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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Killed by Girde[?] Violent Storm at Ade[?]

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

A Violent duststorm swept [?]aide on Wednesday afternoon [?] about [?] a quarter of an hour. Is [?] was followed by rain…

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Lawless Liquor. (Published by Arrangement). Floods of It in New York

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

Mr. Deets Pickett, Research Secretary of the Board of Temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has been giving some of his…

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Recent Flood Acciddent

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

Mr H. Payne, who had a narrow escape from drowning in the Paterson last week, returned to Singleton on Saturday with Mr O'Halloran, and is now in…

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Steamer Buffe[?] Camira in a Gale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 14

Running twenty-four hours [?] with deck fittings torn and [?] indescribable confusion, the [?] Camira steamed into Townsville [?]…

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Another War. Pacific the Storm Centre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 4

Speaking Auckland on the eve of his departure for England Mr. Massey (Prime Minister) said:— "One of the most important matters…

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Another War Pacific the Storm Centre

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 4

Speaking in Auckland on the eve of his departure for England, Mr Massey (Prime Minister) said:— One of the most important matter's…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 4

"The people have gone to sleep, and want to be galvanised into some semblance of life and activity." Mr. R. Atkinson Price, member for Oxley, thus…

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Water Hyacinth. Flood Mitigation Revival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., was in Raymond Terrace at the week-end, and had a conference with members if the Port Stephens Shire Council, the…

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Severe Cyclone. North Queensland Swept

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 5

Intelligence has been received in Brisbane of a severe evelone at Barraw Point and the Flinders Group in North Queensland…

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British Budget. "Calm Before the Storm." London, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 5

City circles are of opinion that the most sensational feature in an otherwise colorless budget is the generous terms of the new loan, the object of…

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The Weather Heavy Rain in Maitland District

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 4

A heavy rainstorm was experienced in West Maitland on Wednesday, a little over four inches being registered. As a result there wore great accumulations…

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Severe Cyclone. North Queensland Swept

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 14

Intelligence has been recent, Brisbane of a severe [?]lone at Point and the Flinders Group. North Queensland…

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"Calm Before the Storm." London, April 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

City circles are of opinion that the most sensational feature in an otherwise colorless budget is the generous terms of the new loan, the object of…

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After the Storm. The Re-establishment of Fruit Trees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 3

There are possibly other orchardist in the position of the grower who addressed the following inquiry to the Department of Agriculture recently:—…

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Water Hyacinth. Flood Mitigation Revival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 13

Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., was in Raymond Terrace at the week-end, and had a conference with members of the Port Stephens Shire Council, the…

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Vessels Wrecked. Result of Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 6

The following information respecting shipping losses sustained in the cyclone north of Cooktown early this month has been received by the Queensland…

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Six Vessels Wrecked. Toll of Queensland Cyclone. Damage Wrought a Month Ago

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 1

A telegram from Brisbane stated details are now slowly filtering through respecting the damage to shipping caused by the cyclone which…

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Wallis Creek. Silting of River Channel. Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 4

The silting up of the channel leading from Wallis Creek to the river, and the question of flood mitigation, for the Hunter, were discussed by a…

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Vessels Wrecked. Result of Cyclone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 14

The following information respecting shipping losses sustained in the cyclone north of Cooktown early this month has been received by the Queens' and…

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Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 5

Heavy falls of rain are reported from all over the State, more especially in the eastern half Mr. Mares says the prospects at present…

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