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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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The Floodgates. Liability for Upkeep. Departmental Enquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 October 1921 · page 2

Residents of Louth Park and Dagworth some time ago petitioned for the transfer of their area from East Maitland Municipality to the Tarro…

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The Floodgates. Liability for Upkeep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 3

An inquiry was conducted by Mr. H. E. Street, of the Local Government Department, at the East Maitland Municipal Council Chamber…

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The Weather Cyclonic Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1921 · page 5

Terrific cyclonic storms accompanied by hail as large as eggs, were experienced at Barcaldine and Yeppoun (Q.) on Tuesday afternoon causing…

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Storm at Moree. Great Damage. Many Windows Broken. Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 6

About five o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrific nailstorm occurred here. The wind blew with hurricane force, and hailstones pelted down furiously…

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The Weather. Rain and Thunderstorms. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 5

Rain and thunderstorms were again experienced along the coast and high-lards and in the northen border districts yesterday. The falls were…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 5

A rainstorm occurred last night, and some very heavy showers fell towards midnight and in the early hours of this morning, causing the…

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Cyclonic Storms. Damage in Various Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 5

Storms of cyclonic force have been reported from several parts of the western district. At Leadville, 53 miles from…

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The Floodgates. Question of Upkeep. Contribution by East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 6

An enquiry was held at East Maitland last week by an officer of the Local Government Department into a dispute between the East Maitland…

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Struck by a Cyclone. Great Damage at Leadville

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 6

Following on a phenomenal thunderstorn the township of Leadville, 53 miles from Mudgee, was struck by a cyclone on Tuesday last…

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The Weather. Further Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 5

Steady rain set in again this morning and continued at intervals up till midday. Heavy rain was reported at Newcastle this morning and also in…

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Storm at Moree. Great Damage. Many Windows Broken. Moree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 13

About five o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrific hailstorm occurred here. The wind blew with hurricane force, and hailstones pelted down furiously…

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The Floodgates. Question of Upkeep. Contribution by East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 6

An enquiry was held at EaU Maitland last week by an officer of the Local Government Department into a dispute between the East Maitland…

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Storm in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm struck Sydney and suburbs shortly after 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. The lightning, which was of the…

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Terrific Thunder-storm. £10,000 Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 5

During a territic thundersto[?] watch broke over the whole of the city and suburbs last night, over £10,000 wolt, of damage was done at Eastwood alone,…

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The Weather. Last Night's Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 5

Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night a storm blew up from the south, and thought it raised clouds of dust and heavy clouds loomed up. there was no…

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Big Storm in Sydney Extensive Damage. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 2

During a terrific thunderstorm which broke over the city and suburbs last night, over £10,000 worth of damage was' done at Eastwood alone. Practically…

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Thames Flood. Remarkable Scenes. London, November 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" says that the Thames flood was responsible for amazing scenes. The water rose a foot higher than the embankment, and the…

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Big Storm in Sydney. Extensive Damage

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 1

During a terrific thunderstorm which broke over the city and suburbs on Tuesday night, over £10,000 worth of damage was done at…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. £10,000 Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 6

During a terrific thunderstorm which broke over the whole of the city and suburbs last night, over £10,000 worth of damage was done at Eastwood alone…

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Aviation Mishap. Storm Interrupts Flight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 6

A message from Wellington (N.Z.) states that the Canterbury Company's Avro met with disaster on Sunday…

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