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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Wrecked By Cyclone. Destruction at Tamworth. Houses and Crops Ruined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 1

Damage to the extent of many thousands of pounds has been wrought by a cyclone which, accompanied by heavy hail and rail which fell in…

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Cyclone at Tamworth. Considerable Damage Done

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 3

Tamworth seems to be the centre of cyclone activity just now. At 2.30 on Monday afternoon a terrific wind struck the town just…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

David Coleman was granted a hawker (cart) Heonse. A transfer of the He[?]ns[?] of the Commercial Hotel was granted to Jane Barry, with…

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The Rand Turmoil. Calm Before the Storm. General Strike Ordered. Capetown, Jan. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 5

The Trades Federation has proclaimed a general strike. It announces that the strike order applies for the present only to the Transvaal…

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Severe Weather. Gales on Atlantic Coast. New York, Jan. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

Gales continue to prevail along the Atlantic coast, with terrific snowstorms at sea. The temperature in New York fell below…

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Floods in America. Cumberland (Maryland). Jan. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 5

The Potomac River overflowed and flooded a large area of country, rendering hundreds homeless. The dam broke at the West virginia Pulp…

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Floods at Darwin. Perilous Trip in a Bota. Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

News reached Darwin yesterday from the Daly River settlement to the effect that comparatively little damage was caused there by the recent floods. The flood fortunately…

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An Echo of the Flood

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

An echo of the recent flood has just turned up, in the shape of a "flood message," which was picked up the other day by Mr. W. Smith, on Birnam…

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A Heavy Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

The storm that occurred last night was responsible for a very generous rainfall in the northern district, averaging from an inch and a half to two inches, though…

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Yesterday's Thunder Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

The hot and sultry conditions yesterday resulted in a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, and rain fell smartly for about an hour. Forty-six points…

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Violent Gales. Damage in the Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

A violent windstorm occurred about three miles from Morce. Charles Wilson, 70, who for fifty years has been a resident of the district was…

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Fierce Gales in Country. a Man Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

A violent windstorm occurred about three miles from Moree on Monday. Charles Wilson, aged 70, who for fifty years has been a resident of the…

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Violent Gales. Damage in the Country

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 7

A violent windstorm occurred about three miles from Moree. Charles Wilson, 70, who for fifty years has been a resident of the district, was…

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Floods at Darwin. Perilous Trip in a Boat. Darwin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 14

News reached Darwin yesterday, from the Daly River settlement to the effect that comparatively little damage was caused there by the recent floods. The flood fortunately…

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Floods in Queensland. Railways Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 5

A report received by the Queensland Railway Commissioner from the resident engineer on the Clonenrry to Mount Cuthbert line states that extensive flood damage has been…

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Floods in America. Washouts on the Railways. San Francisco, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 5

Heavy floods are sweeping from the inland mountains to the coast. A block has occurred in the overland traffic to Santa Barbara, known as the…

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Floods in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Extensive damage has been caused by floods on the Cloncurry to Mount Cutnbert line, Queensland. Heavy rain in the Cairns district has…

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Sydney's Storm. Houses Unroofed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 5

A storm which passed over Sydney about noon yesterday was responsible for five houses being unroofed at Waterloo, while at Randwick one of the City Council's transformers…

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Floods in Queensland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Extensive damage has been caused by floods on the Cloncurry to Mount Cuthbert line, Queensland. Heavy rain in the Cairns district has caused interruption to railway…

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Great Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

ST.PETERSBURG, Jan. 28. A violent gale extinguished the street lamps and rang the church bells. Heavy rain fell subsequently and the lower parts…

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