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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Terrific Gales. Around Britain. London, November 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 5

[?] are sweeping the [?] 2nd, the North Sea. Some craft are posted as missing, and other shipping is delayed. The Tune lifeboat this morning rescued 43…

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Local and General News Mr C. H. Gale, P.m

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Mr C. H. Gale, Police Magistrate, who has been on leave for some months past, has resumed duty, and will, it is expected, preside over the local Court here…

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Hail Storm at Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 5

One of the heaviest hailstorms ever recorded in the district broke over Bathurst late yesterday afternoon, when hall, the lamps in some instances larger than hen eggs, fell…

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Terrific Gales. Around Britain. London, November 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 5

Terrific gales are sweeping the Atlantic and the North Sea. Some craft are posted as missing, and other shipping is delayed. The Tyne lifeboat this morning rescued 43…

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Police Court. Friday, November 14th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 7

Two respectable-looking lads pleaded guilty to having behaved in a disorderly manner in George-street. As nothing was known of the lads, and they…

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Casino Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 5

The damage at Casino an the result of Saturday's cyclonic storm is now estimated at £20,000…

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Heavy Storm at Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 5

A terrific storm broke over Casino at 4.15 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Heavy black clouds came from the north-west, and he gale brought along with it clouds of dust, so…

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Europe After the Storm. Ghosts and Memories and Dreams and Life in the Gate of Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 6

Phillip Gibbs writes in the London "Daily Chronicle":— THE REVIVAL OF ARRAS. There is a surprise awaiting anybody who…

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Cyclone at Casino

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 3

The damage caused by the cyclone which passed over Casino on Saturday afternoon is estimated at between £15,000 and…

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The Weather. Thunderstorm and Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 5

A thunderstorm occurred last evening and though some very heavy rain fell for a short time, unfortunately it did not last long. However, seaking showers fell at intervals…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 5

Light to heavy rain fell over parts of New South Wales yesterday but unfortunately the drought-stricken areas did not participate…

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Cyclone at Casino Considerable Damage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 4

One of the most disastrous storms in the history of the town, struck Casino at 4.30 o'clock on Saturday. Several days of close muggy conditions…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, November 18, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 4

Arthur Lewis, Ronald Currie, and Cyril Passfield each pleaded guilty to having smoked in a licensed public hall. Defendants were fined 40s, 6s…

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The Weather. Up to an Inch of Rain. Cyclonic Storm at Aberdeen

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

Following the excessive heat of last week, in fact, up till Monday last—rain of a thunderstorm nature set in over the district on Tuesday…

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Storm at Aberdeen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 7

There was a most remarkable storm at Aberdeen on Wednesday (says the Scane "Advocate"), the result of the meeting of two storms. Terrific wind, accompanied by…

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Europe After the Storm. Visions of a New World; and the "Intellectuals" of a New France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 12

Philip Gibbs writes in London Daily Chronicle":—I was present in Paris at the first meeting of a new society of "intellectuals."…

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Heavy Storm at Paterson. Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1919 · page 5

A heavy storm passed over Paterson on Saturday afternoon. The down[?]our was accompanied by severe hail. Seventy-six points were registered in ten minutes…

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Storm at Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1919 · page 3

There was a most remarkable storm at Aberdeen on Wednesday (says the Scone "Advocate"), the result of the meeting of two storms. Terrific wind, accompanied…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 22nd. NOV., 1917. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1919 · page 2

Charles McPherson, or McIntosh, was charged on the information of Constable Murphy, with riotous behaviour on the 1st. November last in…

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Storm at Aberdeen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 11

There was a most remarkable storm at Aberdeen on Wednesday (says the Scone "Advocate"), the result of the meeting of two storms. Terrific wind, accompanied by…

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