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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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Cyclone and Fires. Disastrous Conditions. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 7

The weather conditions in New Zealand are assuming a somewhat serious aspect, and there is every indication of the arrival of the cyclone which the Government…

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Gales and Fires. Extensive Damage in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 6

The howling gale which visited a great part of New Zealand did considerable damage to shipping. Aucking reprots it was one of the worst ever experionced. The…

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Queensland Cyclone Frarful Devastation. Eight Houses Left at Innisfail. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 3

Only-eight houses out of 400 are left standing Innisfail. Many of the injured people arrived at Townsville to-day…

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New Zealand Cyclone. Heavy Damage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 1

A cyclone visited Now Zealand on Monday and Tuesday, and has left behind a record of damage which is assuming serious proportions…

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Queensland Cyclone. Many Lives Lost at Innisfail. Sugar Crop Heavily Damaged. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

Reports from Cairns show that terrific destruction was caused by the cyclone at Innisfall. It raged from 6 p.m. on Sunday until midnight. The death roll is now…

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Canadians, Gas Deluge Greatest Yet Attempted. Heavy Casualties Result. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Paris, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

When the struggle was proceeding to the sonthward the Canadians deluged the enemy between Lens and Hill 70, releasing 5000 drums of lethal gas over…

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Deluge in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 3

An exceptionally heavy fall of rain took place just after midnight on Monday in parts of Sydney and suburbe. In the heavy deluge it was impossible…

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Queensland Cyclone. Fiece of Timber Through Girl's Body

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

The deputy-Chief Protector of Aborigines, who visited the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement to investigate the damage done by the cyclone was terrific. Pieces of pine from…

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Severe Electrical Storm. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

During last night's remarkable electric storm over Sydney a house was struck at Marrickville, but nobody was hurt. Beyond a slight shock the…

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Illness of Mrs. C. H. Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 4

The many friends of Mr C.H. Gale, P.M., will regret to learn that his wife is again in a serious condition, due to an effusion of blood to the head…

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Queensland Cyclone. Piece of Timber Through Girl's Body

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 7

The deputy-Chief Protector of Aborigines, who visited the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement to Investigate the damage done by the cyclone, states, in a report submitted to the…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1918 · page 4

Nearly five and a half inches of rain was registered in three hours in the vicinity of Jervis Bay this morning…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

After a day of almost Summer conditions, great black cloud masses gathered to the suth and west on, Sunday evening, and they proved the prelude…

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German Storm Troops. Terrific Onslaught. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 5

The largest number of German storm troops ever concentrated against the Americans was hurled against the Americans' positions on a mile front north-west of…

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German Storm Troops. Terrific Onslaught. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 11

The largest number of German storm troops ever concentrated against the Americans was hurled against the Americans positions on a mile front north-west of…

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A Thunderstorm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 2

After a day of really beautiful weather, the sky became heavily clouded over at sunset on Thursday evening, and later on a heavy thunderstorm, set…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 2. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Cab-driver Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 6

Arthur James Tumeth, a cab-driver, was charged with having in Abbot-street, on April 11, driven a cab so negligently as to endanger the sale of the phone…

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Weather on Italy's Side. Austrian Offensive Delayed. Snow and Flood. Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 2

An official message from Rome says the adverse weather has delayed the threatened Austrian offensive against Italy…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 2. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Cab-driver Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 8

Arthur James Tumeth, a cab-driver, was charged with having in Abbot-street, on April 11, driven a cab so negligently as to endanger the safety of the public…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 2. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Cab-driver Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 20

Arthur James Tumeth, a cab-driver, was charged with, having in Abbot-street, on April 11, driven a cab bo negligently as to endanger the safety of the public…

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