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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

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Cyclonic Storm. Terrific Wind and Heavy Rain. Considerable Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

After a prolonged period of dry weather, which was causing much uneasiness to pastoralists and agriculturists throughout the district, the weather was broken on…

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Heavy Rain at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

Rain set in shortly before seven o'clock last evening continuing without intermission throughout the night. One hundred and forty points were registered up till nine…

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Heavy Rain at Paterson. Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 4

Heavy showers fell throughout yesterday and last night, registering 31 Si points. The river is 12 feet 9 inches and falling paterson wharf is four feet under water. The…

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A Destructive Storm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

Wilmington, a northern town in South Australia, has been visited by a storm of a sensational character. Within an hour 1 inch and 65 points fell; further…

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Effects of the Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 7

A storm from the south-west, which broke over the town about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, was one of the severest experienced for a long time. The rain, which was…

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No Telegrams Effect of the Gale Wires Down

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

Owing to the damage caused to the telegraph, wires by yesterday's storm, our usual telegrams were prevented from…

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Great Gale. Widespread Damage in Sydney and Suburbs Wild Night at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 4

The gale that swept over Sydney on Wednesday was the worst that has been experienced for many years. The storm struck the coast shortly after midnight,…

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Great Gale. Widespread' Damage in Sydney and Suburbs. Wild Night at Sea

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 7

The gale that swept over Sydney on Wednesday was the worst that has been experienced for many years. The storm struck the coast shortly…

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Murray Flood. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

Anxiety continues to be regard[?] the Murray flood. The river rose m[?] than an inch at Mannum, near to Mur[?] Bridge, during the night, and the water [?]…

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Flood at Tamworth Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 4

The Peel River rose to a banker at mi[?]night, and later overflowed in the lower [?] of Peel-street, near the viaduct. Early this morning there was a slight [?]…

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Cyclonic Storm. Terrific Wind and . Heavy 'Rain. Considerable Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

After a prolonged period of dry weather, which was causing much uneasiness to pastoralists and agriculturists throughout the district, the weather was broken on…

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Heavy Rain at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

Rain set in shortly before seven o'clock last evening, continuing without intermis-sion throughout the night. One hundred and forty points Were registered up till nine…

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A Storm Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 5

During the storm on Wednesday, Mrs Margaret Roberts, aged 66, was killed by the fall of a chimney at her residence at Dora Creek. Deceased was…

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After the Storm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

Apart from the damage done to fruit and flower gardens, Singleton appears to have escaped pretty lightly in the storm of Wednesday last, which played…

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Wednesday's Gale Damage in Sydney and Suburbs. Many People Injured. Two Men Electrocuted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 7

A territic gale swept over Sydney and suburbs early on Wednesday morning, accompanied by a torrential downpour. The wind reached a velocity of 50…

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Message by the Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

A message, placed, in a bottle and thrown into the Hunter River at Singleton, during the recent rise has been found by Mr. J. Styman, at the Bottom of his property, at…

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Violent Storm at Newcastle. Big Building Unroofed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1917 · page 2

A storm of extraordinary violence was experienced at Newcastle at 8.15 last night the wind reaching a velocity of 90 miles an hour. The storm broke with alarming…

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Violent Storm at Newcastle. Big Building Unroofed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 8

A storm of extraordinary violence was experienced at Newcastle on Tuesday night, the wind reaching a velocity of 90 miles an hour. The storm broke with alarming…

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Russia. Floods of Useless Oratory. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 5

The "Daily Mail's" Petrograd correspondent states that the week of the Democratic Conference has resulted in floods of useless ocatory, with no concrete decision and an…

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Murray Floods. Highest for Forty Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 6

The flood in the Murray at Albury reached 15ft, 7in above summer level late on Sunday night. This is the greatest height registered for 40 years. At 9 o'clock on Monday…

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