correspondent at Bermuda describing the exact nature of the British naval plans has had the effect…

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Weather Report. Heavy Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 5

A thunderstorm ocurred about 1.30 o'clock this afternoon, and for fully 20 minutes there was a tremendous downpour of rain, which literally swept the streets,…

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Our Base at Bermuda. "Floods of Nonsense" in the United States

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 5

The publication of a telegram to the London "Daily Mail' from its correspondent at Bermuda describing the exact nature of the British naval plans has had the effect…

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Struck by Lightning. Four Women in a Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 1

Paris, Saturday.—A heavy thunder storm, attended by heavy rain, was experienced in Paris yesterday, aecompanied by vivid lightning, When the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., J. W. Birkenhead and Elias Bowden, L.Ms.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1913 · page 5

J. A. Noble applied for permission to make minor alterations to the Royal Hotel. The applications was granted. J. Earl, Allandale, was granted a renewal…

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Floods in Turkey. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 5

Floods in the European Sweetwaters district near the city, have proved the worst in the memory of the living. Houses and gardens were swept away, and 30 workmen…

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Floods in Louisiana. Lake Charles (Lousiana), Oct. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

Owing to the flooding of the Calason myor, several business blocks are under water, and the inhabitants, fearing a repetition of the Dayton (Ohio), disaster, are preparing…

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Maitland Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J.W. Birkenhead, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The following renewals of Heenses were granted:— J. D. S. Campbell, Family Hotel, Wollombi, annual value, £45; license fee £10…

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Fatal Floods. Constantinople, Oct. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The floods destroyed 100 houses in the suburb of Buyul[?]dere, and 80 people were drowned. Foreign warships rescued 60 poeple yesterday…

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