Heavy Rain Storm. Streets Flooded
After a day of unpleasantly hot and oppressive weather, a remarkable rainstorm burst over the town shortly before 8 o'clock on Wednesday night…
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Floods & storms, 1917
259 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 13
Heavy Storm
A very Heavy rain storm passed over the district about 7.15 on Wednesday evening. For a few minutes the wind blew with almost hurricane…
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The biggest flood in the history of Tingha has occurred. Since the beginning of the month eight inches of rain have fallen, the storms of the past two days accounting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods. Heavy Rains at Kempsey. Kempsey
Fears of further floods have been renewed. Rain fell almost incessantly on Friday all over the district, and the Macleay River at Kempsey at 5 p.m. was again well over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sad Flood Fatality. Solicitor and Daughter Swept Away. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Mr W. B. Halloran, solicitor, and his little daughter were drowned while crossing the Macintyre River at Tingha crossing on Sunday morning. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Tingha
The biggest flood in the history of Tingha has occurred. Since the beginnig of the month eight inches of rain have fallen, the storms of the past two days accounting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods. Heavy Rains at Kempsey. Kempsey
Tears of further floods have been renewed. Rain fell almost incessantly on Friday all over the district, and the Macleay River at Kempsey at 5 p.m. was again well over…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms.)
Phillip Jenkins was granted a renewal of the license of the Criterion Hotel, ton, annual value being assessed at £191, and the license fee at £25…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, November 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Prohibition Orders
Prohibition orders for 12 months were issued against Thomas Falls Hannan and George Summers. CASE ADJOURNED…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms.)
Philip Jenkins was granted a renewal of the license of We Criterion Hotel, Weston, annual value being assessed at £191, and the license fee are £25…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, November 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Prohibition Orders
Prohibition orders for 12 months were issued against Thomas Falls Hannan and George Summers. CASE ADJOURNED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Storm. Max Killed at Temora
A violent storm passed over Temora on Friday. William Harris, 57 years of age, employed on the maintenance stall of the Narraburra Shire Council, was killed while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Herbert Woodlands applied for the trans for of the license of the Royal Oak Hotel West Maitland to Thomas Welsh Mr. J. R. Carlton in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, December 6. (Before Mr. C.H. Gale, P.M.and A. Thomas,J.P.) DRUNKENNESS
An elderly man charged with being drunk did not appear and his recognisance of 5/ was ordered to be forfeited CASE UNDER WAR PRECAUTION ACT…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. (Beore Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Herbert Woodlands applied for the transfer of the license of the Royal Oak Hotel, West Maitland, to Thomas Welsh, Mr. J. R. CArlton appeared in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Violent Storm: Man Killed at Temora
A violent storm passed over Temora on Friday. William Harris, 57 years of age, employed on the maintenance staff of the Narraburra Shire Council was killed while…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, December 6. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. and A. Thomas, J.p.) Case Under War Precautions Act
Henry Schultz, alias Deusen, [?] 45, on remand, was charged under the War Precautions Act with having refused to answer questions as to his nationality…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thunderstorms
Intense heat prevailed here on Monday and tuesday, but on the afternoon of Christmas Day a thunderstorm passed over the town and brought with it a copious shower. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Front. Heavy Snow Storms. London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig report:— The artillery has been active northward of Saint Quentin, in the neighbourhood of Arras, and eastward of Ypres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Navy Talk. "Niggers in a Snow-storm."
If "niggers in a snowstorm" faced you on a menu, what quaint sort of cookery would you expect it to be? Well, it is nothing very cannibalistic after all, being merely the…
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