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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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In a Gale. Bombala's Severe Buffeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

The s.s. Bombala arrived in Brisbane from Sydney on Monday afternoon, after a boisterous voyage. The after part of the vessel presented a…

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Heavy Rainfalls. a Week's Deluge. 25 Inches at Clarence Heads

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 6

The greatest amount of rain recorded in the period from May 9 to May 16 inclusive was 25.64 inches at Clarence Heads. Bellingen comes next…

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Magnetic Storm. Varied Views. London. May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

Astronomers differ with regard to the causes of the world-wide magnetic disturbances. Prominent French authorities are of opinion that they…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 4

This morning Mr. M Girr was driven around the district and saw the flooded state of the country What appeared to him as the…

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Widespread Floods. Serious Damage. Phenomenal Fall at Maclean

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

The heavy and continuous rains which set [?] non Saturday last continued with unabated vigour until Monday last, causing much damage to farm…

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Bellinger in Flood. Bellingen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

There is a flood on the Bellinger River. The water has passed the level reached by the big flood of 1918 and is still rising. Rain continues…

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Flooded Farms. About Fishery Creek. Farmers' Fight Against Flood Waters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

Their farms threatened with inundation with the consequent destruction of crops and heavy loss to them. several farmers holding land adjacent…

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Flood at Macksville. Macksville

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 14

During the past 36 hours up to 9 o'clock this morning heavy rain has fallen almost incessantly, totalling 1280 points, the consequence being…

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The Floods. Man Washed Off Bridge. Casino

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 8

A man named John Green, about 50 years of age, well known in Casino, attempted to cross the footbridge reading from Carrington Park to the town…

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North Coast Floods Boats Used for Funeral

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 6

Farmers and dairymen at Ulmarra have suffered heavy losses, and the flood has seriously affected the output of butter, as large areas of dairying country…

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Cyclonic Storms. Houses Disown Off Blocks. a Priest Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 6

A cyclonic storm passed over Redcliffe (Q.), a metropolitan seaside resort, on Tuesday afternoon, leaving several cleared tracks about 30 feet…

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The Flood Waters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 4

The Wallis Creek flood gates have been open for a week and during that time the creek has been running out strongly, but the flood waters on the…

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A Queensland Cyclone Priest Killed by Lightning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 1

Redcliffe (Q.), a metropolitan seaside resort was visited by a cyclonic storm this week, which left several cleared tracks about 30, feet wide in its wake…

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Cyclonic Storms Houses Blown Off Block. a Priest Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 6

A cyclonic storm passed over [?] cliffs (Q.), a metropolitan [?] sort, on Tuesday afternoon [?] several cleared tracks about [?]…

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A Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 4

On Saturday last Mr. W. J. branch picked up a bottle in the vicinity of Melville Bridge, which contumed, the following message:—"Innisfall, Bulga…

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Heavy Damage. Storm at Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

Details from outlying parts regarding Monday's terrific storm in the Glen Innes district, which was responsible for the railway dislocation,…

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Car Overwhelmed. Caught in Flood Waters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 3

A motor-car proceeding to Carwell Park, in the Mudgee district, was caught in the swellen waters of Tonbong Creek, which the driver…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

The Wallis, Creek floodgates, which closed on Wednesday night as the result of a slight rise in the Hunter River, opened during last night. This…

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Flood Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 3

The Cessnock Shire Council has received a financial knock by the flood damages and, according to the statements at the shire table the good which…

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Roads and Floods. Request by Northern Shires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

Representatives of the North Coast waited upon Mr. Mutch, Minister for Local Government and asked for a grant to repair the damage done to…

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