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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Big Flood Expect

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

Squatters in the Darling [?] a big flood and [?] arrangement to shift from the river frontages…

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Big Flood at Goon[?]

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

A Moree message states flood is now out of the [?] that no serious damage was Goopdiwindi is again…

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Flood Suesidens Fine Weather General Sydney

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

The weather conditions [?] have returned to [?] the weather generally and clear throughout the…

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane

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

A message received from Goondi windi on saturday afternoon stated that the flood waters were all over the town and country The flood…

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Floods at Bathurst

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

Serious floods have occurred in the Bathorst district partictarly at orton park where the vale creek b[?] the banks and mundated the adjusting…

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Hunter in Flood. Narrow Escape. Farm Lands Inundated

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

As the result of the vey heavy rain storm that visited Maitland last week and which extended over the greater part of the watershed of the Hunter…

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Flooded Rivers. Sydney

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

Heavy rain has fallen over parts of the north eastern half of the state and serious floods are threatened in the districts of the Darling and parts…

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North and North West Floods Feared

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

MOREE Friday—Rain set in on Thursday over the whole of the G.W.W. dir catchment area and continued practically without intermission for…

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Flood at Wallsend

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

Shortly after nine p.m. on Friday the main stormwater chanel which runs through wallsend overfolwed and flooded Tyrrell and council streets…

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Flooded Rivers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 4

In common with many other parts of the State, the Hunter Valley has been visited by an over-supply of rain resulting in Hooded rivers and…

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Flood Messages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 4

Two flood messages, per "bottle post," have been forwarded to this office one by Messrs A. and E. Reid, of Hexham, found on Tuesday last, and the…

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Inland Floods. Losses at Mungindi. a Rushing Torrent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 6

The flood at Mungindi reached 24ft. on Saturday morning, and up to Sun day had remained stationary, No further rise was then a [?]pated. Many…

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Local and General News Flood Message Reaches Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 2

Miss Ruby Barry, of Doyle's Creek, writes stating that a bottle containing a message, which was thrown into Doyle's Creek on May 16, by Miss Stella Barry,…

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Floods Losses at Mungindi

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 2

The flood at Mungindi reached 24ft on Saturday morning, and no further rise was anticipated. Many people, were driven from their homes to places of…

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Storm in Tasmania

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 5

A cyclonic storm passed over Launceston last night. It was accompanied by torrential rains and terrific gales, and caused considerable damage…

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Still Rising. Walgett Flood Menace. Families Driven From Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 5

The flood waters at. Walgett continue to rise, and the town is now threated from all sines. The water on Tuesday reached the main street…

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North-West Flood Walgett's Plight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 3

The flood waters around Walgett continue to rise, and the town is threatened from all sides. The railway station is cut off from general town traffic, and it…

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The Floods. Meteorologist's Prediction. Warning Affected Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 2

Foods of record heights in the southern half' of Queensland and northern portions of New South Wales are predicted by the Commonwealth…

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Violent Gale. Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

A strong gale swept over Melbourne last night, causing considerable damage to fences and buildings. At Auburn, the brick wall of a…

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Still Rising. Walgett Flood Menace. Families Driven From Home

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 3

The flood waters at Walgett continue to rise the town is now threatened from all since The water on Tuesday reached the main street…

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