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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

435 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 22

Goondiwindi Flooded

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Goondiwindi, Queensland, is again under water, nine feet deep in many parts. It has been found necessary to send 35 families to temporary…

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Fatality of the Flood. Young Resident Drowned on Friday. Body Still Unrecovered

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

A young man, and a native of the town, Hubert Jones, lost his life while attempting to cross the Kingdon Ponds on Friday last, between…

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Queensland Floods

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Reports from Queensland say unprecedented floods have occurred in the Darling Downs and Western districts. Railway traffic ceased…

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Flood Damage. Fig-tree Gully Breaks Over. Streets Converted Into Rushing Torrents. Kingdon Ponds Spreads Over Flats

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

With the continuance of the extraordinarily mild conditions for what is now midwinter, it was only too obvious that something must…

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The Latest. Moree Flood Subsiding. Goondiwindi's Serious Plight. People Homeless and Foodless. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

This morning the weather generally was fine and clear throughout the State. A Moree message says the flood is now out of the town and no serious damage…

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In the North-west. Flying Over Floods

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

A report from Walgett on Saturday stated:— Both the Barwon and Namoi rivers are in full flood, and are expected to rise…

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The Hunter in Flood. Singleton's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

As the result of the very heavy rainstorm on Friday, which extended over the greater part of the watershed of the Hunter, the river rose rapidly during the…

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Local and General News Waterworks and the Flood

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman M'Dougall) informs us that the pumping station at the waterworks stood, the flood very satisfactorily. The river bank came…

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Queensland Flood Fatality a Selector Drowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Bernard M'Cullough, a selector on Collide Creek, Queensland, was removing his stock from low-lying country where they were in danger, when he was swept…

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Flooded Rivers. Position Serious. Mudgee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 7

The recent heavy rains caused a rise in the river and all tributary creeks. The Cudgegong River rose very rapily, and broken over the banks…

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Caught in the Flood Man's Narrow Escape at Largs

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 1

At Largs on Saturday night, James Garratty, a resident of that locality, had an extremely narrow escape from drowning. He was going to the assistance of…

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The Floods. Crisis at Mungindi. People Driven to High Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 2

The flood waters reached 24ft. 3in. at Mungindi yesterday, which is 3in. higher than last month's flood. The main body of the, water has yet to…

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A Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

Early in the week a bottle was found floating in the flood water on Mr. W. J. Taylor's farm at Duckenfield, by Gordon and Wilfred Taylor. It…

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Still Rising. Flood at Mungindi. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 5

The flood position on the Mungindi railway now appears to be worse than over. The Railway Commissioners have received advice that, the water is…

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Floods

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 3

The heavy rain of Thursday night week was responsible for another rise in the River, and though the lower river escaped a high flood there was a very…

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Flooded Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 8

Some excitement was caused in Cessnock on Friday night by the sudden rising of the creeks after heavy rain and the water overflowing the banks of…

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Storm in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 16

Much damage resulted from the storm in sydney on friday night A half built picture show at ai[?]bra coliapsed during the gale The…

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Storm in Sydney. Considerable Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 16

The weather is still boisterous During last nights gale a good deal of damage was done in the city and suburbs very few gardens were…

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Caught in the Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 2

At Largs on Saturday night, James Garratty, a resident of that locality, had an extremely narrow escape from drowning. He was going to the…

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Cessnock Flooded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 16

Friday night at Cessnock was the willest experienced for some time following on the rain the creeks and channels were running bankers and…

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