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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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Flooded Crossings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

The heavy showers on Tuesday night resulted in a number of the street crossings in town becoming impassable, unless pedestrians wished to wade an[?]le…

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Heavy Storm. Damage at Queanbeyan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 6

The storm which broke over Queanboyan and immediate vicinity on Wednesday evening swept everything before it. The main street was simply a sea of water, and several tenements were…

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Steamer in a Cyclone. Member of the Crew Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 13

The Island steamer Induna, the property of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co., ran into a cyclone on January 5, on the outward run from Sydney, and survived a severe buffeting…

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Barque in a Gale. Cargo Shifted. Officer Lost Overboard

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 7

With a heavy list to port and hearing traces of a severe battle against wind and weather. the big steel four-masted barque Speedonia, which left Newcastle recently for…

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Floods in Holland. Hague, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

A strong north-easter and a snowstorm are causing great floods. The position is critical, and is feared that the dykes will yield, and that…

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Floods in the Lowlands. Large Districts Imperilled. Amsterdam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

A storm has occurred imperilling fresh districts in Holland. The waters rushing in on Monnikendam and the inhabitants are again evacuating…

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Terrific Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

A terrifie storm swept over the Upper Clarence district on Friday afternoon. Houses were partly unroofed, and outhouses demolished. Sheet iron…

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Flood at Tingha. a Cloudburst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 7

The biggest flood yet known at Tingha occurred on Saturday. A cloudburst at the source of Cope's Creek and Darby's Branch being…

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Heavy Coastal Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 5

A heavy rainstorm last night deluged the south coast, 633 points being recorded at Liama, and four inches at Crookhaven. The conditions continue unsettled on the coast…

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Floods at Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 5

Inverell experienced a sudden transformation from drought to flood on saturday night, when torrential rain fell east of Inverell. The town itself received nearly 3…

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A Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

The weather yesterday morning was sultry, and shortly before two o'clock storm clouds gathered in the south. The clouds were of unusual formation, and attracted a good…

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Storm at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7

About three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a terrific hailstorm broke over [?] lasting for about ten minutes, 52 points being registered. Some of the hailstones…

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Barque in a Gale. Cargo Officer Lost Overboard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 13

With a heavy list to port, and bearing traces of a severe battle against wind and weather, the big steel four-masted barque Speedonia, which left Newcastle recently for…

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Floods at Inverell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Inverell experienced a sudden transformation from drought to flood on Saturday night, when torrential rain fell east of Inverell. The town itself…

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Floods in Holland. Hague. Feb. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 11

A strong north-easter and a snowstorm are causing great floods. The position is critical, and it is feared that the dykes will yield, and that…

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Flood at Tingha. a Cloudburst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The biggest flood yet known at Tingha occurred on Saturday. A cloudburst at the source of Cope's Greek and Darby's Branch being…

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The President's Dove. Flood Deluge Unabated. Washington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 5

Colonel House, President Wilson's confidential agent, who visited the European capitals, is understood to have reported that there are no signs of peace ovetures…

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The President's Dove. Flood Deluge Unabated. Washington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

Colonel House, President Wilson's confidential agent, who visited the European capitals, is understood to have reported that there are no signs of peace overtures…

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Storm at Greta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

About there o'clock on Wednesday, 1st inst, a terrific hailstorm broke over Greta, lasting for about ten minutes, 52 points being registered. Some of the hailstones…

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