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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Heavy Coastal Rain Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

Heavy coastal rain is reported during the last 24 hours. The weather is fine and clear in parts of the western districts, but otherwise cloudy to…

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The Weather. Further Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

The weather information received the west Maitland Telegram [?] up till 9 am today reported the following rainfall:—…

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WilliAMS in Flood. Dungog. Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

Torrential [?]ain swept the valley of Hits Upper Williams River yesterday with the result that the river at Dungog rose rapidly, and overllowed…

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Cyclones and Floods Foretold

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Mr F. H. Kelly, of East Maitland, has the following weather forecast in yesterday's '' Newcastle Herald:— "The tropical disturbance Theta now…

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Heavy Coastal Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

Further heavy falls of [?] have been recorded on the north coast. Byron Bay recorded 750 [?] 750 490 and other places between the…

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The Rain. Five Inches at Dungog Big Flood. Damage Up the River

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

The excessive heat during Xmas [?] enough to bring up anything, [?] it was never anticipated that the district would receive such a…

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Cyclone at Casino Buildings Unroofed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

During the week a cyclonic storm less than a mile in width and which blew it self out within two miles, unroofed farm houses and farm outbuildings in…

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Gale in the South. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

Mr.D.J.Mares, Government Meteor[?]gist stated this morning that a whole gale was blowing in at casterly direction from New Zealand. The sea in…

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Cyclones and Floods Fore-told

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

Mr. F. H. Kelly, of East Maitland, has the following weather forecast in Tuesday's "Newcastle Herald,":—"The tripical disturbance Theta now…

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Heavy Rains Williams in Flood

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

Torrential rain swept the valley of the Upper Williams River on Wednesday, with the result that the river at Dungog rose rapidly, and overflowed its…

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Flood Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Fosterton is again an unfortunate loser by the flood. This time the two suspension, bridges, one at the Crossing and one on the Messrs…

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Duke of Connaught. an Indian Deluge. Madras, January 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

A torrential downpour that lased two days has at last ceased, and though the sky is still overciouded there was no rain to-day…

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Cyclone at Molong. Extensive Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

A eyelone visited Dilga and Red Hill, in the Molong district, and played have with the fruit crops. Wheat and corn were torn up by the roots,…

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A Cyclone at Molong

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

A cyclone visited Dilga and Red Hill, in the Molong district, playing havoc with; the wheat, corn, and fruit crops. Hailstones as large as man's hand…

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Terrific Storm. Man and Horse Drowned. Railway Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The weather bureau hats been informed Mint a torrific storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and light-ning, occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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Telegraphic News Big Storm at Cooma. Man Drowned. the Crime Wave. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

The weather bureau has been informed that terrific storms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, occurred at Cooma yesterday. The…

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Great Storm at Cooma Man and Horse Drowned. Railway Line Damaged. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 4

The Weather Bureau has been informed that a terrific storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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Severe Storms Damage by Hail Flood at Cooma

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

phenemenal hall, accompanied by an inch and a half of rain within half an hour, fell in Bathurst on Saturday afternoon…

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Severe Storm. S Damage by Hail Flood at Cooma

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 12

Phenomenal hail, accompanied by aa Inch and a half of rain within half an hour, fell in Bathurst on Saturday afternoon Lumps' of Ice as big in eggs fell on…

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Terrific Storm. Man and Horse Drowned. Railway Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 9

The weather bureau has been informed that a terrific storm accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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